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A Level Chemistry Required Practicals: The Exam-Ready Checklist

Every A Level Chemistry required practical distilled into what actually appears in written papers.

Tutoring Galaxy Team 2026-07-07 8 min read
A Level
Chemistry
Practicals
Around 15% of A Level Chemistry marks come from practical-technique questions in the written papers. Master these and you bank easy marks. 1. **Titrations** — Rinse burette with acid, read to bottom of meniscus, discard first titre. 2. **Enthalpy** — Extrapolate temperature-time graphs back to time of mixing. 3. **Rates by colorimetry** — Calibrate with known concentrations, plot absorbance vs time. 4. **Organic synthesis** — Reflux, distillation, separating funnel, drying agent, recrystallisation. 5. **Melting point determination** — Use a capillary tube; sharp range confirms purity. 6. **Thin-layer chromatography** — Calculate Rf; keep solvent below spot line. 7. **Electrode potentials** — High-resistance voltmeter, salt bridge, standard conditions. 8. **Qualitative analysis** — Systematic anion and cation tests in the right order. Our A Level Chemistry tutors drill each required practical with past-paper questions — book a free trial.
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