NEET 2022 Chemistry paper analysis
NEET 2022 had 52 Chemistry questions tagged by Edurack, 24% of the 214 tagged questions in the paper. They came from 28 of the 31 Chemistry chapters.
The chapters that asked the most were Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (5), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (3), Electrochemistry (3).
That is 2 questions more than NEET 2021 (50).
Across the 8 papers in 2020–2026, Chemistry ranged from 45 to 61 questions, and this paper ranks #2 of 8 by Chemistry count.
Questions
52
Chemistry in NEET 2022
Share of paper
24%
of 214 tagged questions
Chapters asked
28/31
3 had no question
vs NEET 2021
+2
50 then, 52 now
Chemistry chapters and topics asked in NEET 2022
Chapters are ranked by questions in this paper. Under each chapter are the topics that were asked; “new” marks a topic with no question in any earlier paper.
Miscellaneous/Mixed Reactions · Carboxyl Group (Methods of Preparation) new · Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Nucleophilic Addition… new · Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Reduction Reactions) new · Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones new
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory (Postulates,… · Bond Parameters (Bond order) · Kössel - Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding (Limitation of Octet Rule) new
Electrolysis (Mechanism and Product of Electrolysis) · Nernst Equation new · Electrochemical Series (Electrochemical Series and Applications) new
Alcohols (Chemical Properties) new · Phenols (Chemical Properties) new
Aniline (Chemical Properties) new · Chemical Reactions (Reaction with Nitrous Acid) new
Integrated Rate Equations (Nth Order of Reaction) new · Rate constant new
Ligand Field Theory (π-Bonding and Sigma Bonding in Octahedral… · Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds (Nomenclature: IUPAC name of… new
Applications of Equilibrium Constant (Problems involving Kc) new · pH Calculation (pH of Weak Acid) new
Stereochemical Aspects of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions… new · Haloarenes (Preparation Method) new
General Characteristics of Alkenes (Chemical Properties) · Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Aromaticity) new
Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (I.U.P.A.C System of Nomenclature) · Qualitative Analysis of Organic Compounds (Estimation of Nitrogen… new
Stoichiometry and Stoichiometric Calculations (Limiting Reagent) new · Concentration Terms & Application (Molality (m)) new
Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures · Ideal Gas Equation
Bohr's Model for Hydrogen Atom (Radius of Shell) new · Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom (Concept of Orbitals) new
Chemical Properties new · The Inner Transition Elements
Allotropes of Carbon (Crystalline Form (1) Diamond) new · Some Important Compounds of Boron (Hydrides of Boron (Diborane)) new
Group 16 Elements (Atomic and Physical Properties) new · Interhalogen Compounds (Chemical Properties) new
Alkali Metal (Atomic Properties) new · General Characteristics of the Compounds of the Alkali Metals… new
Calculations for Unit Cell Dimensions (Density of Unit Cell) new · Imperfections or Defects in Solids (Point Defects in Stoichiometric… new
Enzymes (Application of Enzymes) new
Drugs and their Classification (On the Basis of Chemical Structure) new
Nomenclature of Elements With Atomic Number > 100
Environmental Pollution (Pollutants and Contaminant) new
Modes of Occurrence of Metals (Classification of Ores (Native Ore… new
Classification of Polymers (Classification Based on Molecular Forces) new
Oxidation Number
Colloids (Coagulation of Lyophobic Sol, Mutual Coagulation, e…) new
Pressure-Volume Work new
What changed from NEET 2021
- Biggest rise: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers went from 0 to 2 questions.
- Biggest drop: Hydrocarbons went from 4 to 2 questions.
Chemistry topics asked for the first time in NEET 2022
- 1Carboxyl Group (Methods of Preparation) · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Chemistry1 Qs
- 2Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Nucleophilic Addition Reactions) · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Chemistry1 Qs
- 3Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (Reduction Reactions) · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Chemistry1 Qs
- 4Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Chemistry1 Qs
- 5Kössel - Lewis Approach to Chemical Bonding (Limitation of Octet Rule) · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Chemistry1 Qs
- 6Nernst Equation · Electrochemistry · Chemistry1 Qs
- 7Electrochemical Series (Electrochemical Series and Applications) · Electrochemistry · Chemistry1 Qs
- 8Alcohols (Chemical Properties) · Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Chemistry1 Qs
- 9Phenols (Chemical Properties) · Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Chemistry1 Qs
- 10Aniline (Chemical Properties) · Amines · Chemistry1 Qs
Chemistry chapters with no question in NEET 2022
Solutions, Hydrogen, Principles of Qualitative Analysis
Practise Chemistry PYQs
Free NEET PYQs with solutions. Try your first 5 without logging in.
Chemistry across the 8 papers
NEET 2022 in the other subjects
Frequently asked questions
How many Chemistry questions were in NEET 2022?
Edurack tagged 52 Chemistry questions from NEET 2022, 24% of the 214 tagged questions in that paper.
Which Chemistry chapter had the most questions in NEET 2022?
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids had the most, with 5 questions.
Which Chemistry chapters were not asked in NEET 2022?
3 of the 31 Chemistry chapters had no question, including Solutions, Hydrogen, Principles of Qualitative Analysis.
Which Chemistry topics were new in NEET 2022?
Topics with no question in any earlier paper included Carboxyl Group, Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones, Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones.
How did Chemistry change from NEET 2021 to NEET 2022?
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers rose from 0 to 2, while Hydrocarbons fell from 4 to 2.
Counts come from Edurack's tagged set of NEET papers 2020–2026 (including Re-NEET 2026), mapped to NCERT chapters and topics. Use them as a trend guide — past frequency doesn't guarantee what a future paper will ask. Counts cover 2020–2026.