Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 Syllabus for 2023, 2024 and 2025 - Version 2 - Overview

Oct 23, 2026

Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 syllabus (Version 2) sets out the examination requirements for 2023, 2024 and 2025, with exam series available in June and November and an additional March series in India. It introduces Cambridge International’s pathway and quality framework, including ISO 9001:2015 certification. The document outlines key benefits, learning aims, syllabus structure, subject content themes, assessment objectives, and guidance on practical work, safety, laboratory apparatus, and qualitative analysis notes, culminating in grade descriptions and specified syllabus changes for the target years.

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Reading Time2 h 29 min

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Contents

Why choose this syllabus?

Syllabus overview

Subject content

Details of the assessment

What else you need to know

Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE™ Chemistry 0620 Use this syllabus for exams in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Exams are available in the June and November series. Exams are also available in the March series in India only. Version 2 Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for learners to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, ISO 9001:2015. Learn more [at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) Copyright © UCLES September 2020 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge. UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents 1 Why choose this syllabus? .................................................................................................... 2 2 Syllabus overview .................................................................................................................... 5 Aims 5 Content overview 6 Assessment overview 7 Assessment objectives 8 3 Subject content ...................................................................................................................... 10 4 Details of the assessment .................................................................................................. 38 Core assessment 38 Extended assessment 38 Practical assessment 39 Apparatus and reagents 41 Safety in the laboratory 44 Notes for use in qualitative analysis 45 The Periodic Table of Elements 47 Mathematical requirements 48 Presentation of data 49 Conventions (e.g. signs, symbols, terminology and nomenclature) 50 Command words 51 5 What else you need to know ..............................................................................................52 Before you start 52 Making en

FAQs

Which exam series and years does this Chemistry 0620 syllabus cover?

The syllabus is for exams in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Exams are available in the June and November series, and a March series is available in India only.

What is included in the syllabus overview?

The overview includes the aims, content overview, assessment overview, and assessment objectives.

Does the syllabus provide guidance for laboratory work and safety?

Yes. It includes sections on practical assessment, apparatus and reagents, safety in the laboratory, and notes for use in qualitative analysis.

Oct 23, 2026

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