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5 Kompetenzschwerpunkte

The Qualifikationsphase Chemie is organised into five Kompetenzschwerpunkte: Energetik, chemisches Gleichgewicht, Säure-Base, Redox/Elektrochemie and organische Chemie

Fachlehrplan Chemie Gymnasium Sachsen-Anhalt, Stand 01.08.2022

300 / 210 min

Written Bearbeitungszeit at erhöhtem and grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit; re-issued annually

RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung', Nummer 7.4

24.04.2026

Written Chemie date in the 2026 main session (Nachtermin 21.05.2026); mündliche Prüfungen from 11 May 2026

Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026 (10.04.2026)

0–15 Punkte

Grading scale for each Prüfungsfach, from Note 1 (15–13 Punkte) to Note 6 (0 Punkte)

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

200 / 100 Punkte

Minimum Gesamtqualifikation: 200+ from Block I (§38) and 100+ from the five Prüfungselemente in Block II (§39), out of 900 maximum

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

~5,600 candidates

Approximate number of Abitur candidates in Sachsen-Anhalt in the 2026 session across all eligible school types

Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026

Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Chemie, mapped to the five Qualifikationsphase Kompetenzschwerpunkte with over 40 genuine worked calculations. Official exam: German written Klausur with calculations and data interpretation, 300 min (eA) / 210 min (gA) plus ~30 min Auswahlzeit; written date 24.04.2026. Not an official-format simulation; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1In an exothermic chemical reaction, how does the enthalpy of the products compare to the enthalpy of the reactants, and in which direction does energy flow?
A.The products have lower enthalpy than the reactants, and energy is released to the surroundings
B.The products have higher enthalpy than the reactants, and energy is released to the surroundings
C.The products have lower enthalpy than the reactants, and energy is absorbed from the surroundings
D.The enthalpy of products and reactants is always equal in an exothermic reaction
Explanation: An exothermic reaction releases energy to the surroundings because the products end up at a lower enthalpy level than the reactants; the enthalpy difference ΔrH is negative (ΔrH < 0). This is the basis of the Energiekonzept in the Sachsen-Anhalt Fachlehrplan, which links stored chemical energy to reaction enthalpy.
2The Fachlehrplan requires applying the 1. Hauptsatz der Thermodynamik to reaction enthalpy. What does this law state?
A.Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted between forms
B.The entropy of an isolated system always increases over time
C.Every chemical reaction proceeds until equilibrium is reached
D.Reaction rate doubles for every 10°C rise in temperature
Explanation: The 1. Hauptsatz der Thermodynamik (first law) is the law of conservation of energy: the total energy of an isolated system is constant, so any energy released by a reaction as heat must equal the decrease in the system's internal energy. Sachsen-Anhalt's Fachlehrplan explicitly names this law as the basis for enthalpy calculations.
3What does the molare Standardbildungsenthalpie ΔfH°m of a compound represent?
A.The enthalpy change when one mole of the compound forms from its elements in their standard states under standard conditions
B.The total enthalpy contained within one mole of the compound
C.The enthalpy released when one mole of the compound is completely combusted
D.The enthalpy change when one mole of the compound dissolves in water
Explanation: ΔfH°m is defined as the enthalpy change for forming exactly one mole of a substance from its elements in their standard states (e.g., graphite for carbon, O2(g) for oxygen) under standard conditions. By definition, ΔfH°m of an element in its standard state is zero — this is the reference point used throughout the Fachlehrplan's Satz-von-Hess calculations.
4At grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, what does the Fachlehrplan name as a driving force (Triebkraft) favoring chemical reactions proceeding spontaneously toward products?
A.The system tends toward a state of minimum enthalpy (Enthalpieminimum)
B.The system tends toward a state of maximum temperature
C.The system tends toward the highest possible concentration of reactants
D.The system tends toward the largest possible reaction rate
Explanation: At grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, the Fachlehrplan names the Enthalpieminimum as a Triebkraft chemischer Reaktionen: exothermic reactions that release energy and reach a lower-enthalpy state are thermodynamically favored. At erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau this is extended with the Entropiemaximum and the Gibbs-Helmholtz-Gleichung.
5Using ΔfH°m(CH4,g) = -74.6 kJ/mol, ΔfH°m(CO2,g) = -393.5 kJ/mol, ΔfH°m(H2O,l) = -285.8 kJ/mol and ΔfH°m(O2,g) = 0, calculate the standard reaction enthalpy for CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l).
A.-890.5 kJ/mol
B.-965.1 kJ/mol
C.-604.7 kJ/mol
D.+890.5 kJ/mol
Explanation: By the Satz von Hess, ΔrH° = ΣΔfH°m(products) − ΣΔfH°m(reactants) = [(-393.5) + 2×(-285.8)] − [(-74.6) + 2×0] = (-965.1) − (-74.6) = -890.5 kJ/mol. The large negative value confirms methane combustion is strongly exothermic, consistent with its use as a fuel.
6Given ΔfH°m(CO,g) = -110.5 kJ/mol, ΔfH°m(H2,g) = 0 and ΔfH°m(CH3OH,g) = -201.0 kJ/mol, what is the standard reaction enthalpy of CO(g) + 2 H2(g) → CH3OH(g)?
A.-90.5 kJ/mol
B.-311.5 kJ/mol
C.+90.5 kJ/mol
D.-201.0 kJ/mol
Explanation: ΔrH° = ΔfH°m(CH3OH) − [ΔfH°m(CO) + 2×ΔfH°m(H2)] = (-201.0) − [(-110.5) + 0] = -201.0 + 110.5 = -90.5 kJ/mol. Methanol synthesis from carbon monoxide and hydrogen is exothermic, which is why industrial methanol synthesis (an angewandte-Chemie context in the Fachlehrplan) must remove heat continuously.
7In a Schülerexperiment, 0.020 mol magnesium reacts completely with excess hydrochloric acid in 150 g of water, raising the temperature by 5.0 K. Using Q = cp·m·ΔT with cp(water) = 4.18 J/(g·K), calculate the molar reaction enthalpy ΔrHm.
A.-156.8 kJ/mol
B.-62.7 kJ/mol
C.+156.8 kJ/mol
D.-3.135 kJ/mol
Explanation: First find the heat released: Q = cp·m·ΔT = 4.18 J/(g·K) × 150 g × 5.0 K = 3135 J = 3.135 kJ. Then ΔrHm = -Q/n(Mg) = -3.135 kJ / 0.020 mol = -156.8 kJ/mol. The negative sign shows the reaction released heat into the water.
850.0 mL of 1.0 mol/L HCl are mixed with 50.0 mL of 1.0 mol/L NaOH in a calorimeter (total mass ≈ 100 g, cp = 4.18 J/(g·K)), and the temperature rises by 6.8 K. What is the molar neutralization enthalpy?
A.-56.8 kJ/mol
B.-28.4 kJ/mol
C.-1136 kJ/mol
D.+56.8 kJ/mol
Explanation: n(HCl) = n(NaOH) = c×V = 1.0 mol/L × 0.0500 L = 0.050 mol, and since they react 1:1, exactly 0.050 mol of water forms. Q = cp·m·ΔT = 4.18 × 100 × 6.8 = 2842.4 J = 2.842 kJ. ΔrHm = -Q/n = -2.842 kJ / 0.050 mol = -56.8 kJ/mol, close to the accepted value of about -57.3 kJ/mol for strong acid–strong base neutralization.
91.215 g of magnesium (M = 24.3 g/mol) reacts completely with excess hydrochloric acid in 200 g of water, and the temperature rises by 7.5 K (cp(water) = 4.18 J/(g·K)). Calculate the molar reaction enthalpy ΔrHm.
A.-125.4 kJ/mol
B.-250.8 kJ/mol
C.-62.7 kJ/mol
D.-6.27 kJ/mol
Explanation: First convert mass to amount: n(Mg) = 1.215 g / 24.3 g/mol = 0.0500 mol. Then Q = cp·m·ΔT = 4.18 × 200 × 7.5 = 6270 J = 6.27 kJ. Finally ΔrHm = -Q/n = -6.27 kJ / 0.0500 mol = -125.4 kJ/mol.
10Using S°m(C, graphite) = 5.7 J/(mol·K), S°m(O2,g) = 205.2 J/(mol·K) and S°m(CO2,g) = 213.8 J/(mol·K), calculate the standard reaction entropy ΔrS° for C(graphite) + O2(g) → CO2(g).
A.+2.9 J/(mol·K)
B.-2.9 J/(mol·K)
C.+424.7 J/(mol·K)
D.+8.3 J/(mol·K)
Explanation: ΔrS° = ΣS°m(products) − ΣS°m(reactants) = 213.8 − (5.7 + 205.2) = 213.8 − 210.9 = +2.9 J/(mol·K). The change is small and positive because one mole of gas (O2) is converted into one mole of gas (CO2) — the number of gas particles barely changes, so entropy barely changes, unlike reactions where the moles of gas increase or decrease sharply.

About the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Chemistry Exam

Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Chemie is the state Chemistry examination for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife, taken as a Leistungsfach, a written Grundfach or an oral Prüfungsfach under the Oberstufenverordnung. Its content follows the Fachlehrplan Chemie Gymnasium (Stand 01.08.2022): five Qualifikationsphase Kompetenzschwerpunkte covering the Energiekonzept and Satz von Hess, chemisches Gleichgewicht and reaction kinetics, Säure-Base-Reaktionen (pH, Ks/Kb, Titration, Puffer), Redox-Reaktionen and Elektrochemie (galvanische Elemente, Elektrolyse, Nernst- and Faraday-Gleichung at eAN), and organische Chemie (Alkanole, Ester, Kunststoffe, Reaktionsmechanismen). This free bank of 100 original multiple-choice questions is an English-language study adaptation built to develop both the conceptual understanding and the quantitative calculation skills — more than 40 questions are genuine worked numeric problems — that the Fachlehrplan explicitly requires. It is not a simulation of the official exam, which is written in German and combines calculations, data interpretation and constructed responses, with a possible practical component.

Exam sponsor: Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (MB), supported by the Landesinstitut für Schulqualität und Lehrerbildung (LISA) and the Landesschulamt. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official written Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur examination in Chemie, sat either as Leistungsfach (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau) or Grundfach (grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau); Chemie can also be taken as an oral Prüfungsfach. Tasks are drawn from the five Kompetenzschwerpunkte of the Qualifikationsphase: Energetik (Energiekonzept quantitativ verknüpfen), chemisches Gleichgewicht qualitativ und quantitativ betrachten, das Donator-Akzeptor-Prinzip auf Protonenübergänge (Säure-Base) und auf Elektronenübergänge (Redox) anwenden, and die systematisierende Betrachtung organischer Verbindungen und deren Reaktionen. At erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau, students additionally complete a Praktikum of qualitative and quantitative investigations. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language, calculation- and data-based written format or any practical component.

Time Limit

Written: 300 minutes at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau and 210 minutes at grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau under the 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' Bearbeitungszeit band of the annually re-issued RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung' (Nummer 7.4), plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit; as a Naturwissenschaft, the Fachprüfungsausschuss may convene one hour early to prepare any experimentelle Vorbereitungen the tasks require (Nummer 7.1). Oral: 20 minutes Vorbereitungszeit (up to 40 minutes where a Schülerexperiment is included). In 2026 the written Chemie date was Friday 24 April 2026 (Nachtermin 21 May 2026); mündliche Prüfungen began 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.

Passing Score

Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). The Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I from the Kurshalbjahresergebnisse (§38 Oberstufenverordnung) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II from the five Prüfungsfächer/-elemente in vierfacher Wertung (§39), with no element scored 0, at least 4 Punkte in each element and at least 20 Punkte in vierfacher Wertung in three or more elements including one auf erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau. The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.

Exam / Certification Fees

No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled by the Landesschulamt and do not carry a published Chemie-specific fee.

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Study emphasis ~25%

Organische Chemie

Alkanole, Alkanale, Alkansäuren and Ester; Reaktionsmechanismen (SR, AE, SN, SE); Kunststoffe/Polymerisation; and Veresterung and its equilibrium.

Study emphasis ~22%

Redox und Elektrochemie

Oxidationszahlen, Redox-/Spannungsreihe, galvanische Elemente, Zellspannung, Elektrolyse, Zersetzungsspannung, Nernst- and Faraday-Gleichung, Korrosion and Spannungsquellen.

Study emphasis ~20%

Säure-Base-Chemie

Brönsted theory, pH/pOH calculations, Ks/Kb and pKs/pKb, Säure-Base-Titration and Titrationskurven, and Puffergleichgewichte via Henderson-Hasselbalch.

Study emphasis ~19%

Chemisches Gleichgewicht und Reaktionskinetik

Massenwirkungsgesetz and Kc, Löslichkeitsprodukt, Le Chatelier's Prinzip vom kleinsten Zwang, Stoßtheorie, and the Ammoniaksynthese/Kontaktverfahren rate-versus-yield trade-off.

Study emphasis ~14%

Energetik und Thermodynamik

Energiekonzept, Satz von Hess, Standardbildungsenthalpien, Kalorimetrie, and (eAN) Entropie and the Gibbs-Helmholtz-Gleichung.

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What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). The Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I from the Kurshalbjahresergebnisse (§38 Oberstufenverordnung) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II from the five Prüfungsfächer/-elemente in vierfacher Wertung (§39), with no element scored 0, at least 4 Punkte in each element and at least 20 Punkte in vierfacher Wertung in three or more elements including one auf erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau. The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.
  • Assessment: Official written Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur examination in Chemie, sat either as Leistungsfach (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau) or Grundfach (grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau); Chemie can also be taken as an oral Prüfungsfach. Tasks are drawn from the five Kompetenzschwerpunkte of the Qualifikationsphase: Energetik (Energiekonzept quantitativ verknüpfen), chemisches Gleichgewicht qualitativ und quantitativ betrachten, das Donator-Akzeptor-Prinzip auf Protonenübergänge (Säure-Base) und auf Elektronenübergänge (Redox) anwenden, and die systematisierende Betrachtung organischer Verbindungen und deren Reaktionen. At erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau, students additionally complete a Praktikum of qualitative and quantitative investigations. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language, calculation- and data-based written format or any practical component.
  • Time limit: Written: 300 minutes at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau and 210 minutes at grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau under the 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' Bearbeitungszeit band of the annually re-issued RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung' (Nummer 7.4), plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit; as a Naturwissenschaft, the Fachprüfungsausschuss may convene one hour early to prepare any experimentelle Vorbereitungen the tasks require (Nummer 7.1). Oral: 20 minutes Vorbereitungszeit (up to 40 minutes where a Schülerexperiment is included). In 2026 the written Chemie date was Friday 24 April 2026 (Nachtermin 21 May 2026); mündliche Prüfungen began 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.
  • Exam / certification fees: No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled by the Landesschulamt and do not carry a published Chemie-specific fee. Official sources

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Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Chemistry: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practise calculations by type, not just by topic: build a one-page formula sheet covering Kc/Massenwirkungsgesetz, pH/pOH, Ks/Kb and Henderson-Hasselbalch, Nernst- and Faraday-Gleichung, and Satz von Hess — Abitur tasks reuse the same handful of formulas repeatedly.
2Always identify the reaction type before reaching for a formula: is it an equilibrium (Kc), a proton transfer (Säure-Base), an electron transfer (Redox), or an organic mechanism (SR/AE/SN/SE)? Misidentifying the reaction type is the most common source of wrong answers.
3For every organic reaction, ask which functional group is present and which mechanism class it belongs to — Alkanole to Alkanale/Alkansäuren via oxidation, alkenes via elektrophile Addition, esters via nukleophile Substitution (Additions-Eliminierung), and Benzol via elektrophile Substitution.
4Rehearse Le Chatelier's Prinzip vom kleinsten Zwang on real industrial examples (Ammoniaksynthese, Kontaktverfahren, Veresterung) since the Fachlehrplan explicitly asks students to weigh Ausbeute against Wirtschaftlichkeit and Nachhaltigkeit, not just predict a shift direction.
5Practise unit tracking on every calculation (mol/L, kJ/mol, C, V) — a large share of Klausur points are lost to unit or sign errors, not to a wrong method.
6If you are in the eAN Leistungsfach, budget separate revision time for the Praktikum-only content (qualitative and quantitative Untersuchungen, Stoßtheorie, Redox-Titration) and for the eAN-only formulas (Entropie, Gibbs-Helmholtz-Gleichung, Nernst-Gleichung, Faraday-Gleichung, Henderson-Hasselbalch).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Sachsen-Anhalt Chemie Abitur exam multiple-choice?

No. The official written paper is a German-language Klausur combining qualitative reasoning, genuine numeric calculations (stoichiometry, equilibrium constants, pH, cell potentials) and interpretation of experimental data or graphs, with a possible practical/experimental component especially at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for learning and checking the underlying content and calculation methods, not a simulation of the official format.

Why are the questions in English when the exam is in German?

This bank is a study aid for building factual and procedural command of the Fachlehrplan content in English. German technical terms — Massenwirkungsgesetz, Donator-Akzeptor-Prinzip, Veresterung and so on — are preserved exactly as used in the curriculum, so you can carry the vocabulary and formulas straight into German-language revision.

Which content does the exam cover?

The Fachlehrplan Chemie Gymnasium (Stand 01.08.2022) organises the Qualifikationsphase into five Kompetenzschwerpunkte: chemische Reaktionen mit dem Energiekonzept quantitativ verknüpfen, chemische Gleichgewichte qualitativ und quantitativ betrachten, das Donator-Akzeptor-Prinzip auf Protonenübergänge (Säure-Base) und Elektronenübergänge (Redox/Elektrochemie) anwenden, and der Zusammenhang zwischen Struktur und Eigenschaften organischer Verbindungen. Students at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau also complete a Praktikum.

How much of the exam is calculation versus theory?

Chemistry at this level is explicitly quantitative: the Fachlehrplan lists concrete calculation skills throughout — Kc from the Massenwirkungsgesetz, pH/pOH and Ks/Kb, cell voltages via the Nernst-Gleichung, amounts deposited via the Faraday-Gleichung, and reaction enthalpies via the Satz von Hess. This bank reflects that balance: more than 40 of its 100 questions are genuine worked numeric problems with the calculation shown in the explanation.

How long is the written exam?

Chemie falls under the 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' Bearbeitungszeit band of the annual RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung': 300 minutes at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau and 210 minutes at grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit. As a Naturwissenschaft, the Fachprüfungsausschuss may also convene an hour before the exam to set up any needed experimentelle Vorbereitungen. Exact times are re-issued every year, so check the current Erlass through your school or the Bildungsserver.

Is Chemie compulsory in the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur?

Chemie is one of three Naturwissenschaften (with Biologie and Physik); in the Einführungsphase all three carry a shared Teilnahmeverpflichtung, and in the Qualifikationsphase students must continuously belegen one Naturwissenschaft as a Profilfach contributing four Kurshalbjahresergebnisse. Whether that chosen science is specifically Chemie — and whether you also sit it as one of your five Abiturprüfungsfächer — depends on your individual Fach- and Prüfungsfachwahl.

When was the exam held in 2026?

In the 2026 main session the written Chemie exam was set for Friday 24 April 2026, with a Nachtermin on 21 May 2026. Mündliche Prüfungen began on 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026, with roughly 5,600 candidates sitting the Abitur across Gymnasien, Gesamtschulen, Gemeinschaftsschulen mit gymnasialer Oberstufe, berufliche Gymnasien, Freie Waldorfschulen and Schulen des zweiten Bildungsweges.

Is there an exam fee?

No. The Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt and regular enrolled school candidates pay no fee. Nichtschüler and second-chance routes are administered by the Landesschulamt and have no published Chemie-specific fee.