Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2020
·Last exams 2024
Physical Chemistry
22 hours346 questionsAtomic Structure
Particles in the Atom & Atomic Structure, Mass, Charge & Subatomic Particles, Determining Subatomic Structure, Atomic & Ionic Radius, Isotopes, Electronic Structure, Electron Subshells & Orbitals, Electron Configuration, Determining Electronic Configurations, Ionisation Energy, Ionisation Energy Trends, Ionisation Energies & Electronic Configurations
Atoms, Molecules & Stoichiometry
Relative Masses, The Mole & Avogadro Constant, Formulae, Balancing Equations, Empirical & Molecular Formulae, Water of Crystallisation, Reacting Masses & Volumes
Chemical Bonding
Electronegativity, Electronegativity Trends, Electronegativity & Bonding, Ionic Bonding, Ionic Bonding Examples, Metallic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Coordinate Bonding, Hybridisation, Bond Energy & Length, Shapes of Molecules, Hydrogen Bonding, Polarity & Dipole Moments, Van der Waals' Forces, Inter & Intramolecular Forces, Dot and Cross Diagrams
States of Matter
Gas Pressure, Ideal Gas Law & Equation, Lattice Structures, Bonding & Structure
Chemical Energetics
Enthalpy Change, ΔH, Energy Level Diagrams, Standard Enthalpy Change, Enthalpy & Bond Energies, Hess’s Law
Electrochemistry
Oxidation Number Rules, Redox Reactions, Oxidising & Reducing Agents
Equilibria
Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier's Principle, Equilibrium Constant, Equilibrium Constant Calculations, Changes Affecting the Equilibrium Constant, Industrial Processes, Acids & Bases, Brønsted–Lowry Theory, Acid & Base Dissociation, pH Scale, Strength of Acids & Bases, pH Titration Curves, Indicators used in Titration
Reaction Kinetics
Collision Theory, Rate of Reaction, Activation Energy & Boltzmann Distribution Curves, Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Catalysts
Inorganic Chemistry
10 hours166 questionsThe Periodic Table: Chemical Periodicity
Period 3 Elements: Physical Properties, Period 3 Elements: Structure & Bonding, Period 3 Oxides, Period 3 Oxides & Hydroxides: Acid/Base Behaviour, Period 3 Chlorides, Period 3 Elements: Electronegativity & Bonding, Period 3 Chlorides & Oxides, Chemical Periodicity of Other Elements
Group 2
Reactions of Group 2 Elements, Reactions of Group 2 Oxides, Hydroxides & Carbonates, Thermal Decomposition of Nitrates & Carbonates, Group 2: Physical & Chemical Trends, Group 2: Trends in Solubility of Hydroxides & Sulfates
Group 17
Physical Properties of the Group 17 Elements, Chemical Properties: Halogens & Hydrogen Halides, Reactions of the Halide Ions, The Reactions of Chlorine
Nitrogen & Sulfur
Nitrogen and its Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides
Organic Chemistry
21 hours353 questionsAn Introduction to AS Level Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons & Alkanes, Functional Groups and their Formulae, Naming of Organic Compounds, Molecular & Empirical Formulae, Characteristic Organic Reactions, Terminology Used in Reaction Mechanisms, Shapes of Organic Molecules; Sigma & Pi Bonds, Hybridisation in Organic Molecules, Planarity of Organic Molecules, Structural Isomerism, Stereoisomerism, Chirality, Isomers of Organic Compounds
Hydrocarbons
Alkanes, Combustion & Free Radical Substitution of Alkanes, Free Radical Substitution, Cracking of Alkanes, Chemical Reactivity of Alkanes, Combustion of Alkanes, Production of Alkenes, Reactions of Alkenes, Test for Unsaturation, Electrophilic Addition of Alkenes, Markovnikov's Rule
Halogen Compounds
Production of Halogenoalkanes, Substitution Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, Elimination Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, SN1 & SN2, Reactivity of Halogenoalkanes
Hydroxy Compounds
Production of Alcohols, Reactions of Alcohols, Classifying and Testing for Alcohols, Alcohol Dissociation
Carbonyl Compounds
Production of Aldehydes & Ketones, Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones, Reaction with HCN, Carbonyl Compound Tests, Iodoform Reaction
Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives
Carboxylic Acids, Esters
Nitrogen Compounds
Primary Amines, Nitriles & Hydroxynitriles
Polymerisation
Addition Polymerisation, Disposal of Polymers
Organic Synthesis
Organic Synthesis, Multi-Step Synthesis, Synthetic Routes
Analysis
2 hours42 questions