Exam reference material

AQA Chemistry data booklet

The A-level booklet contains the periodic table, physical constants and the spectroscopy data used in structure-determination questions.

The chemistry professor consulting spectra and reference tables
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What the booklet contains

  • Periodic table of the elements
  • Fundamental physical constants
  • Infrared absorption data
  • Proton NMR chemical-shift ranges
  • Carbon-13 NMR chemical-shift ranges
  • Selected structures used in organic and biochemical questions
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What GCSE candidates receive

GCSE Chemistry uses the separate AQA periodic-table insert. The A-level spectroscopy tables are outside the GCSE examination material.

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Past papers

Use the same reference while practising

Keep the official booklet open beside each A-level paper. The exam archive includes a direct link at the top of every series page.

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Quick guide

Which table should you use?

IR spectrum

Use the infrared absorption table to connect broad absorption ranges with bond types and functional groups.

Proton NMR

Use the chemical-shift ranges alongside integration and splitting information from the question.

Carbon-13 NMR

Use the carbon chemical-shift ranges to identify distinct carbon environments.

Periodic table

Use the relative atomic masses printed in the official insert when completing numerical work.