It is a Study guide that helps students study intelligently and achieve success in their examinations.

The book contains the following features:

• Format of examination papers
• Common terms used in examination questions
• Common mistakes committed in the Chemistry examinations
• Techniques of answering questions
• Notes on each topic (based on the latest syllabus)
• Commentary on typical students' answers
• Actual examination questions
• Study list after every topic
• Revision papers
• Trial examination
• List of formulae
• Answers to questions

It also tells students how to do well in the examination by:

• explaining what the O-Level examination consists of.
• explaining what the terms used in examination papers mean.
• providing study tips.
• providing examination tips.
• explaining how chemistry examinations are marked.
• providing examples of common examination mistakes: so students know what to avoid!
• providing examples of typical marked examination question with examiner's comments.

As a final help, the book also contains a typical 'mock' O-Level examination paper to give students some practice of the real thing (with answers, of course!)

All examination questions at the end of each topic are similar in style to past O-Level examination questions, and include examples of actual Cambridge examination questions.