AQA A Level Chemistry Anki Flashcards

AQA A Level Chemistry Anki Flashcards – Papers 1, 2 and 3

This is a complete AQA A Level Chemistry Anki flashcard deck built specifically to match how AQA award marks.

• 2100+ Anki flashcards
• Exam-board specific
• Written to train exam technique rather than memorisation

The deck is built using:

• the official AQA specification
• multiple years of AQA past papers
• AQA mark schemes
• AQA examiner reports

The focus is not just learning content, but learning how to answer exam questions in a way that gains marks.

What the deck covers

The deck follows the AQA exam structure and includes the full course content.

Physical Chemistry

• Atomic structure
• Amount of substance
• Bonding and structure
• Energetics
• Kinetics and rate equations
• Chemical equilibria (Kc and Kp)
• Acids and bases
• Redox and electrochemistry
• Thermodynamics

Inorganic Chemistry

• Periodicity
• Group 2
• Group 7
• Period 3 elements and oxides
• Transition metals
• Reactions of ions in aqueous solution

Organic Chemistry

• Organic foundations and skills
• Alkanes
• Halogenoalkanes
• Alkenes
• Alcohols
• Organic analysis (IR and mass spectrometry)
• Optical isomerism
• Aldehydes and ketones
• Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Aromatic chemistry
• Amines
• Polymers
• Amino acids, proteins and DNA
• NMR spectroscopy
• Organic synthesis
• Chromatography

Required Practicals

• All required AQA Chemistry practicals
• Practical techniques and observations
• Data analysis and calculations
• Uncertainty and error
• Evaluation and improvements

How the cards are written

Every card is written to be markscheme specific.

• One bullet point per mark
• AQA command words only
• No vague or combined points
• No unnecessary information
• Answers written exactly how AQA credit them

If a point does not score a mark, it is not included.

Built from real AQA exams

The deck was created by analysing multiple years of AQA past papers to identify:

• the most commonly asked exam questions
• how the same topics are tested in different contexts
• where students consistently lose marks

These patterns are built directly into the flashcards.

Common mistakes

• Includes exam-style questions based on frequent errors identified in AQA examiner reports
• Designed to help avoid losing easy marks and common traps

Paper 3 done properly

Paper 3 is treated as a core part of the deck, not an afterthought.

• Exam-style practical questions
• Multi-step calculations
• Data handling and graph questions
• Uncertainty and error
• Evaluation and limitations
• Synoptic questions linking physical, inorganic and organic chemistry

How to use the deck

• Designed to be used straight away with Anki spaced repetition
• Suitable for Year 12 and Year 13
• Can be used alongside lessons or past papers
• Especially useful for improving exam technique

This is not a notes deck. It is designed to train exam performance.

Format

• Delivered as an Anki .apkg file
• Works on desktop and mobile

The note type and formatting should not be edited, as this will break the exam structure of the cards.

Updates

• Free lifetime updates
• Cards are updated whenever the AQA specification or exam style changes
• Additional cards added when new exam trends appear