AQA GCSE Chemistry revision guide – About Oxford Revise
Get complete coverage of AQA GCSE Chemistry in one easy-to-use book. You will revise the complete course, from the periodic table to how we use the Earth’s resources.
Use the exam-style-question practice to build your confidence for the exam. In addition, hints and tips from a revision expert offer you extra support. Worked examples help you with both the science skills and required practical skills.
Revise effectively with Oxford Revise
This guide covers every topic in the AQA GCSE Chemistry course in depth, using clear, easy-to-understand language. For instance:
- Key terms boxes highlight the important words and language that you need to understand and help you to use them confidently.
- Revision tips give you quick ways to understand the core concepts and practice remembering them.
Exam Practice
Each chapter has lots of exam-style questions for you to practice. These are designed to build your confidence, consolidate your knowledge and stretch your understanding. As well as this, there are helpful tips throughout:
- Exam tips show you how to interpret questions, what you need to do in your answers, and give you advice on how to get as many marks as possible.
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Contents list
Chemistry
- Chapter 1 C1: The atom
- Chapter 2 C2: Covalent bonding
- Chapter 3 C3: Ionic and metallic bonding and structure
- Chapter 4 C4: The Periodic Table
- Chapter 5 C5: Transition metals and nanotech
- Chapter 6 C6: Chemical calculations with mass
- Chapter 7 C7: Chemical calculations with moles
- Chapter 8 C8: Reactions of metals
- Chapter 9 C9: Reactions of acids
- Chapter 10 C10: Electrolysis
- Chapter 11 C11: Energy changes
- Chapter 12 C12: Rates of reaction
- Chapter 13 C13: Equilibrium
- Chapter 14 C14: Crude oil and fuels
- Chapter 15 C15: Organic reactions
- Chapter 16 C16: Polymers
- Chapter 17 C17: Chemical analysis
- Chapter 18 C18: The Earth’s atmosphere
- Chapter 19 C19: Using the Earth’s resources
- Chapter 20 C20: Making our resources
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Answers
The Oxford Revise approach
Oxford Revise uses a clear three-step method to get you ready for your exams.
1. Knowledge – Learn the facts through an easy-to-follow ‘Knowledge Organiser’ in each chapter.
2. Retrieval – Check you’ve retained the exam knowledge, through quick-fire recall questions and answers.
3. Practice – Put your knowledge into practice by completing plenty of exam-style questions.
In addition, there are lots of hints and tips from revision and subject experts on how to plan your revision and helpful advice on techniques to build exam confidence.
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