The WJEC examination board provides qualifications for schools and colleges in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and several independent regions. Comparatively, it’s a small board in the UK but we want all our teacher and student subscribers to feel supported in their A-level Chemistry studies. Thankfully, WJEC falls under Eduqas, and all six of the UK’s main examination boards have a lot of similarities and overlap. Scroll through our handy table of resources below to direct you to all the information you need to excel in your tuition, revision and examinations.
Topic | WJEC specification | Reference document | Additional content required |
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THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE OF MATTER |
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1.1 |
Formulae and equations |
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1.2 |
Basic idea about atoms |
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Radioactivity, atomic emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom, order of increasing energy of infrared, visible and ultraviolet light, Lyman series |
1.3 |
Chemical calculations |
Edexcel: 16. Redox equilibria (Calculating the uncertainties in measurements) |
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1.4 |
Bonding |
intermediate character of many bonds between purely ionic and purely covalent |
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1.5 |
Solid structures |
Cell | |
1.6 |
The periodic table |
CIE: 09. The periodic table: chemical periodicity . |
Cell |
1.7 |
Simple equilibria and acid-base reactions |
AQA: 06. Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc |
Cell |
Cell |
ENERGY, RATE AND CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS |
Cell | Cell |
2.1 |
Thermochemistry |
Cell | |
2.2 |
Rates of reaction |
Cell | |
2.3 |
The wider impact of chemistry |
N/A |
Cell |
2.4 |
Organic compounds |
Cell | |
2.5 |
Hydrocarbons |
AQA: 19. Introduction to organic chemistry |
Cell |
2.6 |
Halogenoalkanes |
CIE: 38. Chromatography and qualitative analysis (test for halogenoalkanes) |
Cell |
2.7 |
Alcohols and carboxylic acids |
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reaction of carboxylic acids with hydrogen carbonates |
2.8 |
Instrumental analysis |
OCR: 21. Analytical techniques |
Cell |
Cell |
PHYSICAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
Cell | Cell |
3.1
3.2 |
Redox and standard electrode potential Redox reactions |
Cell | |
3.3 |
Chemistry of the p-block |
CIE: 09. The periodic table: chemical periodicity CIE: 1 1. Group 17 |
Group 3 elements, properties of CO2 and PbO, Bonding in group 4 chlorides and their reaction with water |
3.4 |
Chemistry of the d-block transition metals |
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Cell |
3.5 |
Chemical kinetics |
Cell | |
3.6 |
Enthalpy changes for solids and solutions |
Cell | |
3.7 |
Entropy and feasibility of reactions |
Cell | |
3.8 |
Equilibrium constants |
Cell | |
3.9 |
Acid-base equilibria |
Cell | |
Cell |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS |
Cell | Cell |
4.1 |
Stereoisomerism |
AQA: 19. Introduction to organic chemistry (E-Z isomerism) |
Cell |
4.2 |
Aromaticity |
CIE: 15. Hydrocarbons (Electrophilic substitution of benzene) |
Cell |
4.3 |
Alcohols and phenols |
AQA: 21. Halogenoalkanes (forming primary and secondary alcohols from halogenoalkanes) AQA: 26. Aldehydes and ketones (forming primary and secondary alcohols from carbonyl compounds) |
FeCl3(aq) test for phenols |
4.4 |
Aldehydes and ketones |
addition of HCN to propanone |
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4.5 |
Carboxylic acids and their derivatives |
CIE: 19. Carboxylic acids and derivatives Edexcel: 28. Carboxylic acids (Reduction of carboxylic acids) CIE: 15. Hydrocarbons (Oxidation of side chains in arenes) OCR: 36. Carbon-carbon bond formation |
decarboxylation of carboxylic acids,conversion of carboxylic acids to nitriles |
4.6 |
Amines |
reaction of primary amines (aliphatic) with cold nitric(III) acid,origin of colour in terms of the wavelengths of visible light absorbed |
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4.7 |
Amino acids, peptides and proteins |
Cell | |
4.8 |
Organic synthesis and analysis |
AQA: 33. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
Cell |