CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

MARK SCHEME for the March 2016 series

9701 CHEMISTRY
9701/12

Paper 1 (Multiple Choice), maximum raw mark 40

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Mark Scheme
Cambridge International AS/A Level March 2016

Syllabus
9701

Question
Number

Key

Question
Number

Key

1
2
3
4
5

A
D
D
D
D

21
22
23
24
25

B
B
C
D
B

6
7
8
9
10

C
C
A
C
A

26
27
28
29
30

D
D
C
A
B

11
12
13
14
15

C
D
C
D
A

31
32
33
34
35

B
D
B
C
A

16
17
18
19
20

B
A
B
A
D

36
37
38
39
40

D
C
B
A
C

Cambridge International Examinations 2016

Paper
12