SEC Chemistry Past Papers 2012 to 2026, Sorted by Topic
Every MATSEC SEC Chemistry paper on MATSEC’s website, from 2012 to 2026, newest first. Below the list of papers, a topic index shows which topics come up most often and takes you straight to each question. Every link opens MATSEC’s official PDF, free to download for your own revision.
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All Chemistry papers since 2012
- 2026: May · September
- 2025: May · September
- 2024: May · September
- 2023: May · September
- 2022: May · September
- 2021: May · September
- 2020: September
- 2019: May · September
- 2018: May · September
- 2017: May · September
- 2016: May · September
- 2015: May · September
- 2014: May · September
- 2013: May · September
- 2012: May · September
Each PDF holds the whole session: Paper 1 and the versions of Paper 2. Paper 2 comes in two versions (2A and 2B in older papers, Level 1-2 and Level 2-3 in newer ones), so practise the version you are registered for.
MATSEC’s list has no paper for May 2020.
Chemistry questions by topic
Each topic shows how many of the last 15 exam years it came up in, then every question on it, newest first. A question that tests two topics is listed under both, and each link opens the PDF at the page where that part starts. The topic tags are KPC’s own reading of each question against the SEC syllabus.
Atoms, water and bonding: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (195 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7
2025: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4
2024: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q9
2023: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q8
2022: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2021: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3
2020: September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2A Q1 · September Paper 2A Q2 · September Paper 2A Q4 · September Paper 2A Q14 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3
2019: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q5
2018: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q10
2017: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q9
2016: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q10
2015: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q7
2014: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q5
2013: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q13
2012: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3
Acids, bases, salts and electrolysis: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (184 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11
2025: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q4 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4
2024: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q12
2023: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q12
2022: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q12
2021: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q4
2020: September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2A Q6 · September Paper 2A Q8 · September Paper 2A Q14 · September Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q14
2019: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q14
2018: May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2017: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q7
2016: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q14
2015: May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q12
2014: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q8
2013: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q8
2012: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q8
Chemical change and quantitative chemistry: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (176 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q6 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11
2025: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8
2024: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q5
2023: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q13
2022: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q11
2021: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q12
2020: September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2A Q8 · September Paper 2A Q12 · September Paper 2A Q13
2019: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q14
2018: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2017: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q10 · May Paper 2B Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q14
2016: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q10 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q13
2015: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q12
2014: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q10 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q8
2013: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q12
2012: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q13
The periodic table and identifying ions: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (166 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q8 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q4 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5
2025: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q6 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5
2024: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q10
2023: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q10
2022: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q8
2021: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q8
2020: September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2A Q10 · September Paper 2B Q10
2019: May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q11
2018: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q13
2017: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q11
2016: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2015: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q11
2014: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q13
2013: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2012: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q5
Rocks, metals and extraction: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (125 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · September Paper 1 Q6
2025: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q8
2024: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q11
2023: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2B Q1 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q8
2022: May Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q10
2021: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q6
2020: September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2A Q9 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q7
2019: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q12
2018: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q12
2017: May Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q11
2016: May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q14
2015: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q9
2014: May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2A Q14 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q13
2013: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q9
2012: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q11
Organic chemistry: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (112 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10
2025: May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q13 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11
2024: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q7
2023: May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2022: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q14
2021: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q13
2020: September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2A Q7 · September Paper 2B Q9
2019: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q10
2018: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q8
2017: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q12
2016: May Paper 1 Q6 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q12
2015: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 2B Q14
2014: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q11
2013: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q14
2012: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q7
Rates and equilibrium: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (100 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q5 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12
2025: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q5 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q15 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10
2024: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q13
2023: May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 1 Q10
2022: May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q12 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 2B Q14
2021: May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q12 · May Paper 2B Q13 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q12
2020: September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2A Q5 · September Paper 2A Q12 · September Paper 2A Q14 · September Paper 2B Q5 · September Paper 2B Q12
2019: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q7
2018: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q14
2017: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q14
2016: May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q9 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 2B Q8
2015: May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q5 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q13
2014: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q6
2013: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2B Q4 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q7
2012: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q10 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q13
The atmosphere: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (96 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q12 · September Paper 1 Q8
2025: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q3 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q1
2024: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q11
2023: May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q5 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q11
2022: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 1 Q8
2021: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q9 · May Paper 2A Q11 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 1 Q9
2020: September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2A Q11 · September Paper 2A Q12 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q14
2019: May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2B Q13
2018: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q7 · May Paper 2A Q10 · May Paper 2B Q8 · May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 2B Q7 · September Paper 2B Q9
2017: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 2B Q13
2016: May Paper 1 Q7 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q9
2015: May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q9 · May Paper 2B Q2 · May Paper 2B Q7 · May Paper 2B Q10 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q10
2014: May Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q14
2013: May Paper 1 Q1 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q3 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q4 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q12
2012: May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q11
Crude oil, fuels and energy changes: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (87 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q10 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q9
2025: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q7 · May Paper 2 (Level 1-2) Q11 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12 · May Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q14 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q11 · September Paper 2 (Level 2-3) Q12
2024: May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q14
2023: May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q11
2022: May Paper 1 Q8 · May Paper 2A Q11 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q11 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q11
2021: May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q8 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q10 · September Paper 2B Q13
2020: September Paper 1 Q5 · September Paper 2A Q13 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q13
2019: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 2B Q13
2018: May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2B Q6 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q7
2017: May Paper 1 Q10 · May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q12
2016: September Paper 2B Q5
2015: May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2A Q14 · May Paper 2B Q6 · May Paper 2B Q14 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q12
2014: May Paper 1 Q11 · September Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 2B Q11
2013: May Paper 2A Q6 · May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2B Q8 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q8
2012: May Paper 2A Q8 · May Paper 2B Q9 · September Paper 1 Q9 · September Paper 2B Q13
Working as a chemist: comes up in 15 of the last 15 years (54 questions)
2026: May Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q10
2025: May Paper 1 Q2 · May Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q2 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 1 Q10
2024: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 2B Q1
2023: May Paper 1 Q4 · May Paper 2A Q4 · May Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 2B Q2
2022: September Paper 2B Q6
2021: May Paper 1 Q11 · May Paper 2A Q1 · September Paper 1 Q1
2020: September Paper 2A Q3 · September Paper 2B Q4
2019: May Paper 1 Q5 · May Paper 2B Q13 · September Paper 1 Q6 · September Paper 2B Q1
2018: May Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q1
2017: May Paper 2B Q14
2016: May Paper 2A Q1 · May Paper 2B Q1 · September Paper 1 Q3 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q11
2015: May Paper 1 Q12 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q10
2014: May Paper 1 Q3 · May Paper 1 Q12 · May Paper 2A Q2 · May Paper 2A Q3 · May Paper 2A Q13 · May Paper 2B Q2 · September Paper 1 Q1 · September Paper 2B Q3 · September Paper 2B Q11 · September Paper 2B Q12 · September Paper 2B Q14
2013: May Paper 1 Q7 · September Paper 1 Q12
2012: May Paper 2A Q6 · September Paper 2B Q4 · September Paper 2B Q14
How to use past papers well
- Revise a topic first, then try its questions. Open a topic above, start with the newest questions and work backwards.
- Mark it honestly. MATSEC publishes marking schemes and examiners’ reports that show where candidates lose marks.
- Keep a list of the questions you get wrong, with their topic. Go back to that topic in your notes, then try another question on it a week later.
- Do at least one full paper under exam conditions. Time yourself and finish it in one sitting.
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- If a link stops working, MATSEC may have moved the file. Every paper is listed on MATSEC’s past papers page.
- This page was last checked against MATSEC’s website on 8 November 2026.
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