A-level Chemistry data booklet: what each board gives you
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Formula sheet
The card below opens today's A-level Chemistry paper with the periodic table in the drawer. Each board's infrared and NMR data differ in detail, so open the data sheet for your own board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC or CCEA.
A-level Chemistry: Year 1
Values on most sheets
Printed by Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC and CCEA. The AQA booklet has no table of constants. The ionic product of water, 1.00 × 10⁻¹⁴ mol² dm⁻⁶ at 298 K, is printed by Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas and WJEC.
| Quantity | Symbol | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avogadro constant | NA | 6.02 × 10²³ | mol⁻¹ |
What every sheet gives
| Data | Notes |
|---|---|
| Periodic table | every board |
| Infrared absorption ranges | every board |
| Proton NMR chemical shifts | every board |
| Carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts | every board except CCEA |
What no data booklet does
- None of the six gives definitions or reaction conditions.
- Only Edexcel prints electrode potentials, and only OCR prints the Arrhenius equation.
- AQA's booklet has no table of constants.
Choosing your board's sheet
The periodic table is the one thing every board prints. Everything else varies, so use the board pages linked in the comparison and open your own sheet before revision starts.
Spectroscopy data differ in detail. Edexcel separates stretching from bending in infrared, OCR splits C-C, C-X and C-F, and CCEA gives only proton NMR.
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How the boards' data sheets differ
| Board | Sheet | What it holds |
|---|---|---|
| AQA | A-level Chemistry Data Booklet (7405), June 2023 series insert | Periodic table, an element list, three data tables (A infrared, B proton NMR, C carbon-13 NMR) and tables for phosphate and sugars, bases and amino acids; no table of constants |
| Edexcel | Data Booklet (9CH0), Issue 2, Summer 2017 | Physical constants, infrared, NMR, Pauling electronegativities, standard electrode potentials and the periodic table |
| OCR A | Data Sheet for Chemistry A (H032, H432), 4 pages | General information including the Arrhenius equation, infrared, NMR charts and the periodic table |
| Eduqas | GCE AS/A level Chemistry Data Booklet (B410U10-1A) | Constants and conversions, infrared, carbon-13 and proton NMR, and the periodic table |
| WJEC | GCE AS/A level Chemistry Data Booklet | The same opening constants as Eduqas, then infrared, NMR and the periodic table |
| CCEA | Chemistry Data Sheet, GCE A/AS examinations (subject code 1110) | General information, infrared and proton NMR tables, and the periodic table |
Five of the six boards give constants. CCEA gives a handful, AQA gives none, and Edexcel and OCR give the most. Only Edexcel gives standard electrode potentials.
Exam answers
Mark a daily paper on this site and the answers show worked steps. They are our own, not from a board.
Daily papers for every board
Use Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2. Open the data sheet for your own board from the pages linked above.
Mistakes when comparing data sheets
- Using another board's value for the molar gas volume.
- Expecting a table that your board does not print.
- Forgetting that the sheet is data, not formulae.
Common questions
Do you get a data booklet in A-level Chemistry?
Is the A-level Chemistry data booklet the same for every board?
Which board gives electrode potentials in the data booklet?
Does the A-level Chemistry data booklet give equations?
Where do I find the data booklet for my board?
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