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Chemistry 9701 · Atomic structure. 1 define and use the term first ionisation energy, IE 2 construct equations to represent first, second and subsequent ionisation energies 3 identify and explain the trends in ionisation energies across a period and down a group of the Periodic Table 4 identify and explain the variation in successive ionisation energies of an element 5 understand that ionisation energies are due to the attraction between the nucleus and the outer electron 6 explain the factors influencing the ionisation energies of elements in terms of nuclear charge, atomic/ionic radius, shielding by inner shells and sub-shells and spin-pair repulsion 7 deduce the electronic configurations of elements using successive ionisation energy data 8 deduce the position of an element in the Periodic Table using successive ionisation energy data

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Ionisation energy came up in 76 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 3 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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83 questions, newest first

  1. 9701/11/O/N/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
  2. 9701/12/O/N/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
  3. 9701/13/O/N/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
  4. 9701/11/M/J/25 Question 4 · 1 mark
  5. 9701/13/M/J/25 Question 10 · 1 mark
  6. 9701/21/M/J/25 Question 2 parts (d) (e) · 5 marks
  7. 9701/23/M/J/25 Question 1 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 3 marks
  8. 9701/12/F/M/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
  9. 9701/22/F/M/25 Question 2 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
  10. 9701/12/O/N/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
  11. 9701/21/O/N/24 Question 3 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
  12. 9701/22/O/N/24 Question 3 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
  13. 9701/23/O/N/24 Question 3 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks
  14. 9701/11/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
  15. 9701/12/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
  16. 9701/13/M/J/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
  17. 9701/12/F/M/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
  18. 9701/11/O/N/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  19. 9701/12/O/N/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  20. 9701/13/O/N/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  21. 9701/21/O/N/23 Question 1 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 5 marks
  22. 9701/22/O/N/23 Question 1 parts (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 5 marks
  23. 9701/23/O/N/23 Question 1 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 5 marks
  24. 9701/11/M/J/23 Question 12 · 1 mark
  25. 9701/12/M/J/23 Question 3 · 1 mark
  26. 9701/21/M/J/23 Question 1 parts (c) (d(i)) (d(ii)) · 5 marks
  27. 9701/12/F/M/23 Question 13 · 1 mark
  28. 9701/22/F/M/23 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 2 marks
  29. 9701/11/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
  30. 9701/12/O/N/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
  31. 9701/13/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
  32. 9701/21/O/N/22 Question 1 part (b(iii)) · 2 marks
  33. 9701/23/O/N/22 Question 1 part (b(iii)) · 2 marks
  34. 9701/12/M/J/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
  35. 9701/23/M/J/22 Question 1 parts (a) (b) (c) (d) · 7 marks
  36. 9701/12/F/M/22 Question 1 · 1 mark
  37. 9701/22/F/M/22 Question 1 · 9 marks
  38. 9701/11/O/N/21 Question 3 · 1 mark
  39. 9701/13/O/N/21 Question 3 · 1 mark
  40. 9701/22/O/N/21 Question 2 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 4 marks
  41. 9701/11/M/J/21 Question 7 · 1 mark
  42. 9701/12/M/J/21 Question 2 · 1 mark
  43. 9701/13/M/J/21 Question 31 · 1 mark
  44. 9701/22/F/M/21 Question 2 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 3 marks
  45. 9701/21/O/N/20 Question 1 · 6 marks
  46. 9701/22/O/N/20 Question 1 part (b(iv)) · 3 marks
  47. 9701/23/O/N/20 Question 1 · 6 marks
  48. 9701/11/M/J/20 Question 31 · 1 mark
  49. 9701/12/M/J/20 Question 12 · 1 mark
  50. 9701/11/O/N/19 Question 32 · 1 mark
  51. 9701/12/O/N/19 Question 3 · 1 mark
  52. 9701/13/O/N/19 Question 32 · 1 mark
  53. 9701/22/O/N/19 Question 1 parts (a(ii)) (a(iii)) (a(iv)) · 5 marks
  54. 9701/12/M/J/19 Question 3 · 1 mark
  55. 9701/21/M/J/19 Question 1 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
  56. 9701/21/M/J/19 Question 3 parts (a) (b) · 3 marks
  57. 9701/23/M/J/19 Question 1 parts (c(iii)) (d(ii)) · 4 marks
  58. 9701/11/O/N/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
  59. 9701/13/O/N/18 Question 1 · 1 mark
  60. 9701/22/O/N/18 Question 2 part (f) · 4 marks
  61. 9701/11/M/J/18 Question 10 · 1 mark
  62. 9701/11/M/J/18 Question 13 · 1 mark
  63. 9701/21/M/J/18 Question 3 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
  64. 9701/11/O/N/17 Question 2 · 1 mark
  65. 9701/11/O/N/17 Question 31 · 1 mark
  66. 9701/13/O/N/17 Question 31 · 1 mark
  67. 9701/21/O/N/17 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 8 marks
  68. 9701/22/O/N/17 Question 3 part (a) · 2 marks
  69. 9701/23/O/N/17 Question 2 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 8 marks
  70. 9701/11/M/J/17 Question 4 · 1 mark
  71. 9701/11/M/J/17 Question 12 · 1 mark
  72. 9701/21/M/J/17 Question 3 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
  73. 9701/12/O/N/16 Question 12 · 1 mark
  74. 9701/12/O/N/16 Question 33 · 1 mark
  75. 9701/22/O/N/16 Question 3 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (a(iii)) · 8 marks
  76. 9701/12/M/J/16 Question 3 · 1 mark
  77. 9701/12/M/J/16 Question 35 · 1 mark
  78. 9701/13/M/J/16 Question 31 · 1 mark
  79. 9701/13/M/J/16 Question 35 · 1 mark
  80. 9701/21/M/J/16 Question 1 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (c(iii)) (c(iv)) · 6 marks
  81. 9701/22/M/J/16 Question 1 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (b(iii)) · 4 marks
  82. 9701/12/F/M/16 Question 2 · 1 mark
  83. 9701/22/F/M/16 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 2 marks

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