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
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