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Leaving Cert Chemistry

From bonding basics to organic mechanisms and volumetric analysis.

Higher LevelOrdinary Level
AATaught personally by Ali Azam

How I Teach Chemistry

We teach the logic behind bonding and reactions, not rote memorisation.

Exam Strategy

  • A step-by-step method for volumetric analysis calculations that removes guesswork
  • How organic mechanism questions are marked, stage by stage
  • Efficient use of the periodic table and data booklet under time pressure
  • Balancing content questions against calculation questions across the paper

Past Paper Practice

  • Weekly calculation practice with full worked solutions
  • Past paper questions corrected against the marking scheme, mechanism by mechanism
  • Mandatory experiment procedures drilled until they can be written from memory
  • Full timed mock papers before Christmas and pre-exams

Chemistry Grinds: Frequently Asked Questions

No, most of the subject is worked examples and diagrams, which come across clearly on a shared digital whiteboard, and lessons are recorded for review.

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