Chemistry 0620 · 8 The Periodic Table
8.1 Arrangement of elements
Describe the Periodic Table arrangement by proton number, trends across periods, and how electronic configurations determine group properties and chemical behavior.
- Questions
- 265
- Years
- 2010–2026
- Multiple choice
- 218
- Written answer
- 47
- Average marks
- 2.3
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- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 13146
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- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 3320
- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 4314
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| 2026 | 3 | 5 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 2022 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 30 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 2020 | – | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 2017 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | – | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | – | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | – | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | – | 3 | 6 | 9 |
