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Chemistry 9701 · Halogen compounds. Primary, secondary and tertiary halogenoalkanes and their mechanisms

In Cambridge A Level Chemistry 9701, SN1 and SN2 came up in 65 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, Elimination, Nucleophilic substitution reactions, Nitriles and hydroxynitriles.

67 questions, newest first

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

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