Year 12 Chemistry Success Hub (OCR A)

Description

This package is designed for students who want to strengthen their understanding of Year 12 / AS Level chemistry — whether you’re preparing for mocks, end-of-year assessments, class tests, or AS exams.

The package is suitable for A Level chemistry students (OCR A) who are aiming for high grades. It focuses on building secure knowledge alongside the exam skills students typically struggle with at this stage. If you later need support for the full A Level exams, the Year 13 Exam Prep Hub is also available.

Each topic includes a structured checklist, targeted practice questions, and supporting revision materials. The accompanying exam masterclasses work through challenging examples, highlight common misconceptions, and develop the techniques needed to approach exam questions with confidence.

Alongside the core topic content, students also receive:

✔ A dedicated calculations course covering key quantitative skills
✔ Exam-style assessments to test understanding
✔ Full video walkthroughs and/or detailed mark schemes and notes explaining solutions and exam technique

Topics included

Atomic structure and ionisation energy
Calculations and gas volumes
Titrations and solution calculations
Organic chemistry: isomers and naming compounds
Organic reaction mechanisms
Bonding and structure
Shapes of molecules and intermolecular forces
Acids, bases and chemical equations
Redox and periodic trends
Enthalpy changes (Part 1 – calculating enthalpy changes and Hess’ Law)
Alcohols, aldehydes and ketones
Kinetics and equilibria
Organic analysis (Part 1 – combustion, IR, and mass spectrometry)