GCSE Organic Chemistry Mind Map for Revision
See how the main organic chemistry topics connect, then build your own map from your class notes, PDF or slides.
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- What you get
- Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
- Exports
- Your first PDF or PNG export is free; Plus exports anytime.
- Price
- Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
- Sign-up
- A free account is required before you create anything (Google or email). No credit card.
- What you can upload
- PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.
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Build Your Map From Your Own Notes
Start from your textbook, teacher slides or a typed topic list, and get a map that matches your exam board.
Upload your class material
Add a PDF, Word file, PowerPoint or photo of your notes, and the AI turns it into a branching map.
Organised by topic
Hydrocarbons, functional groups and reactions are grouped so you can see how each idea links to the next.
Quiz and flashcards
Turn the finished map into a quiz, or create flashcards from the same notes to test recall.
How to Make an Organic Chemistry Map
Three steps from your notes to a revision map you can expand and test yourself on.
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Add your notes
Upload your GCSE chemistry notes or type the topic, such as alkanes and alkenes.
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AI builds the map
The AI groups compounds, reactions and tests into branches you can expand and edit.
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Study, quiz and export
Revise the branches, expand weak areas, take a quiz or export the map as PNG or PDF.
Organic Chemistry Concept Map for GCSE Revision
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. At GCSE, it centres on hydrocarbons such as alkanes and alkenes, the functional groups that give compounds their properties, and the reactions used to make and break them. A concept map shows how these ideas link, so you can see how crude oil fractions, combustion and addition reactions fit together.
- Hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes and their general formulae
- Crude oil: fractional distillation and fraction uses
- Functional groups: alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters
- Reactions: combustion, addition, cracking and polymerisation
- Polymers: addition polymers and their everyday uses
Use the map to test yourself on one branch at a time, then check the links between them. Generate a map from your own notes with CogniGuide to match your exam board.
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Organic Chemistry GCSE Questions
Answers about the core topics and how to build your own revision map.
What is the general formula of alkanes?
Alkanes have the general formula CnH2n+2. They are saturated hydrocarbons with only single bonds between carbon atoms, and they burn in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.
What is the difference between alkanes and alkenes?
Alkanes contain only single carbon-carbon bonds, while alkenes contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond. Alkenes are unsaturated and can react through addition reactions, for example with bromine water.
Which file types can I upload to make my map?
You can upload a PDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), text or Markdown file, or an image of your notes. You can also type a topic and let the AI build the map from it.
Can I turn my organic chemistry map into a quiz?
Yes. Once the map is generated, you can turn it into a quiz to test yourself. The same notes can also become flashcards for quick recall practice.