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Foundation Chemistry (Topics 1-10, shared with AS)
Topic 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
1.1-1.4 - Atoms And Subatomic Particles
1.5-1.7 - Isotopes And Relative Masses
1.8-1.10 - Mass Spectrometry For Relative Mass
1.11-1.14 - First And Successive Ionisation Energies
1.15 - Evidence For Shells And Subshells
1.16-1.22 - Orbitals And Electronic Configurations
1.23-1.26 - Periodicity And Element Properties
Topic 2: Bonding and Structure
2A.1-2A.6 - Ionic Bonding And Ionic Evidence
2A.7-2A.9 - Covalent Bonding And Dot Cross Diagrams
2A.10-2A.12 - Molecular Shapes And Bond Angles
2A.13-2A.15 - Electronegativity, Bond Polarity And Molecular Polarity
2A.16-2A.19 - Intermolecular Forces And Hydrogen Bonding
2A.20-2A.21 - Physical Properties And Solvent Choice
2A.22-2B.23 - Metallic Bonding And Giant Lattices
2B.24-2B.25 - Simple Molecular And Carbon Structures
2B.26-2B.27 - Predicting Structure, Bonding And Properties
Topic 3: Redox I
3.1-3.2 - Oxidation Numbers
3.3-3.8 - Oxidation, Reduction And Disproportionation
3.9-3.13 - Roman Numerals, Formulae And Half Equations
Topic 4: Inorganic Chemistry and the Periodic Table
4A.1-4A.8 - Group 1 And 2 Trends And Reactions
4B.9-4B.11 - Halogen Trends And Displacement
4B.12-4B.14 - Chlorine, Halides And Halogen Predictions
4C.15 - Inorganic Ion Analysis
Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance
5.1-5.5 - Moles, Formulae And Experimental Data
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5.6-5.10 - Equations, Stoichiometry And Gas Volumes
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5.11 - Solution Concentrations And Titrations
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5.12-5.13 - Measurement Uncertainty And Error
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5.14-5.16 - Yield, Atom Economy, Observations And Risk
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Topic 6: Organic Chemistry I
6A.1-6A.7 - Organic Formulae, Naming And Isomerism
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6B.8-6B.14 - Alkanes, Fuels And Combustion Pollutants
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6B.15-6B.17 - Radicals And Alkane Substitution
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6C.18-6C.23 - Alkenes, Bonding And Addition Reactions
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6C.24 - Electrophilic Addition Mechanisms
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6C.25-6C.29 - Alkene Tests, Polymers And Sustainability
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6D.30-6D.32 - Halogenoalkane Classification And Reactions
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6D.33-6D.35 - Halogenoalkane Hydrolysis Rates
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6D.36 - Nucleophilic Substitution Mechanisms
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6E.37-6E.38 - Alcohol Classification And Reactions
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6E.39 - Liquid Organic Preparation And Purification
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Topic 7: Modern Analytical Techniques I
7A.1 - Organic Mass Spectrometry
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7B.2 - Infrared Spectroscopy And Unknown Analysis
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Topic 8: Energetics I
8.1-8.4 - Enthalpy Changes, Definitions And Diagrams
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8.5-8.6 - Calorimetry And Experimental Enthalpy
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8.7-8.8 - Hess Law Cycles
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8.9-8.11 - Bond Enthalpies
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Topic 9: Kinetics I
9.1-9.3 - Collision Theory And Rate Calculations
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9.4-9.7 - Maxwell Boltzmann And Catalysts
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9.8-9.9 - Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysts
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Topic 10: Equilibrium I
10.1-10.2 - Dynamic Equilibrium And Qualitative Shifts
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10.3-10.4 - Industrial Compromise And Kc Expressions
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Advanced Chemistry (Topics 11-19)
Topic 11: Equilibrium II
11.1-11.2 - Kp, Kc And Equilibrium Constant Calculations
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11.3-11.5 - Temperature, Pressure And Equilibrium Constants
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Topic 12: Acid-base Equilibria
12.1-12.6 - Bronsted Lowry Acids, Bases And pH
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12.7-12.10 - Strong And Weak Acids, Ka And pH
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12.11-12.13 - Kw, Strong Bases, pKa And pKw
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12.14-12.15 - pH Experiments And Weak Acid Ka From Data
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12.16-12.17 - Titration Curves And Indicators
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12.18-12.24 - Buffers, Neutralisation And Blood pH
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Topic 13: Energetics II
13A.1-13A.3 - Lattice Energy And Born Haber Cycles
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13A.4-13A.8 - Ionic Bond Strength And Polarisation
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13A.9-13A.11 - Solution And Hydration Enthalpy Cycles
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13B.12-13B.17 - Entropy And Total Entropy Change
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13B.18-13B.22 - Gibbs Free Energy And Feasibility
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Topic 14: Redox II
14.1-14.5 - Standard Electrode Potentials And Reference Electrodes
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14.6-14.9 - Measuring Electrochemical Cells
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14.10-14.14 - Electrode Potentials, Feasibility And Disproportionation
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14.15-14.17 - Storage Cells And Fuel Cells
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14.18-14.19 - Redox Titrations
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Topic 15: Transition Metals
15A.1-15A.3 - D Block Configurations And Transition Metal Criteria
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15A.4-15A.10 - Ligands, Complex Ions And Colour
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15A.11-15A.19 - Coordination Geometry, Isomerism And Haemoglobin
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15B.20-15B.23 - Vanadium And Chromium Redox Chemistry
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15B.24-15B.28 - Transition Metal Tests And Ligand Exchange
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15B.29-15B.32 - Transition Metal Heterogeneous Catalysts
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15B.33-15B.35 - Homogeneous Catalysts And Complex Preparation
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Topic 16: Kinetics II
16.1-16.2 - Rate Terminology And Rate Equations
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16.3-16.4 - Experimental Rate Techniques
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16.5-16.7 - Rate Graphs, Half-Life and Reaction Orders
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16.8-16.11 - Rate Determining Steps And Mechanism Evidence
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16.12 - Activation Energy From Graphs
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Topic 17: Organic Chemistry II
17A.1-17A.5 - Chirality, Optical Isomerism And Mechanism Evidence
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17B.6-17B.8 - Carbonyl Compounds And Reactions
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17C.9-17C.13 - Carboxylic Acids, Acyl Chlorides And Esters
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17C.14-17C.16 - Acyl Chloride, Ester And Polyester Reactions
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Topic 18: Organic Chemistry III
18A.1-18A.3 - Benzene Models And Evidence
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18A.4-18A.7 - Benzene And Phenol Reactions
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18B.8-18B.13 - Amines, Amides And Amino Acids
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18B.14-18B.17 - Condensation Polymers, Amino Acids And Proteins
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18C.18-18C.21 - Organic Synthesis Planning And Chain Extension
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18C.22 - Organic Purification And Aspirin Preparation
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Topic 19: Modern Analytical Techniques II
19A.1 - High Resolution Organic Mass Spectrometry
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19B.2-19B.5 - Carbon And Proton NMR
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19C.6-19C.8 - Chromatography, Rf And Coupled Techniques
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