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-&-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 Chaterlier'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 questionsPhysical Chemistry (A Level Only)
12 hours72 questionsChemical Energetics (A Level Only)
Lattice Energy & Enthalpy Change of Atomisation, Electron Affinity & Trends of Group 16 & 17 Elements, Constructing Born-Haber Cycles, Calculations using Born-Haber Cycles, Factors Affecting Lattice Energy, Enthalpies of Solution & Hydration, Constructing Energy Cycles using Enthalpy Changes & Lattice Energy, Energy Cycle Calculations, Factors Affecting Enthalpy of Hydration
Entropy (A Level Only)
Entropy & Entropy Change, Calculating Entropy Changes, Gibbs Free Energy Change & Gibbs Equation, Reaction Feasibility, Reaction Feasibility: Temperature Changes
Principles of Electrochemistry (A Level Only)
Electrolysis, Faraday's Law & Avogadro, Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials, Measuring the Standard Electrode Potential
Electrochemistry Calculations & Applications (A Level Only)
Electrolysis: Calculations, Standard Cell Potential: Calculations, Electron Flow & Feasibility, Electrochemical Series & Redox Equations, Non-Standard Conditions, Nernst Equation, Standard Electrode Potentials: Free Energy Change
Equilibria (A Level Only)
Acids & Bases, pH, Ka, pKa & Kw Calculations, pH & [H+] Calculations, Buffers, Buffer Calculations, Solubility Product, Solubility Product Calculations, The Common Ion Effect, Partition Coefficients
Reaction Kinetics (A Level Only)
Basics of Kinetics, Kinetics Calculations, Half-Life, Rate Constant Calculations, Multi-Step Reactions, Factors affecting Rate Constant, Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Catalysts
Inorganic Chemistry (A Level Only)
5 hours30 questionsGroup 2 (A Level Only)
Similarities, Trends & Compounds of Magnesium to Barium
Properties of Transition Elements (A Level Only)
General Properties of the Transition Elements: Titanium to Copper, Oxidation States of Transition Metals, Transition Metal Complexes, Ligands, Defining Complexes, Geometry of Complexes, Degenerate & non-Degenerate d Orbitals, Coloured Complexes
Transition Element Complexes: Isomers, Reactions & Stability (A Level Only)
Ligand Exchange, Predicting Feasibility of Redox Reactions, Redox Systems, Calculations of Other Redox Systems, Stereoisomerism in Transition Element Complexes, Stability Constants, Kstab, Effect of Ligand Exchange on Stability Constant
Organic Chemistry (A Level Only)
13 hours88 questionsAn Introduction to A Level Organic Chemistry (A Level Only)
Functional Groups, Formulae of Functional Groups, Nomenclature of Compounds, Organic Chemistry Terminology, Shape of Aromatic Molecules, Optical Isomers, Chirality & Drug Production
Hydrocarbons (A Level Only)
Reactions of Arenes, Electrophilic Substitution of Arenes, Location of Halogenation on Arenes, Directing Effects of Substituents on Arenes
Halogen Compounds (A Level Only)
Production of Halogenoarenes, Reactivity of Halogenoarenes
Hydroxy Compounds (A Level Only)
Alcohols, Production of Phenol, Reactions of Phenol, Acidity of Phenols, Nitration & Bromination of Phenol, Reactions of Other Phenolic Compounds
Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives (A Level Only)
Production of Benzoic Acid, Reactions of Carboxylic Acids, Relative Acidities of Carboxylic Acids, Phenols & Alcohols, Relative Acidities of Chlorine-substituted Carboxylic Acids, Production of Esters, Production & Reactions of Acyl Chlorides, Addition-Elimination Reactions of Acyl Chlorides, Relative Ease of Hydrolysis
Nitrogen Compounds (A Level Only)
Production of Amines, Production of Amides, Basicity of Amines, Production & Reactions of Phenylamine, Relative Basicity of Ammonia, Ethylamine & Phenylamine, Azo Compounds, Reactions of Amides, Relative Basicity of Amides & Amines, Amino Acids, Peptide Bonds, Electrophoresis
Polymerisation (A Level Only)
Formation of Polyesters, Formation of Polyamides, Repeat Units & Monomers, Polymerisation Types, Degradabiity of Polymers
Organic Synthesis (A Level Only)
Elucidating Organic Molecules, Multi-step Synthetic Routes
Analysis (A Level Only)
3 hours14 questions