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AQA GCSE Chemistry

Fundamental Ideas in Chemistry

Atoms, elements, compounds, formulae, equations and the foundations of chemistry.

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  • Yield = amount of product formed
  • Equilibium position: left = more reactants, less products; right = less reactants, more products
  • Equilibrium position and rate of reaction are not related

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📘 Specification
AQA: Reversible Reactions & Dynamic Equilibrium
The official specification covering reversible reactions, energy changes, dynamic equilibrium and the effects of concentration, temperature and pressure on equilibrium position.
📖 Topic Guide
Chemguide: Reversible Reactions & Equilibria
A free topic hub covering reversible reactions, closed systems, dynamic equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle and the effects of concentration, temperature, pressure and catalysts.
🎨 Visual Guide
RSC: Equilibrium & Reversible Reactions
A student-friendly poster, fact sheet and activities explaining reversible reactions, dynamic equilibrium and why equilibrium is important in industrial chemistry.
🧪 Concentration
Seneca: Concentration & Equilibrium
Free interactive revision on predicting how adding or removing reactants and products changes the position of equilibrium.
🌡️ Temperature
Seneca: Temperature & Equilibrium
Interactive practice predicting equilibrium shifts when temperature changes, using the exothermic and endothermic directions of a reversible reaction.
💨 Pressure
Seneca: Pressure & Equilibrium
Free interactive revision using balanced equations and numbers of gas molecules to predict the effects of changing pressure.
🏭 Industrial Chemistry
AQA: The Haber Process
The official specification for ammonia manufacture, including the reaction, catalyst, temperature and pressure, recycling and the economic compromises involved in choosing industrial conditions.
🎬 Haber Process
Chemguide: Manufacture of Ammonia
A detailed guide with an industrial video and process diagram, explaining temperature, pressure, catalyst, recycling, equilibrium, production costs and the uses of ammonia.
🚀 Apply & Evaluate
Seneca: Haber Process Trade-Offs
Apply equilibrium and rate ideas to the Haber process and explain why industry compromises over temperature and pressure rather than simply choosing conditions that give the greatest equilibrium yield.

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