IGCSEScienceEdexcelScience (Double Award)ChemistryRevision Notes

Edexcel IGCSE Science (Double Award): Chemistry
Revision Notes

Exam code: 4SD0

Concise resources for the Edexcel IGCSE Science (Double Award): Chemistry course.

1. Principles of Chemistry

The Three States of Matter

Diffusion & Dilution

Element, Compound or Mixture

Pure Substance vs Mixture

Separation Techniques

Interpreting Chromatograms

Practical: Investigating Paper Chromatography

Atoms: Definitions & Structure

Calculate Relative Atomic Mass

Periodic Table: Basics

Electronic Configurations

Classify Metals & Non-Metals

Electronic Configuration & Reactivity

Word & Chemical Equations

Calculate Relative Mass

Moles, Mass & RFM

Calculate Reacting Masses

Calculate Percentage Yield

Experiment: Finding Formulae of Compounds

Practical: Determine the Formula of a Metal Oxide

Empirical & Molecular Formulae

Formation of Ions

Formulae for Ionic Compounds

Ionic Bonds: Dot & Cross Diagrams

Ionic compounds: Bonds, Structure & Properties

Formation of Covalent Bonds

Covalent Bonds: Dot & Cross Diagrams

Simple Molecular Structures

Giant Covalent Structures

3. Physical Chemistry

Exothermic & Endothermic

Energetics Calculations

Practical: Investigating Temperature Changes

Measuring Rates

Explaining Rates

Practical: Effect of Surface Area on Rate of Reaction

Practical: Effect of Catalysts on Rate of Reaction

Reversible Reactions

4. Organic Chemistry

Organic Compounds

Naming Organic Compounds

Classifying Organic Reactions

Crude Oil & Fractional Distillation

Nitrogen Oxides & Sulfur Dioxide

Halogens & Alkanes

Bromine & Alkenes

Addition Polymers

Disposal of Addition Polymers

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