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JEE Advanced Chemistry PYQs (previous year questions), chapter wise: we tagged 388 Chemistry questions from 22 official JEE Advanced papers (2016–2026). The chapters asked most are Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen (50), p-Block Elements (42), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (29). Open any chapter for every question it has had with the official answer.
Chemistry chapters ranked by questions
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen PYQs: 50 questions; most asked: Reaction Sequence
- p-Block Elements PYQs: 42 questions; most asked: Oxoacids of Phosphorus
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure PYQs: 29 questions; most asked: Solid State
- Coordination Compounds PYQs: 28 questions; most asked: Isomerism
- Solutions PYQs: 26 questions; most asked: Colligative Properties
- Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry PYQs: 26 questions; most asked: Molar Conductivity
- Hydrocarbons PYQs: 25 questions; most asked: Alkynes
- Chemical Thermodynamics PYQs: 23 questions; most asked: Gibbs Energy
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen PYQs: 20 questions; most asked: Diazonium Salts
- Biomolecules PYQs: 17 questions; most asked: Carbohydrates
- Equilibrium PYQs: 16 questions; most asked: Solubility Product
- Atomic Structure PYQs: 15 questions; most asked: Bohr Model
- Chemical Kinetics PYQs: 15 questions; most asked: Arrhenius Equation
- Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry PYQs: 14 questions; most asked: Gaseous State
- d- and f-Block Elements PYQs: 11 questions; most asked: Metallurgy
- Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry PYQs: 10 questions; most asked: Stereochemistry
- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry PYQs: 7 questions; most asked: Salt Analysis
- Organic Compounds Containing Halogens PYQs: 6 questions; most asked: Haloalkanes
- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds PYQs: 5 questions; most asked: Carius Method
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity PYQs: 3 questions; most asked: Periodic Trends
Chemistry questions by year
| Chapter | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | All questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Atomic Structure | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| Chemical Thermodynamics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Solutions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Equilibrium | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Chemical Kinetics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| p-Block Elements | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 42 |
| d- and f-Block Elements | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Coordination Compounds | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Hydrocarbons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| Organic Compounds Containing Halogens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Biomolecules | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Principles Related to Practical Chemistry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Most-asked Chemistry concepts
| Concept | Chapter | Questions | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | Biomolecules | 10 | 9 |
| Reaction Sequence | Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen | 11 | 8 |
| Colligative Properties | Solutions | 7 | 6 |
| Solid State | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 6 | 6 |
| VSEPR Theory | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 5 | 5 |
| Isomerism | Coordination Compounds | 5 | 5 |
| Diazonium Salts | Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 5 | 5 |
| Solubility Product | Equilibrium | 5 | 5 |
| Salt Analysis | Principles Related to Practical Chemistry | 5 | 5 |
| Carboxylic Acids | Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen | 5 | 4 |
| Molar Conductivity | Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry | 5 | 4 |
| Gibbs Energy | Chemical Thermodynamics | 5 | 4 |
| Magnetic Properties | Coordination Compounds | 4 | 4 |
| Redox Stoichiometry | Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry | 4 | 4 |
| Gaseous State | Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry | 4 | 4 |
How to use JEE Advanced Chemistry PYQs
- Start with the chapters at the top of the ranking. They carry the most questions.
- For each chapter, solve its PYQs year by year from the official PDFs, then check the answers.
- Log misses by concept. When a concept repeats in your log, go back to that chapter’s concept table.
- Finish with full JEE Advanced papers from the year pages to practise timing.
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FAQ
Which Chemistry chapters are most important for JEE Advanced?
By questions in the official papers we tagged (2016–2026): Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen (50), p-Block Elements (42), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (29). The table on this page ranks every Chemistry chapter.
How many Chemistry questions are in these JEE Advanced PYQs?
388 Chemistry questions across 22 official JEE Advanced papers from 2016–2026, spread over 20 chapters.
Are these JEE Advanced Chemistry PYQs official?
Yes. Every question is from an official JEE Advanced paper hosted on our year pages. Summaries are ours; the full question is in the official PDF linked beside it.