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OCR A-level Chemistry A H432 Paper 2: Synthesis and analytical techniques

H432/02 · 2 hours 15 minutes · 100 marks · 37.0% of the A level.

What it examines

Content from teaching modules 1, 2, 4 and 6.

Modules 1 and 2 are examined here and on Paper 1 too. The organic modules, 4 and 6, are on this paper and not on Paper 1.

Read from Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chemistry A, H432, Specification, Version 3.1, May 2026, printed page 5 (page 11 of the PDF), retrieved 29 October 2026.

Where the library covers it

The units whose lessons teach the headings this paper examines, read off the route map, with how many of each unit’s lessons those headings name:

• Working in the laboratoryall 3 lessons
• Atomic structure3 of 4 lessons
• Amount of substanceall 5 lessons
• Bonding and structureall 5 lessons
• Energetics2 of 4 lessons
• Kinetics1 of 3 lessons
• Redox2 of 3 lessons
• Rate equations1 of 3 lessons
• Acids and bases1 of 4 lessons
• Periodicity and Period 31 of 3 lessons
• Group 2 and Group 71 of 4 lessons
• Introduction to organic chemistryall 3 lessons
• Alkanes and halogenoalkanesall 4 lessons
• Alkenes and alcoholsall 4 lessons
• Organic analysisall 4 lessons
• Carbonyls and carboxylic acidsall 5 lessons
• Aromatic chemistry and aminesall 4 lessons
• Organic synthesisall 3 lessons

Where to get the papers

June 2025

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2025 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2025 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2025 Examiner report

June 2024

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2024 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2024 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2024 Examiner report

June 2023

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2023 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2023 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2023 Examiner report

June 2022

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2022 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2022 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2022 Examiner report

November 2021

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November 2020

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• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), November 2020 Examiner report

June 2019

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2019 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2019 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2019 Examiner report

June 2018

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2018 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2018 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2018 Examiner report

June 2017

• Question paper - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2017 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Synthesis and analytical techniques (H432/02), June 2017 Mark scheme

OCR publishes the H432/02 papers it makes public on OCR’s assessment page for Chemistry A H032/H432, alongside the other papers in the qualification. The H432 past papers page lists what is published and when the list was checked.

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