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Cambridge International A-level Chemistry 9701: 2022 specimen papers

The papers, mark schemes and reports Cambridge International publishes for the 2022 specimen papers series of 9701: 11 files, grouped by the component they belong to.

Checked against Cambridge International’s own listing on 29 October 2026.

No candidate sat this series. Cambridge International publishes it to show the shape of the papers, so it is practice rather than a past paper.

Cambridge publishes far less of its archive than the other three boards here. On the day this list was checked, its public page carried one examined series, June 2024 (variant 1 of each paper), and the 2022 specimen papers. Cambridge's own words for that are “This is only a selection of our papers. Registered Cambridge International Schools can access a wide range of teaching and learning materials and examination resources through our School Support Hub.” The rest is in the School Support Hub, which needs a registered centre's login, so a Cambridge student without one has a single sat paper per component and not nine years of them.

The files, by component

Paper 1: Multiple Choice

9701/1 · 1 hour 15 minutes · 40 marks

Units this paper draws on: Working in the laboratory, Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding and structure, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical equilibria, Redox, Acids and bases, Periodicity and Period 3, Group 2 and Group 7, Ions in aqueous solution, Introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes and halogenoalkanes, Alkenes and alcohols, Organic analysis, Carbonyls and carboxylic acids, Aromatic chemistry and amines, Organic synthesis.

Paper 2: AS Level Structured Questions

9701/2 · 1 hour 15 minutes · 60 marks

Units this paper draws on: Working in the laboratory, Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding and structure, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical equilibria, Redox, Acids and bases, Periodicity and Period 3, Group 2 and Group 7, Ions in aqueous solution, Introduction to organic chemistry, Alkanes and halogenoalkanes, Alkenes and alcohols, Organic analysis, Carbonyls and carboxylic acids, Aromatic chemistry and amines, Organic synthesis.

Paper 3: Advanced Practical Skills

9701/3 · 2 hours · 40 marks

Paper 4: A Level Structured Questions

9701/4 · 2 hours · 100 marks

Units this paper draws on: Chemical equilibria, Redox, Thermodynamics, Rate equations, Electrochemistry, Acids and bases, Transition metals, Ions in aqueous solution, Alkenes and alcohols, Organic analysis, Carbonyls and carboxylic acids, Aromatic chemistry and amines, Organic synthesis.

Paper 5: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation

9701/5 · 1 hour 15 minutes · 30 marks

Cambridge changed the layout and formatting of its question papers from March 2026 for accessibility, and says the assessment content, demand and types of questions will not change. A 2024 paper is still the right practice, but it will not look like the paper you sit.

The papers in this series

The series either side

June 2024, the series after. 2022 specimen papers is the oldest series Cambridge International lists for 9701.

Every sitting of 9701 examines the same structure; what changes is the questions. The 9701 past papers page has the whole list of series, and the Cambridge International Chemistry specification map says which headings this library teaches.

Links were checked against the awarding bodies’ websites on 29 October 2026. InkChemistry does not host or reproduce past papers or mark schemes. If a direct link has moved, use the awarding body’s listing linked above.