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CCEA AS Chemistry, memorised in year one.

Everything the AS examines and nothing from the second year. Drill the 20 topics you are actually sitting in Northern Ireland this summer.

  • AS of 1110
  • 20 topics
  • 120 subtopics

What CCEA AS Chemistry covers, and what it leaves out

CCEA AS Chemistry is the first year of the 1110 course and a qualification in its own right, examined in 2 units, Unit AS 1 and Unit AS 2. This page holds only what the AS examines: 20 topics across 120 subtopics, 1,686 active recall questions, starting with Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance, Atomic Structure and Bonding. The 16 topics kept back for the second year are not shown, so nothing here is content you have not been taught yet.

Starting the second year? The full CCEA A-Level Chemistry page adds the A2 topics on top of everything here.

CCEA GCE Chemistry, subject code 1110, qualification number 601/8512/0 at A level and 601/8511/9 at AS, first teaching September 2016. Read the CCEA specification ↗

How it is assessed

Unit AS 1

Basic Concepts in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

  • FORMULAE, EQUATIONS AND AMOUNTS OF SUBSTANCE
  • ATOMIC STRUCTURE
  • BONDING
  • INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND STRUCTURE
  • SHAPES OF MOLECULES AND IONS
  • REDOX
  • THE HALOGENS
  • ACID-BASE TITRATIONS
  • QUALITATIVE TESTS

Unit AS 2

Further Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and an Introduction to Organic Chemistry

  • FORMULAE AND AMOUNTS OF A SUBSTANCE
  • NOMENCLATURE AND ISOMERISM IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
  • ALKANES
  • ALKENES
  • HALOGENOALKANES
  • ALCOHOLS
  • INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
  • ENERGETICS
  • KINETICS
  • EQUILIBRIUM
  • GROUP II ELEMENTS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

The full specification

20 topics, 120 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.

01Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance5 subtopics
02Atomic Structure11 subtopics
03Bonding8 subtopics
04Intermolecular Forces and Structure4 subtopics
05Shapes of Molecules and Ions4 subtopics
06Redox5 subtopics

How you work through it

Pick the mode that fits the time you have.

Try three questions

No account needed. Answer from memory first.

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Key term

Explain why the molar mass of an element in g mol⁻¹ is numerically equal to its relative atomic mass.

Key term

9.75 g of zinc reacts with 3.20 g of sulfur to form zinc sulfide. Which reactant is in excess?

Numbers

Hydrated magnesium sulfate is found to be 51.1% water by mass. Calculate the number of moles of water of crystallisation.

Spaced Repetition Schedule

How reviews are timed

Levo will automatically distribute all of your progress into a spaced repetition calendar. Once you’ve answered, it’s scheduled for you on the next day in the spaced repetition schedule. Over time, the gaps between your recall get bigger, from a day to three years, reinforcing memorisation over a long period of time.

Interval sequence

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What is inside Levo

Six ways to work the same material

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2Open book
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See a huge jump in your memorisation

Answer cold, learn it, then prove it stuck. Levo tracks the jump between your first attempt and your last.

Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
Atomic Structure
Bonding
Intermolecular Forces and Structure

Cram a whole paper in one sitting

Sort every topic into what you know and what you do not, then drill only the weak ones.

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Blank Blitz consolidates the facts

Rapid timed gap-fills on the terms and numbers you need to recall without thinking.

AThe reactants total 159.6 + 84.0 = 243.6.
BThe two moles of iron have a mass of 111.6.
CThe atom economy is 45.8%.

Build It trains answer structure

Assemble a full-mark answer from its marking points, in the order an examiner wants them.

There are 1000 cm³ in one dm³.
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Test It catches misconceptions

Spot the fault in a statement. The traps are the mistakes students actually make.

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Brain Breaks between sessions

Short focus games to reset attention, so the next set lands better than the last.

Chemistry revision questions

Common questions about revising CCEA AS-Level Chemistry. Tap any to open it.

What is on CCEA AS Chemistry?

20 topics across 120 subtopics, examined in Unit AS 1 and Unit AS 2. They are all listed on this page, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it. The full topic list is Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance, Atomic Structure, Bonding, Intermolecular Forces and Structure, Shapes of Molecules and Ions, Redox and more.

Does AS Chemistry count towards the full A level?

Yes. In Northern Ireland the AS units are marked as a standalone AS qualification and also carry forward into the full CCEA A level, which is why the first year matters more here than it does in England. Check the current weighting on the 1110 specification, as it is set by the board rather than by us.

What is the difference between AS and A level Chemistry?

AS is the first-year units only. The A level adds 16 further topics, among them Lattice Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy, Rates of Reaction, Equilibrium and Acid-Base Equilibria, and expects you to connect them back to the AS material. Work the AS content here, then move up to the full A level page when you start the second year.

When do you sit CCEA AS Chemistry?

Normally at the end of Year 12, in the summer series. That gives you one year to memorise 1,686 questions' worth of material, which is roughly 9 questions a day across an academic year if you start in September.

How should you revise for AS Chemistry?

By retrieval, not rereading. Cover the answer, pull it from memory, then check. Levo runs that loop across all 20 AS topics and brings each question back on a spaced schedule, so what you learn in September is still there in June.

Is it worth revising AS content again for the A level?

Yes, and it is the mistake most students make. The second-year papers assume the first year, and in Northern Ireland the AS marks usually count towards the final grade as well. Keeping the AS material on a spaced schedule through Year 13 costs far less time than relearning it.

How many questions are there for CCEA AS Chemistry?

1,686, written from the 1110 subject content and grouped into 120 subtopics so you can work one small area at a time rather than a whole topic at once.

Can you use Levo for just the AS year?

Yes. Pick your subject, choose the AS topics on the topic screen, and every mode — the 3-step method, Cram, Blank Blitz, Build It and Test It — works only that material. Add the second-year topics when you get to them.

Every question in Chemistry, on a schedule.

Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.

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