Making halogenoalkanes past paper questions

Chemistry 9701 · Halogen compounds. From alkanes, alkenes and alcohols

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Making halogenoalkanes came up in 17 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Organic formulas and naming, Addition polymers and the bromine test, Elimination, Cis/trans isomerism.

17 questions, newest first

9701/21/O/N/25 Question 4 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/25 Question 4 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
9701/21/M/J/25 Question 5 part (e(iii)) · 1 mark
9701/12/O/N/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/24 Question 4 parts (c(i)) (c(iii)) · 3 marks
9701/21/O/N/22 Question 3 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 2 marks
9701/23/O/N/22 Question 3 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 2 marks
9701/21/M/J/22 Question 3 part (d(iii)) · 2 marks
9701/21/O/N/20 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
9701/23/O/N/20 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
9701/22/O/N/19 Question 3 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
9701/13/M/J/19 Question 20 · 1 mark
9701/22/F/M/19 Question 4 part (b(iv)) · 1 mark
9701/21/O/N/18 Question 4 part (b(v)) · 2 marks
9701/23/O/N/18 Question 4 part (b(iv)) · 1 mark
9701/12/O/N/17 Question 26 · 1 mark
9701/13/M/J/16 Question 28 · 1 mark

More in Halogen compounds: Nucleophilic substitution reactions, Elimination, SN1 and SN2, Reactivity and C–X bond strength.

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