Chemistry 9701 · 3 Chemical bonding
3.6 Intermolecular forces, electronegativity and bond properties
Describe hydrogen bonding, dipole moments, and van der Waals' forces, explaining their effects on physical properties.
- Questions
- 116
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 81
- Written answer
- 35
- Average marks
- 4.8
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- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 13, 1481
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| 2026 | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | – | 5 | 9 | 14 |
