Chemistry 9701 · Cambridge International AS & A Level
Paper 5: Planning, Analysis and Evaluation
1 hour 15 minutes · 30 marks · 11.5% of the A Level
- Duration
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Marks
- 30
- Practice here
- 62
What is on this paper
- Questions are based on the practical skills of planning, analysis and evaluation.
- The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
- Externally assessed
How it is weighted
- 11.5% of the A Level
Which papers you sit
AS Level candidates take Papers 1, 2 and 3. A Level candidates take all five papers.
Assessment details are taken from the official Cambridge Chemistry 9701 syllabus for 2025-2027. Read the syllabus ↗
Practise the topics on Paper 5
All Chemistry topics →62 original questions, each with a full worked solution. Free to read, no account needed.
Chemical Energetics
Define and calculate standard enthalpy changes of reaction, formation, combustion and neutralisation from experimental…
Reaction Kinetics
Explain reaction rate using collision theory, the Boltzmann distribution and activation energy, and the action of…
Equilibria
Apply Le Chatelier's principle and write Kc/Kp expressions for reversible reactions at dynamic equilibrium; use the…
Electrochemistry
Assign oxidation numbers and use them to balance redox equations; calculate the mass or volume of a substance…
Group 2
Describe and explain the trends down Group 2, from magnesium to barium, in reactivity with oxygen, water and dilute…
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Interpret and name organic molecules, including aromatic compounds, from their general, structural, displayed and…
Hydrocarbons
Describe the free-radical substitution reactions of alkanes and the electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with…
Halogenoalkanes
Classify a halogenoalkane as primary, secondary or tertiary and describe its nucleophilic substitution (to an alcohol…
Alcohols and Esters
Classify an alcohol as primary, secondary or tertiary and describe its oxidation to a carbonyl compound or carboxylic…
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Describe the preparation of a carboxylic acid by oxidation or hydrolysis and its redox, neutralisation and…
Nitrogen Compounds
Describe the preparation and relative basicity of a primary aliphatic or aromatic amine, and the formation and…
Polymerisation
Deduce the repeat unit and monomer(s) of an addition polymer formed from an alkene, and of a condensation polymer, a…
Transition Elements
Explain the characteristic properties of the first-row transition elements (variable oxidation states, catalytic…
Analytical Techniques
Interpret an infrared spectrum to identify functional groups and a mass spectrum to find molecular mass, fragmentation…