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My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Chemistry
Rob King
My Revision Notes: AQA A Level Chemistry
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Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: Chemistry
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016

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English
ISBN
9781471842238
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Physical chemistry
1 Atomic structure
The structure of atoms
Mass spectrometry
Electron configuration
Ionisation energies
2 Amount of substance
The mole and the Avogadro constant (L)
Empirical and molecular formulae
The ideal gas equation
The mole and reactions
Chemical formulae and writing chemical equations
3 Bonding
Nature of ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
Bond polarity
Forces acting between molecules
States of matter
Shapes of molecules and ions
4 Energetics
Enthalpy change, ΔH
Calorimetry
Simple applications of Hess’s law
Bond enthalpies
5 Kinetics
Collision theory
Factors affecting rate of reaction
6 Equilibria
The dynamic nature of equilibria
Qualitative effects of changes in external conditions
The importance of equilibria in industrial processes
7 Redox reactions
Oxidation and reduction
Oxidation states
Redox equations
Inorganic chemistry
8 Periodicity
Classification of elements in s, p, d or f blocks
Properties of the Period 3 elements
9 The periodic table
Group 2: the alkaline earth metals
Group 7: the halogens
Organic chemistry
10 Alkanes
Fractional distillation of crude oil
Formulae and naming
Isomerism
Cracking of alkanes
Combustion of alkanes
11 Halogenoalkanes
Synthesis of chloroalkanes
Ozone depletion
Nucleophilic substitution
Elimination
12 Alkenes
Structure, bonding and reactivity
Addition reactions of alkenes
Polymerisation
13 Alcohols
Naming alcohols
Ethanol production
Classification of alcohols
Aldehydes and ketones
Elimination
14 Organic analysis
Identification of functional groups by test-tube reactions
Mass spectrometry
Infrared spectroscopy
Physical chemistry (A-level only)
15 Thermodynamics
Enthalpy change
Entropy and Gibbs free energy
16 Kinetics
Rate equations
The effect of temperature on rate of reaction
Rate equations and reaction mechanism
17 Equilibria
The equilibrium constant, Kp
18 Redox equilibria
Redox equations
Electrode potentials
Electrochemical series
Electrochemical cells
19 Acid–base equilibria
Brönsted–Lowry acids and bases
Strong and weak acids and bases
pH
The ionic product of water, Kw
The acid dissociation constant, Ka
Titration
Buffer solutions
Inorganic chemistry (A-level only)
20 Periodicity
Reactions of Period 3 elements
The oxides of Period 3 elements
21 Transition metals
Electronic configurations
General properties of transition metals
Reactions of hydrated transition metal ions
Ligand substitution reactions
Organic chemistry (A-level only)
22 Isomerism in organic chemistry
Structural isomers
Stereoisomerism
23 Compounds containing the carbonyl group
Aldehydes and ketones
Carboxylic acids and esters
Acylation
24 Aromatic compounds
Structure of benzene
Reactions of benzene
25 Amines and amino acids
Amines as bases
Amines as nucleophiles
Synthesis of amines
Amino acids
Proteins
DNA
26 Polymers
Addition polymers
Condensation polymers
Disposing of polymers
27 Synthesis, analysis and structure determination
Infrared spectroscopy
Mass spectrometry
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Chromatography
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