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AQA A-level Chemistry flashcards

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Written against: AQA AS and A-level Chemistry (7404/7405) specification, version 1.2, July 2026 (physical, inorganic and organic). Updated 2026-10-10.

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Concepts, mechanisms and the questions a course or exam asks about them.

Physical Chemistry 1 AS physical chemistry for AQA 7404/7405: atomic structure and mass spectrometry, the mole and gas calculations, bonding and shapes, energetics, kinetics, equilibria and Kc, and redox. 10 free · 80 cards in the app Physical Chemistry 2 A-level physical chemistry for AQA 7405: Born–Haber cycles, entropy and free energy, rate equations and Arrhenius, Kp, electrode potentials and commercial cells, pH, Ka, titration curves and buffers. 10 free · 70 cards in the app Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic chemistry for AQA 7404/7405: period 3 trends, Group 2 and Group 7, period 3 oxides, transition metal complexes, colour, redox titrations and catalysis, and test-tube reactions of metal-aqua ions. Period 3 element reactions and oxides, transition metals and aqueous ions are A-level only. 10 free · 72 cards in the app Organic Chemistry 1 AS organic chemistry for AQA 7404/7405: naming and isomerism, alkanes and cracking, free-radical substitution, halogenoalkanes, alkenes and addition polymers, alcohols, and functional-group tests, mass spectrometry and IR. 10 free · 70 cards in the app Organic Chemistry 2 A-level organic chemistry for AQA 7405: optical isomerism, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and acylation, benzene, amines, condensation polymers, amino acids and DNA, synthesis, NMR and chromatography. 10 free · 74 cards in the app Required Practicals The twelve AQA A-level Chemistry required practicals (RP 1–6 are also the AS practicals; RP 7–12 are A-level only): method steps, apparatus choices, safety, sources of error and improvements, expected observations and the calculations that go with them. 10 free · 67 cards in the app

Practice · 1 deck · 66 questions

Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, with the reasoning.

Practice Questions Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, across AQA A-level Chemistry: atomic structure, moles, bonding, energetics, kinetics, equilibria, electrochemistry, acids, inorganic and organic chemistry, and spectroscopy. 6 free · 66 questions in the app

Study guide

Topics covered

The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.

  • Physical Chemistry 180
    • Amount of Substance 15
    • Atomic Structure 17
    • Bonding 20
    • Energetics 14
    • Equilibria and Kc 14
    • Kinetics 10
    • Redox 7
    • Acids and Bases 24
    • Electrode Potentials and Cells 15
    • Equilibrium Constant Kp 7
    • Rate Equations 17
    • Thermodynamics 20
  • Inorganic Chemistry 86
    • Group 2 12
    • Group 7 Halogens 18
    • Period 3 Elements and Oxides 9
    • Periodicity 8
    • Reactions of Ions in Aqueous Solution 11
    • Transition Metals 28
  • Organic Chemistry 166
    • Alcohols 15
    • Alkanes 13
    • Alkenes 13
    • Halogenoalkanes 12
    • Introduction to Organic Chemistry 15
    • Organic Analysis 11
    • Aldehydes and Ketones 9
    • Amines 7
    • Amino Acids Proteins and DNA 11
    • Aromatic Chemistry 10
    • Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives 15
    • Chromatography 5
    • NMR Spectroscopy 12
    • Optical Isomerism 7
    • Organic Synthesis 4
    • Polymers 7
  • Required Practicals 67
    • Volumetric Solution and Titration 7
    • Measuring an Enthalpy Change 6
    • Rate and Temperature 6
    • Tests for Ions 6
    • Distillation of a Product 6
    • Tests for Organic Functional Groups 5
    • Measuring Rate of Reaction 5
    • Measuring Cell EMF 5
    • pH Curves 4
    • Preparing Pure Organic Compounds 7
    • Transition Metal Ion Tests 4
    • Thin-Layer Chromatography 6

A study plan

  • 18 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
  • 9 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
  • 6 new cards a day covers everything in three months, leaving the last weeks for review.

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About these cards

Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

  • Topic outline follows the AQA AS and A-level Chemistry (7404/7405) specification, version 1.2 (July 2026) (outline only; no specification text reproduced).
  • OpenStax Chemistry 2e and OpenStax Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition, consulted as references; no text copied.
  • Also checked against the AQA Chemistry data booklet (June 2025), the AQA AS and A-level Chemistry practical handbook, version 2.2 (February 2025), CIAAW atomic weights and the NIST Atomic Spectra Database and Chemistry WebBook (reference only; no text copied).
  • Also checked against NBS/NIST thermochemical tables (reference only; no text copied).
  • Also checked against the AQA AS and A-level Chemistry practical handbook, version 2.2 (February 2025), PubChem element and compound records, NIST Standard Reference Database 46 (stability constants) and chemguide.co.uk (reference only; no text copied).
  • Infrared ranges checked against the AQA AS Chemistry data sheet (Table A, June 2025 issue); isotope masses against NIST's Atomic Weights and Isotopic Compositions; names, formulas and boiling points against PubChem; reaction conditions, tests and observations against AQA mark schemes, the AQA Chemistry required practical handbook (version 2.2) and chemguide.co.uk (reference only; no text copied).
  • Also checked against the AQA Chemistry data booklet (June 2025), PubChem compound records and chemguide.co.uk (reference only; no text copied).
  • Also checked against the AQA AS and A-level Chemistry practical handbook, version 2.2 (February 2025), PubChem compound records and CIAAW atomic weights (reference only; no text copied).
  • Also checked against the AQA Chemistry data booklet (June 2025), the AQA AS and A-level Chemistry practical handbook, version 2.2 (February 2025), PubChem compound records, CIAAW atomic weights and CODATA 2022 (reference only; no text copied).

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