How to get an A/A* in OCR a level chemistry new spec?

I just want tips to help me to get a good grade in A level chemistry. At the moment I am worried about how to prepare for the practical questions and topics that haven't come up in past papers like the Arrhenius equation. If has anyone tips for me to do well I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I just finished the new OCR A level Chemistry course, and I gotta say the main thing that will get your grade to a C upwards is maths/chemistry maths, even the practical questions will involve maths so get a book which covers the maths and practical skills. DO NOT GET the OCR endorsed books; stick to CGP. If you want, PM me and I'll give you the list of books to not waste time/money on.

Practice, practice, practice! Do as many questions as you can for each topic whilst following the specification. Since I'm done with college now feel free to PM me anytime with questions

Thank you so much for replying. Did you do any of the old practical exam
papers to prepare?

Our teach gave us 3 papers to do for each exam (A2) they were called by sets (Set 1, set 2, etc) and each were soooo different but very difficult and a few had mistakes; those papers were also mainly A2 stuff (modules 5 and 6).

I assume you're in AS right now, so from what I can remember AS was bliss compared to A2, though is your school even going to hold the exams for year 1? The course is linear now, so...

I just started A2, the as content was quite easy

Oh, great! So yeah, you probably already started the PAGs since AS and you should've been given sheets with questions as OCR require PAG write-ups; depending on which sheets your teacher uses it could be helpful. Other than that, stick to doing as many questions as possible, it will form the basis of your knowledge.

I also have a drive of exam papers specially made for this specification that I paid for but willing to share! Only by PM of course

I really like the ocr books, CGP turn me off and normally seem lighter on info.

Do what you like. I'd much rather learn something that I know is right, than having to hope it's right.

Oh, great! So yeah, you probably already started the PAGs since AS and you should've been given sheets with questions as OCR require PAG write-ups; depending on which sheets your teacher uses it could be helpful. Other than that, stick to doing as many questions as possible, it will form the basis of your knowledge.

I also have a drive of exam papers specially made for this specification that I paid for but willing to share! Only by PM of course

Hey, i have no idea how to PM but can u recommend any books worth buying ?

Hey,

I did A level Chemistry last year and I got an A*

My biggest tip for chemistry would be making sure you know all the equations and mechanisms inside out. Knowing these will make sure you get all these marks and looking at the papers it actually forms huge proportion of the paper.

Last year I made a summary of all the equations and mechanisms needed for the new spec and used it a lot leading up to the exams. It really helped in terms of getting the reagents and conditions memorised really well. I thought I’d share it with all of you so you can all benefit: https://lifeofamedic.com/a-level-chemistry-mechanism-summary-ocr/