Welcome to the new AQA A-Level Chemistry course — 2nd Year
Free notes, practice questions and answers for the full AQA Chemistry (7405) A-level specification. Jump into any topic below, or grab the official A-level data sheet to keep at hand while you study.
Course topics
Click any topic for free notes, practice questions and answers. The right-hand columns show which AQA exam paper(s) each topic appears in. Topics 10–20 are A-level only and do not appear on the AS papers.
| Topic | Title | Which AS exam? | Which A-level exam? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thermodynamics | n/a | 1 only |
| 11 | How Far How Fast II | n/a | Both |
| 12 | Acids, Bases and Buffers | n/a | 1 only |
| 13 | Electrochemistry | n/a | 1 only |
| 14 | The Reactions of Period 3 Elements and their Oxides | n/a | 1 only |
| 15 | Transition Metals and Complex Ions | n/a | 1 only |
| 16 | Aldehydes, Ketones and Optical Isomerism | n/a | 2 only |
| 17 | Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Esters and Acylation | n/a | 2 only |
| 18 | Aromatic Chemistry | n/a | 2 only |
| 19 | Amino Acids, Polymers, Organic Synthesis and Biochemistry | n/a | 2 only |
| 20 | Spectroscopy and Chromatography | n/a | 2 only |
Finished the course? Scroll down for the link to the Assessment Points and Practice Papers.
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Mid-course check-ins, end-of-topic tests and full A-level practice papers — everything you need to put the whole course together.
