CIE AS Chemistry
Exam Questions

Atomic Structure & Subatomic Particles, Determining Subatomic Structure, Variations in Atomic & Ionic Radius

Isotopes

Electronic Structure, Sub-shells & Orbitals, Electronic Configuration, Determining Electronic Configuration

Defining Ionisation Energy, Ionisation Energy Trends, Ionisation Energy & Electronic Configuration

Relative Masses

The Mole & the Avogadro Constant

Formulae, Balancing Equations, Empirical & Molecular Formulae, Water of Crystallisation

Reacting Masses & Volumes

Electronegativity, Trends in Electronegativity, Electronegativity & Bonding

Ionic Bonding, Ionic Bonding Examples

Metallic Bonding

Covalent Bonding, Coordinate Bonding, Hybridisation, Bond Energy & Length

Shapes of Molecules

Hydrogen Bonding, Bond Polarity & Dipole Moments, Van der Waals' Forces, Inter & Intramolecular Forces

Dot-&-Cross Diagrams

Gas Pressure, Ideal Gases

Lattice Structures, Bonding & Structure

Enthalpy Change, ΔH, Reaction Pathway Diagrams, Standard Enthalpy Change, Enthalpy & Bond Energies

Hess’s Law

Oxidation Number Rules, Redox Reactions, Oxidising & Reducing Agents

Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier's Principle, Equilibrium Constants, Kc & Kp, Equilibrium Constant Calculations, Changes Affecting the Equilibrium Constant, Equilibria in Industrial Processes

Acids & Bases, Brønsted–Lowry Theory, Acid & Base Dissociation, pH Scale, Strength of Acids & Bases, pH Titration Curves, Indicators used in Titration

Rate of Reaction & Collision Theory, Rate of Reaction Calculations

Activation Energy & Boltzmann Distribution Curves

Types of Catalyst

Physical Properties of the Period 3 Elements, Structure & Bonding of the Period 3 Elements

Reactions of the Period 3 Elements, Acid/Base Behaviour of the Period 3 Oxides & Hydroxides, Period 3 Chlorides, Electronegativity & Bonding of the Period 3 Elements, Period 3 Chlorides & Oxides

Chemical Periodicity of Other Elements

Reactions of Group 2 Elements, Reactions of Group 2 Oxides, Hydroxides & Carbonates, Thermal Decomposition of Group 2 Nitrates & Carbonates, Physical & Chemical Trends in Group 2, Trends in Solubility of Group 2 Hydroxides & Sulfates

Physical Properties of the Group 17 Elements

Chemical Properties of the Halogens & Hydrogen Halides

Reactions of the Halide Ions

The Reactions of Chlorine

Nitrogen & its Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides

Hydrocarbons & Alkanes, Functional Groups & their Formulae, Naming of Organic Compounds, Molecular & Empirical Formulae

Characteristic Organic Reactions, Terminology Used in Reaction Mechanisms

Shapes of Organic Molecules; σ & π Bonds, Hybridisation in Organic Molecules, Planarity of Organic Molecules

Structural Isomerism, Stereoisomerism, Chirality, Isomers of Organic Compounds

Producing Alkanes, Combustion & Free Radical Substitution of Alkanes, Free Radical Substitution, Cracking of Alkanes, Chemical Reactivity of Alkanes, Combustion of Alkanes

Producing Alkenes, Reactions of Alkenes, Test for Unsaturation, Electrophilic Addition of Alkenes, Markovnikov's Rule

Producing Halogenoalkanes, Substitution Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, Elimination Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, SN1 & SN2, Reactivity of Halogenoalkanes

Producing Alcohols, Reactions of Alcohols, Classifying & Testing for Alcohols, Acidity of Alcohols

Producing Aldehydes & Ketones, Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones, Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones with HCN, Testing for Carbonyl Compounds, Iodoform Reaction

Carboxylic Acids

Esters

Making Amines

Nitriles & Hydroxynitriles

Addition Polymerisation, Disposal of Polymers

Organic Synthesis, Multi-Step Synthesis, Synthetic Routes

Infrared Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry, Isotopic Abundance & Relative Atomic Mass, Molecular Ion Peak & Fragmentation, The M+1 & M+2 Peaks