A Level Chemistry 9701, topic 35

Polymerisation: past paper questions

12 Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701 questions on Polymerisation (35) from 12 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions: 12
Papers: 12
Years: 2023 to 2026
Total marks: 143
Average per question: 11.9 marks
Largest question: 16 marks

By type: Structured 12

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Apply1
Analyse11
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set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things evident / provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
completeApply8 questions
suggestAnalyse7 questions
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
nameRecall5 questions
giveRecall3 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
predictAnalyse3 questions
suggest what may happen based on available information
defineRecall2 questions
give precise meaning
describeApply2 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
identifyRecall2 questions
name/select/recognise

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Question 9May/June 2026, paper 41Structured11 marksHas a diagram
An amino acid is a compound that has both an amine group and a carboxyl group. The structures of three amino acids, P, Q and R, are shown in Figure 9.1.
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Question 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured12 marksHas a diagram
State the relative acidities of bromoethanoic acid, ${BrCH}_{2} COOH$ , chloroethanoic acid, ${ClCH}_{2} COOH$ , ethanoic acid, ${CH}_{3} COOH$ and ethanol, ${CH}_{3} {CH}_{2} OH$ .
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Question 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 6.1 shows two reactions of ethanedioic acid, HOOCCOOH. Draw the organic product G in the box in Fig. 6.1.
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Question 8Oct/Nov 2023, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Lactic acid, $C H_{3} C H (O H) C O O H$ , is the only monomer needed to form the polymer polylactic acid, PLA. Draw a short length of the PLA polymer chain, including a minimum of two monomer residues.
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Question 6May/June 2026, paper 42Structured14 marksHas a diagram
Phenol reacts with ${Br}_{2} (aq)$ . State all the expected observations when ${Br}_{2} (aq)$ is added dropwise to a solution of phenol.
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Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 42Structured16 marks
Asparagine and aspartic acid are two naturally occurring amino acids. Their structures and isoelectric points are shown in Table 8.1.
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Question 9May/June 2024, paper 42Structured12 marksHas a diagram
Explain why trichloroethanoic acid, ${CCl}_{3} COOH$ , is more acidic than ethanoic acid, ${CH}_{3} COOH$ .
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Question 6May/June 2023, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram
Compound H has the structural formula $C H_{2} = C H C H (N H_{2}) C O O H$ . Name all the functional groups in H.
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Question 7May/June 2025, paper 42Structured11 marksHas a diagram
2-aminobutane, $C H_{3} C H (N H_{2}) C H_{2} C H_{3}$ , exists as a mixture of two enantiomers. Define enantiomers.
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