AQA A Level Chemistry Exam Questions By Topic

Fundamental Particles, Mass Number & Isotopes, Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry, Shells & Orbitals, Electron Configuration, Ionisation Energy, Ionisation Energy: Trends & Evidence

Relative Atomic Mass & Relative Molecular Mass, Empirical & Molecular Formula, Balanced Equations, Reaction Yields, Atom Economy, Hydrated Salts

The Mole & the Avogadro Constant, Reacting Masses, Reacting Volumes, The Ideal Gas Equation

Changes in State: Energy Changes, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Dative Covalent Bonding, Dot & Cross Diagrams, Metallic Bonding, Properties of Ionic Compounds, Properties of Covalent Substances, Properties of Metallic Substances, Effects of Structure & Bonding

Shapes of Simple Molecules & Ions, Bond Polarity, Types of Forces between Molecules, Effects of Forces Between Molecules

Bond Energy, Energy Level Diagrams, Enthalpy Changes, Calorimetry, Hess' Law, Applications of Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies

Collision Theory, Measuring Rates of Reaction, Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions, Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate, Effect of Concentration & Pressure, Catalysts

Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier's Principle, The Equilibrium Constant, Kc, Calculations Involving the Equilibrium Constant, Changes Which Affect the Equilibrium

Oxidation & Reduction, Oxidation States: The Rules, Redox Equations

Classification of an Element, Trends of Period 3 Elements: Atomic Radius, Trends of Period 3 Elements: First Ionisation Energy, Trends of Period 3 Elements: Melting Point

Trends in Group 2: The Alkaline Earth Metals, Solubility of Group 2 Compounds: Hydroxides & Sulfates, Reactions of Group 2, Uses of Group 2 Elements

Physical Properties of Group 7, Chemical Properties of Group 7, Testing for Halide Ions, Uses & Reactions of Chlorine

Functional Groups, Types of Formulae, Nomenclature, Structural Isomerism, Stereoisomerism

Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil, Modification of Alkanes by Cracking, Combustion of Alkanes, Chlorination of Alkanes

Reactivity of Halogenoalkanes, Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, Ozone Depletion

Structure, Bonding & Reactivity, Isomerism in Alkenes, Reactions of Alkenes, Test for Unsaturation, Addition Polymers, Solution to Plastic Pollution

Classifying Alcohols, Alcohol Production, Oxidation of Alcohols, Combustion of Alcohols, Elimination Reactions of Alcohols

Identification of Functional Groups by Test-Tube Reactions, Mass spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy

Fundamentals of Reaction Mechanisms, Chlorination of Alkanes, Nucleophilic Substitution, Elimination, Electrophilic Addition

Making a Volumetric Solution, Performing a Titration & Volumetric Analysis, Measurement of an Enthalpy Change, Factors Affecting the Rate of a Reaction

Reactions of Group 2 Elements, Identifying Anions & Cations, Distillation of a Product from a Reaction, Testing for Organic Functional Groups

Thermodynamic Terms, Born-Haber Cycles, Born-Haber Calculations, Comparing Lattice Enthalpies, Enthalpy of Solution & Hydration, Entropy, Gibbs Free Energy, Reaction Feasibility

Rate Equations, Deriving Rate Equations, Rate Equation Calculations, The Arrhenius Equation, Finding Activation Energy, Concentration-Time Graphs, Rate-Concentration Graphs, Rate Determining Step

Kp Expressions, Partial Pressure, Changes in Temperature & Pressure

Representing Cells, Standard Electrode Potentials, Predicting Reactions, Commercial Cells, Lithium Cells, Fuel Cells

Brønsted–Lowry Acid & Bases, pH & [H⁺], The Ionic Product of Water

Acid Dissociation Constant, pKₐ, Titrations, pH Curves, Buffers

Na & Mg with water, Reaction with Oxygen, Melting Point Trend, Oxides Reacting with Water

General Properties of Transition Metals, Ligand Exchange, Shapes of Complex Ions, Formation of Coloured Ions, Variable Oxidation States, Redox Titrations, Catalysis

Metal-Aqua Ions, Reactions with Bases

Optical Isomerism, Identifying Chiral Centres, Racemic Mixtures

Aldehydes & Ketones, Reduction of Carbonyls, Nucleophilic Addition

Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Biodiesel, Ester Hydrolysis, Acylation, Manufacture of Aspirin

Structure of Benzene, Nitration of Benzene, Friedel–Crafts Acylation

Preparation of Amines, Basic Properties, Nucleophilic Substitution, Nucleophilic Addition–Elimination, Quaternary Ammonium Salts

Condensation Polymers, Biodegradability & Disposal of Polymers

Amino Acids, Proteins, Enzymes, DNA, Anticancer Drugs

Organic Synthesis

Organic Mechanisms

Principles of NMR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR

Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Column Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Interpreting Chromatograms

Required Practical 7, Required Practical 8, Required Practical 9, Entropy of Vaporisation, Iodine Clock Reaction, Determination of Kc, Making Simple Cells, Finding Ka, Titration Curves, Making Buffers

Required Practical 11, Testing Period 3 Oxides, Ligand Substitution Experiments, Redox Titrations, Vanadium Oxidation States, Colorimetry & Complex Ions, Autocatalysis Experiments, Identifying Ions, Reactions of Metal-Aqua Ions

Required Practical 10a, Required Practical 10b, Testing Aldehydes & Ketones, Required Practical 12