Make up a volumetric solution and carry out a simple acid–base titration
Apparatus and techniques: a,d,e,f,k
First-year AQA Chemistry
Year 12 AQA Chemistry
The first-year content is shared by AS Chemistry 7404 and the first year of the full A-level 7405 course.
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AS papers and full A-level papers
Both sets are useful during the two-year course. Their qualification codes and paper structures are different.
AS Chemistry 7404
Year 12 content only
Two 80-mark papers: AS Paper 1 and AS Paper 2. These are particularly useful for end-of-Year-12 tests and first-year revision.
Open AS 7404 papers → Full A-level Chemistry 7405Year 12 and Year 13 content
Three papers covering the complete course. Year 13 students can combine these with AS papers when revisiting first-year topics.
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Paper numbers
7404/1 and 7404/2 are AS papers. 7405/1, 7405/2 and 7405/3 are full A-level papers. Tracker scores are kept separately for each qualification.
Year 12 topic map
AS papers and full A-level papers are shown separately so the paper numbers stay unambiguous.
Spec3.1.1
TopicAtomic structure
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 3
Spec3.1.2
TopicAmount of substance
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.1.3
TopicBonding
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.1.4
TopicEnergetics
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.1.5
TopicKinetics
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.1.6
TopicChemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.1.7
TopicOxidation, reduction and redox equations
AreaPhysical chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 3
Spec3.2.1
TopicPeriodicity
AreaInorganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 3
Spec3.2.2
TopicGroup 2, the alkaline earth metals
AreaInorganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 3
Spec3.2.3
TopicGroup 7(17), the halogens
AreaInorganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 1
Full A-level 7405
Paper 1Paper 3
Spec3.3.1
TopicIntroduction to organic chemistry
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.3.2
TopicAlkanes
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.3.3
TopicHalogenoalkanes
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.3.4
TopicAlkenes
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.3.5
TopicAlcohols
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
Spec3.3.6
TopicOrganic analysis
AreaOrganic chemistry
AS 7404
Paper 2
Full A-level 7405
Paper 2Paper 3
AQA AS Chemistry 7404 Paper 1 covers sections 3.1.1 to 3.1.4, 3.1.6 and 3.1.7 plus inorganic chemistry; AS Paper 2 covers sections 3.1.2 to 3.1.6 plus organic chemistry.
Year 12 required practicals
Measurement of an enthalpy change
Apparatus and techniques: a,d,k
Investigation of how the rate of a reaction changes with temperature
Apparatus and techniques: a,b,k
Simple test-tube reactions to identify specified cations and anions
Apparatus and techniques: d,k
Distillation of a product from a reaction
Apparatus and techniques: b,d,k
Tests for alcohol, aldehyde, alkene and carboxylic acid
Apparatus and techniques: b,d,k