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How do I use this app?

Select your specification from the Settings page.

Choose which topics to include from the Topics page

Go to the Cards page and start testing yourself.

How you grade your answer controls how quickly the particular flashcard is shown again.

How do I use flashcards?

With traditional flashcards you compile a bank of cards by writing a question on one side of a card and a model answer on the other side.

Once you have a bank of flashcards you work through them by looking at the question on a card and working out in your head or writing down on paper what you think the answer should be.

Then you turn the card over and compare the model answer with what you thought.

If your answer was perfect you take the card out of the bank, but if your answer was not perfect you put the card on the bottom of the bank so you can try it again later.

How does ChemGym Flashcards help me?

The bank of flashcards has already been created for you by an experienced Chemistry teacher.

The cards have been classified by topic for each exam board so it is quick and easy to compile a bank for a given topic, a given unit or the entire A level course.

The flashcards can be used on a mobile phone or tablet computer when you are travelling without the fiddle of having physical cards which you might drop or lose.

What do the 'Wrong', 'OK' and 'Perfect' buttons do?

If you grade your answer as 'Wrong' the relevant flashcard will be asked again quite soon.

If you grade your answer as 'OK' the relevant flashcard will go to the back of the queue but will be asked again eventually.

If you grade your answer as 'Perfect' the relevant flashcard will be removed from the current bank of questions until you reshuffle the pack.

What does the progress bar on the Cards page show?

It shows how many of the cards in the current pack have not yet been shown to you.

When you have seen all the cards the pack will be rebuilt from those cards where you graded your answer as wrong or OK.

When you empty the pack completely, you can build a fresh one on the Topics page.

How do I reshuffle the bank of flashcards?

Changing the selected topics will automatically create a fresh bank of shuffled flashcards.

If you want to shuffle the bank but keep the currently selected set of topics, just deselect a topic then immediately reselect it.

Why are some topics greyed out?

When ChemGym Flashcards is in evaluation mode you are limited to about 50 cards from the first part of your course.

The full version of ChemGym Flashcards has between 300 and 500 cards that are relevant to your course depending on which specification you are studying.

What is the point of flashcards?

Flashcards are a good way to learn how to respond to short-answer questions.

The ChemGym quizzes are good for simple questions with a one word answer, but flashcards are helpful for longer answers like explanations where the marks are awarded for the correct use of technical terms rather than for the exact wording of the answer.

How were these flashcards compiled?

Many of the flashcards are based on questions that have appeared on recent exam papers and the mark schemes published by the various examination boards.

The rest are based on the sort of things the specification from your exam board says you should know or be able to explain.

What is the best way to use flashcards?

This varies from person to person, but it is generally better to spend short periods of time concentrating very hard rather than longer periods where you are not concentrating as much.

The act of grading your answer should help you learn what the key features of the answer are.

Can I contribute additional flashcards to ChemGym Flashcards?

Yes, please see the contributions page for further details.

Why might I want to contribute additional flashcards to ChemGym Flashcards?

At this early stage in its life ChemGym Flashcards has mostly been focused on topics that are common to several examination boards.

Some topics that are offered as options by just one examination board have not been covered at all.

If ChemGym Flashcards is successful, I may expand it to include more topics.

In the meantime if there is a topic that you would like to write some flashcards for, I would be happy to consider including them in ChemGym Flashcards with appropriate acknowledgement so that your students or friends can benefit from them.

Please see the contributions page for further details.

Can I evaluate the full set of flashcards?

Yes, please see the proofreading page.

This is a large page that may take several seconds to load even on a modern desktop computer.

It is provided to allow Chemistry teachers and interested students to check the contents of all of the flashcards and to report any mistakes so that they can be corrected.

Please buy the full version of ChemGym Flashcards if you intend to use it for personal study.

Why should I buy the full version when I can proofread all the flashcards for free?

The proofreading page is large and will be very slow to use on a mobile device.

Furthermore, you can only filter the flashcards by specification or one topic at a time.

The full version of ChemGym Flashcards allows you to

  • mix and match which topics to include
  • hide the answer until you are ready to grade it
  • use ChemGym Flashcards on your mobile phone or tablet computer

About the author

Michael Docker received a first class honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham in 1984 and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Nottingham in 1987.

After two years post-doctoral research at the University of Zurich and three years industrial experience with BP Research he began working as a teacher of A level Chemistry.

From 1997 to 1999 he was Head of Chemistry at The Sixth Form College, Farnborough.

Between 1999 and 2011 he was Director of Information, Communication and Learning Technology also at The Sixth Form College, Farnborough.

In 2011 Michael left Farnborough to begin work as an independent software developer. The web app you are currently using is one of the first fruits of his labours.

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Foundation Chemistry
Chemistry in Action
Kinetics, Equilibria and Organic Chemistry
Energetics, Redox and Inorganic Chemistry

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Basic Concepts in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
Further Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and Introduction to Organic Chemistry
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Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry

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Atoms, Bonds and Groups
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Rings, Polymers and Analysis
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Chemistry of Materials
Chemistry by Design

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Controlling and measuring chemical change
Properties, structure and bonding
Analysing and building molecules
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ChemGym Flashcards Topic Codes

The table below shows how the Topic Codes for ChemGym Flashcards relate to the topic titles in the various specifications that the application supports.

For example, the topic Kinetics from the AQA specification has the Topic Code AQA8 and Elements from the Sea from the Salters specification has the Topic Code Salters3.

The Topic Codes for the Cambridge International (CIE) course follow a slightly different pattern which is explained at the bottom of this page.

Topic AQA CCEA CIE Edexcel Topic IB OCR A Salters WJEC
1 Atomic structure Formulae, equations and amount of substance Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry Formulae, equations and amounts of substance 1 Quantitative chemistry Atoms Elements of life Atoms and calculations
2 Amount of substance Atomic structure Atomic structure Energetics 2 Atomic structure Moles and equations Developing fuels Equilibrium, energetics and kinetics
3 Bonding Bonding and structure Chemical bonding Atomic structure and the periodic table 3 Periodicity Acids Elements from the Sea Topic 3
4 Periodicity Shapes of molecules and ions States of matter Bonding 4 Bonding Redox The Atmosphere Bonding
5 Introduction to organic chemistry Intermolecular forces Chemical energetics Introductory organic chemistry 5 Energetics Electron structure Polymer revolution Solid structures
6 Alkanes Redox Electrochemistry Shapes of molecules and ions 6 Kinetics Bonding and structure What's in a medicine? The periodic table etc
7 Energetics The periodic table Equilibria Intermediate bonding and bond polarity 7 Equilibrium Periodicity The materials revolution Organic compounds and their reactions
8 Kinetics Group VII Reaction kinetics Intermolecular forces 8 Acids and bases Group 2 The thread of life Analytical techniques
9 Equilibria Titrations The periodic table - chemical periodicity Redox 9 Oxidation and reduction Group 7 The steel story Spectroscopy
10 Redox reactions Formulae and amount of substance Group II The periodic table 10 Organic chemistry Basic concepts Agriculture and industry Isomerism and aromaticity
11 Group 7 Nomenclature and isomerism in organic chemistry Group IV Kinetics 11 Alkanes Colour by design Organic compounds containing oxygen
12 Group 2 Hydrocarbons - alkanes Group VII Chemical equilbria 12 Atomic structure Alkenes The oceans Organic compounds containing nitrogen
13 Extraction of metals Hydrocarbons - alkenes An introduction to the chemistry of transition elements Organic chemistry 13 Periodicity Alcohols Medicines by design Organic synthesis and analysis
14 Haloalkanes Halogenoalkanes Nitrogen and sulfur Mechanisms 14 Bonding Halogenoalkanes Redox
15 Alkenes Alcohols Introductory topics Mass spectra and IR 15 Energetics Modern analytical techniques Chemistry of the p-block
16 Alcohols Infra-red spectroscopy Hydrocarbons Green chemistry 16 Kinetics Enthalpy changes d-block transition elements
17 Analytical techniques Energetics Halogen derivatives How fast? – rates 17 Equilibrium Rates and equilibrium Chemical kinetics
18 Kinetics Equilibrium Hydroxy compounds How far? – entropy 18 Acids and bases Chemistry of the air Energy changes
19 Equilibria Kinetics Carbonyl compounds Equilibria 19 Oxidation and reduction Green chemistry Equilibria
20 Acids and bases Group 2 Carboxylic acids and derivates Application of rates and equilibrium 20 Organic chemistry Arenes
21 Nomenclature and isomerism in organic chemistry Qualitative analysis Nitrogen compounds Acid/base equilibria 21 Carbonyl compounds
22 Compounds containing the carbonyl group Lattice Enthalpy Polymerisation Further organic chemistry 22 Carboxylic acids and esters
23 Aromatic chemistry Enthalpy, entropy and free energy Spectroscopy and chromatography 23 Amines
24 Amines Kinetics Redox and the chemistry of the transition metals 24 Amino acids and proteins
25 Amino acids Equilibrium Organic chemistry – arenes, nitrogen compounds and synthesis 25 Polyesters and polyamides
26 Polymers Acid-base equilibria 26 Synthesis
27 Organic synthesis and analysis Isomerism 27 Chromatography
28 Structure determination Aldehydes and ketones 28 Spectroscopy
29 Thermodynamics Carboxylic acids 29 How fast?
30 Periodicity Esters, fats and oils 30 How far?
31 Redox equilibria Periodic trends 31 Acids, bases and buffers
32 Transition metals Environmental chemistry 32 Lattice enthalpy
33 Reactions of inorganic compounds in aqueous solution Mass spectrometry 33 Enthalpy and entropy
34 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 34 Electrode potentials and fuel cells
35 Volumetric analysis 35 Transition elements
36 Colorimetry 36
37 Chromatography 37
38 Transition metals 38
39 Electrode potentials 39
40 Arenes 40
41 Amines, amides and amino acids 41
42 Polymer chemistry 42

There are two types of Topic Codes for the Cambridge International (CIE) course: one for the AS component of the course and one for the full A level version of the course.

For example, the Topic Code CIEAS16 includes the flashcards on Hydrocarbons relevant to the AS course, whereas the Topic Code CIEAL16 includes the additional flashcards on the Chemistry of arenes relevant to the full A level course.

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Contribute to ChemGym Flashcards

To contribute additional flashcards to ChemGym Flashcards you will need to download a JSON template file by right-clicking here and choosing Save Link As …

N.B. Please make sure you download the template file by right clicking and saving or your browser is likely to mangle the special Unicode characters that have been included in the file for your convenience.

Please read the terms and conditions before contributing any flashcards of your own to ChemGym Flashcards.

Additional technical guidance on using the JSON template file can be found here.

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Terms and Conditions

If you contribute a flashcard to ChemGym Flashcards you are automatically signing over any copyright and intellectual property rights to Michael Docker.

The flashcard may or may not be used in a future version of ChemGym Flashcards entirely at the discretion of Michael Docker.

You are not entitled to any payment for any flashcards you contribute to ChemGym Flashcards, however, the contributors of flashcards that are used will be acknowledged on the contributors page.