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Chemistry 9701 · Hydroxy compounds. Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols with dichromate

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, Oxidising alcohols came up in 69 of the 139 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Organic formulas and naming, Infrared spectroscopy, Carboxylic acids, Addition polymers and the bromine test.

74 questions, newest first

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

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