AQA · A-level
7405 A-level Chemistry
Paper 1: physical and inorganic chemistry. Paper 2: physical and organic chemistry (physical topics are listed under Paper 1). Paper 3: any content, with practical skills.
Source: AQA 7405 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.
Paper 1Paper 1: Physical and inorganic chemistry18 topics
- Atomic structure
Particles, isotopes and orbitals · Ionisation energies2 lessons - Amount of substance
Ideal gases and lattices · The mole and equations · Reacting quantities and titrations3 lessons - Bonding
Types of bonding · Shapes of molecules and polarity · Intermolecular forces3 lessons - Energetics
Enthalpy changes and Hess's law1 lessons - Kinetics
Rates and the Boltzmann distribution1 lessons - Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier's principle and Kc
Equilibrium and Kc1 lessons - Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
Redox and oxidation numbers1 lessons - Thermodynamics
Lattice energy and Born–Haber cycles · Entropy and Gibbs free energy2 lessons - Rate equations
Rate equations and orders1 lessons - Equilibrium constant Kp
Kp, Ksp and partition1 lessons - Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells
Electrode potentials and cells1 lessons - Acids and bases
pH, Ka and buffers · Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases2 lessons - Periodicity
Period 3 trends and oxides1 lessons - Group 2, the alkaline earth metals
Group 2 reactions and trends · Group 2: thermal stability and solubility2 lessons - Group 7 (17), the halogens
Halogens and halides1 lessons - Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides
Period 3 trends and oxides1 lessons - Transition metals
Transition element properties · Complex ions, ligands and colour2 lessons - Reactions of ions in aqueous solution
Reactions of aqua ions1 lessons
Paper 2Paper 2: Organic chemistry16 topics
- Introduction to organic chemistry
Organic nomenclature, isomerism and mechanisms1 lessons - Alkanes
Alkanes and free radicals1 lessons - Halogenoalkanes
Halogenoalkanes1 lessons - Alkenes
Alkenes and electrophilic addition1 lessons - Alcohols
Alcohols1 lessons - Organic analysis
Infrared and mass spectrometry1 lessons - Optical isomerism
Optical isomerism and chirality1 lessons - Aldehydes and ketones
Aldehydes and ketones1 lessons - Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Acyl chlorides and acylation · Carboxylic acids and esters2 lessons - Aromatic chemistry
Phenol · Benzene and electrophilic substitution2 lessons - Amines
Amines and nitriles · Phenylamine, amides and azo dyes2 lessons - Polymers
Condensation polymers · Addition polymers2 lessons - Amino acids, proteins and DNA
Amino acids, peptides and DNA1 lessons - Organic synthesis
Multi-step synthesis · Functional group routes2 lessons - Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
NMR spectroscopy1 lessons - Chromatography
Chromatography techniques1 lessons
Paper 3Paper 3: Practical skills and synoptic1 topics
- Practical skills and data analysis
Practical techniques and data analysis · Planning and evaluating experiments2 lessons