Chemistry 0620 · 11 Organic chemistry
11.4 Alkanes
Describe the structure and unreactive nature of alkanes, and explain their combustion and photochemical substitution reactions with chlorine.
- Questions
- 224
- Years
- 2010–2026
- Multiple choice
- 163
- Written answer
- 61
- Average marks
- 3.5
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- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 13100
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 2381
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 3327
- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 4311
- Paper 6variants 61, 625
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| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
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| 2026 | – | 10 | – | 10 |
| 2024 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 2020 | – | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 2014 | – | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2013 | – | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | – | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | – | 9 | 1 | 10 |
