Organic Chemistry
Appeared in 11 of the 11 available papers.
Examined in
11 of 11 papers
Appears almost every year — treat as core
Typically worth
17.3 marks
Average per paper it appears in · 190 marks in total
Usual form
Short answer
59% of this chapter's 153 questions
Needs a diagram
13%
20 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them
Question-type distribution
- Short answer91
- MCQ24
- Diagram21
- Fill in the blank7
- Numerical3
- Matching2
- Difference2
- True/False2
Most frequent topics
Organic chemistry: structure, nomenclature and reactions 113Organic compounds: nomenclature, structure and reactions 27Organic chemistry: isomerism 5Combustion of hydrocarbons 2Decarboxylation 2Stoichiometry and quantitative calculations 1Addition reaction of ethene 1Dehydrohalogenation 1
Showing 25 of 153 matching questions (190 marks).
25 questions
2(iii)
Fill in the blanks with the choices given in the brackets:
2(iii)(e)2023
Fill in the blankEasy1 mark
2(iv)
State the terms/process for the following:
2(iv)(b)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(v)(a)
Give the structural formula of the following organic compounds:
2(v)(a)(1)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(v)(a)(2)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(v)(a)(3)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(v)(b)2023
Short answerEasy2 marks

4(iii)2023
Short answerEasy3 marks
5(iii)
Give a balanced chemical equation for the following conversions with conditions:
5(iii)(a)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
5(iii)(b)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
5(iii)(c)2023
Short answerEasy1 mark
1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)
1(vi)2022
MCQEasy1 mark
- (a)Propanoic acid
- (b)Methanoic acid
- (c)Ethanoic acid
- (d)Butanoic acid
1(ix)2022
MCQEasy1 mark
- (a)Iron
- (b)Nickel
- (c)Cobalt
- (d)Molybdenum
2(iii)
Draw the structural diagram of:
2(iii)(a)2022
DiagramModerate1 mark
2(iii)(b)2022
DiagramModerate1 mark
2(iii)(c)2022
DiagramModerate1 mark
2(iv)
Complete and balance the following chemical equations:
2(iv)(a)2022
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(iv)(b)2022
Short answerEasy1 mark
2(iv)(c)2022
Short answerEasy1 mark
5(iii)(a)2022
Short answerEasy3 marks

6(iv)2022
MatchingModerate3 marks
