What is a eukaryotic cell?
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A cell that contains its genetic material enclosed within a nucleus. Plant and animal cells are eukaryotic.
A-Level Chemistry Flashcards
A-Level Chemistry covers physical, inorganic and organic chemistry. You need to recall reagents and conditions, mechanism steps, test observations and definitions, then apply them to unfamiliar compounds. Flashcards suit the recall side well. They don’t replace practice with calculations, drawing curly-arrow mechanisms or longer written answers.
The exam boards cover similar chemistry but split topics across papers differently and use different required practicals and wording. Use the deck tagged with your board, and check your board’s specification if you’re unsure whether a topic is on your course.
The Nextutor A-Level Chemistry flashcard library has 19 decks and 300 cards across 6 topics, including Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Transition Metals and more. Decks are tagged by exam board (AQA, Edexcel and OCR) so you can revise from the version that matches your course.
- 19 decks
- 300 cards
- 6 topics
- Exam boards: AQA, Edexcel, OCR
- Updated April 2026
Topics
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Transition Metals
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Inorganic Chemistry and Periodicity
Electrochemistry and Redox
How A-Level Chemistry is examined
- All three boards set three written papers at the end of the course. AQA uses three 2-hour papers; Edexcel two of 1 hour 45 minutes and one of 2 hours 30 minutes; OCR A two of 2 hours 15 minutes and one of 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Ofqual requires at least 20% of the marks to assess maths skills.
- At least 15% of exam marks assess practical skills, through questions in the written papers.
- The practical endorsement is assessed by your teacher: at least 12 practical activities, reported separately as Pass or Not Classified. It does not count towards your grade.
| Exam board | Papers |
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| AQA7405300 marks in total |
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| Edexcel9CH0300 marks in total |
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| OCR AH432270 marks in total |
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OCR Chemistry B (Salters), WJEC Eduqas and CCEA are not covered here.
Checked against the official specifications on 10 October 2026: AQA A-level Chemistry 7405: scheme of assessment · AQA AS and A-level Chemistry specification · Pearson Edexcel A level Chemistry (9CH0) specification · OCR A Level Chemistry A (H432) specification · Ofqual GCE subject level conditions for science · Ofqual GCE subject level guidance for science
How to revise A-Level Chemistry with flashcards
Learn organic reactions in both directions
Make one card from starting compound to product, with the reagent and conditions on the back, and a second that starts from the product and asks how you would make it. Questions often ask for a route, so you need to work backwards too.
Put conditions on the card, not just the reagent
Warm, reflux, distil, concentrated or dilute, an acid catalyst, ethanol or water as solvent: these details often carry the mark. If your answer misses one, count the card as wrong.
Use cards for observations and tests
Colour changes, precipitates, gases and test results suit short question-and-answer cards. Write the full observation, such as the colour before and after, not a single word.
Recall mechanism steps, then draw them on paper
A card can check the mechanism name, the attacking species and the order of steps. It can’t check where your curly arrows start and end, so draw the full mechanism by hand and compare it with a mark scheme.
Practise calculations outside the flashcards
Use cards for expressions, units and definitions, such as Kc or enthalpy of formation. Moles, titrations, pH, Kp and rate calculations need worked practice with past paper questions.
Sample A-Level Chemistry flashcards
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State the two main methods of ionisation in time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry.
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The two methods are electron impact ionisation and electrospray ionisation. Electron impact fires high-energy electrons to knock off an electron, while electrospray uses a high-voltage needle and a volatile solvent to attach a proton.
Define a transition metal.
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A transition metal is a d-block element that can form at least one stable ion with an incomplete d sub-level.
What is chromatography?
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A technique for separating mixtures based on distribution between phases.
What is periodicity?
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The periodic trends in elements due to atomic structure.
What is electrochemistry
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Study of chemical reactions involving electron transfer
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