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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 57 - DNA
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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 57 - DNA

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.3.13.4 - DNA. Specification Point 3.3.13.5 - Action of anticancer drugs. Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Presentations Chapter 1 - Particles and Mixtures
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Complete set of concise, modern presentations for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry (4CH1) Chapter 1 - Particles and Mixtures. Contains colour coded specification points. Six presentations included: 1 - States of Matter 2 - Solutions and Solubility 3 - Calculating Solubility 4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixture 5 - Methods of Separation 6 - Paper Chromatography
Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 2
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Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 2

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Back by popular demand! Our heads of department have once again been hard at work to create a series of predicted exams for Summer 2025! These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following paper: AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 2 - Organic and Physical Chemistry (7405/2). Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 2 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.5 - Kinetics • 3.1.9 - Rate equations • 3.3.1 - Introduction to organic chemistry • 3.3.2 - Alkanes • 3.3.3 - Haloalkanes • 3.3.5 - Alcohols • 3.3.6 - Organic analysis • 3.3.8 - Aldehydes and ketones • 3.3.9 - Carboxylic acids and derivatives • 3.3.10 - Aromatic chemistry • 3.3.13 - Amino acids, proteins and DNA • 3.3.14 - Organic synthesis Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2025 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 1
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Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 1

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Back by popular demand! Our heads of department have once again been hard at work to create a series of predicted exams for Summer 2025! These questions are completely original and have never been seen before. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following paper: AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 1 - Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (7405/1). Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 1 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.2 - Amount of substance • 3.1.3 - Bonding • 3.1.4 - Energetics • 3.1.6 - Chemical equilibria • 3.1.7 - Oxidation, reduction and redox equations • 3.1.8 - Thermodynamics • 3.1.10 - Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems • 3.1.11 - Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells • 3.1.12 - Acids and bases • 3.2.5 - Transition metals Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2025 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 3
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Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exam - Paper 3

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Back by popular demand! Our heads of department have once again been hard at work to create a series of predicted exams for Summer 2025! These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following paper: AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 3 (7405/3). Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 3 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.2 - Amount of substance • 3.1.3 - Bonding • 3.1.7 - Oxidation, reduction and redox equations • 3.1.11 - Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells • 3.2.5 - Transition metals • 3.2.6 - Reactions of ions in aqueous solution • 3.3.6 - Organic analysis • 3.3.8 - Aldehydes and ketones • 3.3.9 - Carboxylic acids and derivatives • 3.3.10 - Aromatic chemistry • 3.3.12 - Polymers • 3.3.13 - Amino acids, proteins and DNA • 3.3.14 - Organic synthesis Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2025 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exams - Papers 1-3
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Summer 2025 AQA A Level Chemistry Predicted Exams - Papers 1-3

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Look no further, the complete set of AQA A Level Chemistry (7405) predicted exams for Summer 2025. 3 full papers with mark schemes. These questions are completely original and have been designed from scratch. There has been no reuse of previous exam questions. This is for the following papers: 7405/1, 7405/2 and 7405/3 For Paper 1: Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 1 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.2 - Amount of substance • 3.1.3 - Bonding • 3.1.4 - Energetics • 3.1.6 - Chemical equilibria • 3.1.7 - Oxidation, reduction and redox equations • 3.1.8 - Thermodynamics • 3.1.10 - Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems • 3.1.11 - Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells • 3.1.12 - Acids and bases • 3.2.5 - Transition metals For Paper 2: Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 2 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.5 - Kinetics • 3.1.9 - Rate equations • 3.3.1 - Introduction to organic chemistry • 3.3.2 - Alkanes • 3.3.3 - Haloalkanes • 3.3.5 - Alcohols • 3.3.6 - Organic analysis • 3.3.8 - Aldehydes and ketones • 3.3.9 - Carboxylic acids and derivatives • 3.3.10 - Aromatic chemistry • 3.3.13 - Amino acids, proteins and DNA • 3.3.14 - Organic synthesis For Paper 3: Our predicted paper follows the format of the true AQA A Level Chemistry Paper 3 closely. It is also the exact duration and mark-count, with questions of variable difficulty. A detailed mark scheme is also attached. The paper covers the following specification points: • 3.1.2 - Amount of substance • 3.1.3 - Bonding • 3.1.7 - Oxidation, reduction and redox equations • 3.1.11 - Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells • 3.2.5 - Transition metals • 3.2.6 - Reactions of ions in aqueous solution • 3.3.6 - Organic analysis • 3.3.8 - Aldehydes and ketones • 3.3.9 - Carboxylic acids and derivatives • 3.3.10 - Aromatic chemistry • 3.3.12 - Polymers • 3.3.13 - Amino acids, proteins and DNA • 3.3.14 - Organic synthesis Disclaimer: This document was created by department heads with many years of experience teaching the AQA A Level Chemistry course. We cannot however guarantee that it is an accurate representation of the 2025 examinations and students should not treat it as such. Please use this as an aid, alongside other methods of revision.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 7 - Atoms and Molecules
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 7 - Atoms and Molecules

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.14 - Know what is meant by the terms atom and molecule. Specification Point 1.15 - Know the structure of an atom in terms of the positions, relative masses and relative charges of subatomic particles. Specification Point 1.16 - Know what is meant by the terms atomic number, mass number, isotopes and relative atomic mass (Ar). Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.8 - Understand how to classify a substance as an element, compound or mixture. Specification Point 1.9 - Understand that a pure substance has a fixed melting and boiling point, but that a mixture may melt or boil over a range of temperatures. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 9 - Formulae and Calculations
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 9 - Formulae and Calculations

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.25 - Understand how to write word equations and balanced chemical equations (including state symbols). Specification Point 1.26 - Calculate relative formula masses (including relative molecular masses) from relative atomic masses. Specification Point 1.27 - Know that the mole is the unit for the amount of a substance. Specification Point 1.28 - Understand how to carry out calculations involving amount of substance, relative atomic mass and relative formula mass. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 14 - Metallic Bonding
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 14 - Metallic Bonding

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.52C - Know how to represent a metallic lattice by a 2-D diagram. Specification Point 1.53C - Understand metallic bonding in terms of electrostatic attractions. Specification Point 1.54C - Explain typical physical properties of metals, including electrical conductivity and malleability. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 20 - The Uses of Metals
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 20 - The Uses of Metals

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.22C - Know that most metals are extracted from ores found in the Earth’s crust and that unreactive metals are often found as the uncombined element. Specification Point 2.23C - Explain how the method of extraction of a metal is related to its position in the reactivity series, illustrated by carbon extraction for iron and electrolysis for aluminium. Specification Point 2.24C - Be able to comment on a metal extraction process, given appropriate information. Specification Point 2.25C - Explain the uses of aluminium, copper, iron and steel in terms of their properties. Specification Point 2.26C - Know that an alloy is a mixture of a metal and one or more elements, usually other metals or carbon. Specification Point 2.27C - Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 19 - Metals and the Reactivity Series
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 19 - Metals and the Reactivity Series

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.15 - Understand how metals can be arranged in a reactivity series based on their reactions with water or dilute acid. Specification Point 2.16 - Understand how metals can be arranged in a reactivity series based on displacement reactions. Specification Point 2.17 - Know the order of reactivity of these metals: potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron, copper, silver, and gold. Specification Point 2.18 - Know the conditions under which iron rusts. Specification Point 2.19 - Understand how the rusting of iron may be prevented by barrier methods, galvanising and sacrificial protection. Specification Point 2.20 - Understand the terms oxidation, reduction, redox, oxidising agent and reducing agent in terms of the gain or loss of oxygen and the loss or gain of electrons. Specification Point 2.21 - Practical: investigate reactions between dilute hydrochloric and sulfuric acids and metals (e.g. magnesium, zinc and iron). Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 24 - Making Salts
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 24 - Making Salts

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.40C - Describe an experiment to prepare a pure, dry sample of a soluble salt, starting from an acid and alkali. Specification Point 2.41C - Describe an experiment to prepare a pure, dry sample of an insoluble salt, starting from 2 soluble reactants. Specification Point 2.43C - Practical: prepare a sample of pure, dry lead (II) sulphate. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 27 - Bond Energies
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 27 - Bond Energies

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.5C - Draw and explain energy level diagrams to represent exothermic and endothermic reactions. Specification Point 3.6C - Know that bond-breaking is an endothermic process and that bond-making is an exothermic process. Specification Point 3.7C - Use bond energies to calculate the enthalpy change during a chemical reaction. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 35 - Organic Compounds Part 2
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 35 - Organic Compounds Part 2

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.29C - Know that alcohols contain the functional group −OH. Specification Point 4.30C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol and name each compound. Specification Point 4.31C - Know that how ethanol can be oxidised. Specification Point 4.32C - Know how ethanol can be manufactured. Specification Point 4.33C - Understand the reasons for fermentation, in the absence of air, and at an optimum temperature. Specification Point 4.34C - Know that carboxylic acids contain the functional group -COOH. Specification Point 4.35C - Understand how to draw structural and displayed formulae for unbranched-chain carboxylic acids with up to four carbon atoms in the molecule, and name each compound. Specification Point 4.36C - Describe the reactions of aqueous solutions of carboxylic acids with metals and metal carbonates. Specification Point 4.37C - Know that vinegar is an aqueous solution containing ethanoic acid. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 32 - Crude Oil
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 32 - Crude Oil

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.7 - Know that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons. Specification Point 4.8 - Describe how the industrial process of fractional distillation separates crude oil into fractions. Specification Point 4.9 - Know the names and uses of the main fractions obtained from crude oil. Specification Point 4.10 - Know the trend in colour, boiling point and viscosity of the main fractions. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 34 - Alkanes and Alkenes
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 34 - Alkanes and Alkenes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.19 - Know the general formula for alkanes. Specification Point 4.20 - Explain why alkanes are classified as saturated hydrocarbons. Specification Point 4.21 - Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formulae for alkanes with up to five carbon atoms in the molecule, and to name the unbranched-chain isomers. Specification Point 4.22 - Describe the reactions of alkanes with halogens in the presence of ultraviolet radiation, limited to mono-substitution. Specification Point 4.23 - Know that alkenes contain a particular functional group (C=C). Specification Point 4.24 - Know the general formula for alkenes. Specification Point 4.25 - Explain why alkenes are classified as unsaturated hydrocarbons. Specification Point 4.26 - Understand how to draw the structural and displayed formulae for alkenes with up to four carbon atoms in the molecule, and name the unbranched-chain isomers. Specification Point 4.27 -Describe the reactions of alkenes with bromine to produce dibromoalkanes. Specification Point 4.28 - Describe how bromine water can be used to distinguish between an alkane and an alkene. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.