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📐 A-Level Chemistry

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level Chemistry revision notes. 9 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Three papers; Paper 3 includes practical-skills and synoptic multiple choice. Clear division into physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. Twelve required practicals.
Edexcel: Three papers with clear formula sheets. Sixteen core practical activities; applied and practical questions foregrounded in Paper 3.
OCR: Offered as OCR A (traditional) with a synoptic 'Unified Chemistry' Paper 3, and OCR B (Salters, context-led). Practical work runs as twelve PAGs.
WJEC: Welsh board; unitised structure. Content aligns closely with the English specifications.
CCEA: Northern Ireland's board; unitised assessment with content broadly mirroring other boards.

📊 Course Overview

A-Level Chemistry covers 8 topic areas with 9 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Aromatic (1 topic)

Atomic (1 topic)

Energetics (1 topic)

Equilibria, (1 topic)

Kinetics (1 topic)

Organic (2 topics)

Redox (1 topic)

Thermodynamics (1 topic)