AQA GCSE Chemistry flashcards
7 decks · 513 cards · built into Willys · free samples below
Written against: AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) specification, version 1.2, 16 January 2026; Higher Tier and separate-science-only cards marked on the front. Updated 2026-10-10.
What's in it
Every deck follows the course outline, with tags you can study or suspend topic by topic. Open a deck to study its free sample right here.
Learn · 6 decks · 443 cards
Concepts, mechanisms and the questions a course or exam asks about them.
Practice · 1 deck · 70 questions
Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, with the reasoning.
Study guide
Topics covered
The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.
- Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 48
- Atoms and Mixtures 5
- Group 0 and Group 1 7
- Group 7 5
- Model of the Atom 5
- Subatomic Particles and Isotopes 9
- The Periodic Table 7
- Transition Metals 4
- Bonding Structure and Properties 45
- Carbon Structures 7
- Covalent Bonding 6
- Ionic Bonding 9
- Metallic Bonding and Alloys 4
- Nanoparticles 4
- States of Matter 5
- Structure and Properties 3
- Quantitative Chemistry 41
- Concentration of Solutions 5
- Conservation of Mass and Measurement 8
- Gas Volumes 3
- Moles and Masses 10
- Yield and Atom Economy 7
- Chemical Changes 52
- Electrolysis 14
- Reactions of Acids 17
- Reactivity of Metals 12
- Energy Changes 33
- Cells and Fuel Cells 11
- Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions 7
- Reaction Profiles and Bond Energies 10
- Rate and Extent of Chemical Change 45
- Changing Equilibrium Conditions 10
- Collision Theory and Catalysts 14
- Rate of Reaction 9
- Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium 5
- Organic Chemistry 57
- Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids 13
- Cracking and Alkenes 14
- Crude Oil and Hydrocarbons 14
- Polymers 9
- Chemical Analysis 30
- Gas Tests 5
- Instrumental Methods 3
- Ion Tests 8
- Purity Formulations and Chromatography 9
- Chemistry of the Atmosphere 34
- Atmospheric Pollutants 7
- Evolution of the Atmosphere 13
- Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change 10
- Using Resources 52
- Alternative Methods of Extracting Metals 5
- Ceramics Polymers and Composites 5
- Corrosion and Alloys 9
- Haber Process and Fertilisers 10
- Life Cycle Assessment and Recycling 6
- Potable Water and Waste Water 9
- Sustainable Development 3
- Required Practicals 76
- Making Salts 10
- Titration 11
- Electrolysis 8
- Temperature Changes 9
- Rates of Reaction 9
- Chromatography 7
- Identifying Ions 8
- Water Purification 7
A study plan
- 19 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
- 10 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
- 7 new cards a day covers everything in three months, leaving the last weeks for review.
Willys schedules reviews for you (FSRS spaced repetition), so the daily number above is only for new cards; reviews of what you have learned come back on their own. Study a topic's cards right after you meet it in class, suspend topics you have not reached yet, and use the app's quiz mode in the final two weeks.
How to get these decks
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- In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
- Study. The exam comes in as its own collapsible folder, every card scheduled by FSRS spaced repetition. Nothing you already have is changed.
Every deck is built into Willys
All 7 AQA GCSE Chemistry decks (513 cards), with FSRS spaced repetition, quizzes and mock tests, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. 14-day free trial, then $14.99 a year.
In Willys, tap Exam Library at the top of your Decks (or Browse Exam Library… under the + button), find the exam on its shelf or by search, tick it and tap Add.
About these cards
Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- Topic outline follows the AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) specification, version 1.2 (16 January 2026) (outline only; no specification text reproduced).
- OpenStax Chemistry 2e, consulted as a reference; no text copied.
- Checked against US Department of Energy, Hydrogen Production: Natural Gas Reforming (public domain) (reference only).
- Also checked against PubChem compound records (reference only; no text copied).
- Also checked against NASA NSSDC planetary fact sheets, PubChem compound records and CropNutrition (reference only; no text copied).
- Checked against US Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-262, Impacts of Volcanic Gases on Climate, the Environment, and People (1997) (public domain) (reference only).
- Also checked against the AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) required practical handbook, version 5.4 (April 2025), PubChem compound records and CIAAW standard atomic weights (reference only; no text copied).
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