Roadmap
Principles of chemistry
States of matter
1.1-1.3 - Particle model and changes of state
1.4-1.7C - Solutions, solubility curves and solubility practical
Elements, compounds and mixtures
1.8-1.9 - Elements, compounds, mixtures and purity
1.10-1.13 - Separation techniques and chromatography
Atomic structure
1.14-1.17 - Atoms, subatomic particles, isotopes and Ar
The Periodic Table
1.18-1.19, 1.22 - Periodic table arrangement and electron configurations
1.20-1.21 - Metals and non-metals
1.23-1.24 - Group trends and noble gases
Chemical formulae, equations and calculations
1.25-1.26 - Writing equations and calculating formula masses
1.27-1.30 - Moles, reacting masses and percentage yield
1.31-1.33 - Empirical and molecular formulae from data
1.34C-1.35C - Concentration and gas volume calculations
1.36 - Formula of a metal oxide practical
Ionic bonding
1.37-1.39 - Ions, charges and ionic formulae
1.40-1.43 - Ionic bonding and giant ionic lattice properties
Covalent bonding
1.44-1.46 - Covalent bonding and dot-and-cross diagrams
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1.47-1.48 - Simple molecular substances
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1.49-1.51 - Giant covalent structures
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Metallic bonding
1.52C-1.54C - Metallic bonding and metal properties
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Electrolysis
1.55C-1.58C - Electrolysis principles and products
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1.59C-1.60C - Electrolysis half-equations and practical
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Inorganic chemistry
Group 1 (alkali metals) - lithium, sodium and potassium
2.1-2.4C - Group 1 alkali metals
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Group 7 (halogens) - chlorine, bromine and iodine
2.5-2.8C - Group 7 halogens
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Gases in the atmosphere
2.9-2.11 - Air, oxygen and combustion
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2.12-2.14 - Carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases
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Reactivity series
2.15-2.17, 2.21 - Reactivity series and acid-metal reactions
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2.18-2.20 - Rusting and redox
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Extraction and uses of metals
2.22C-2.24C - Metal extraction and ores
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2.25C-2.27C - Uses of metals and alloys
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Acids, alkalis and titrations
2.28-2.30 - Acids, alkalis and indicators
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2.31-2.32 - Ions in acids - alkalis and neutralisation
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2.33C - Acid-alkali titration
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Acids, bases and salt preparations
2.34-2.36 - Solubility rules and proton transfer
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2.37-2.38 - Acid reactions and bases
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2.39-2.40C, 2.42 - Preparing soluble salts
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2.41C, 2.43C - Preparing insoluble salts
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Chemical tests
2.44 - Gas tests
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2.45-2.47 - Flame tests and cation tests
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2.48-2.50 - Anion and water tests
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Physical chemistry
Energetics
3.1-3.4 - Exothermic - endothermic reactions and calorimetry
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3.5C-3.7C - Energy profiles, bonds and enthalpy from bond energies
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3.8 - Temperature-change practicals
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Rates of reaction
3.9-3.11 - Rate experiments and collision theory
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3.12-3.14C - Catalysts and reaction profiles
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3.15-3.16 - Rate practicals - marble chips and hydrogen peroxide
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Reversible reactions and equilibria
3.17-3.19 - Reversible reactions and equilibrium
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3.20C-3.22C - Changing equilibrium conditions
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Organic chemistry
Introduction
4.1-4.3 - Organic formulae and homologous series
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4.4-4.6 - Organic naming, formulae and reaction types
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Crude oil
4.7-4.10 - Crude oil fractions and fractional distillation
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4.11-4.13 - Complete and incomplete combustion
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4.14-4.16 - Pollutants and acid rain
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4.17-4.18 - Cracking and demand for fractions
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Alkanes
4.19-4.22 - Alkanes
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Alkenes
4.23-4.26 - Alkene functional group, formulae and structures
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4.27-4.28 - Alkene reactions and the bromine test
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Alcohols
4.29C-4.31C - Alcohol structures and reactions
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4.32C-4.33C - Ethanol production
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Carboxylic acids
4.34C-4.37C - Carboxylic acids - structures and reactions
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Esters
4.38C-4.40C - Ester functional group and esterification
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4.41C-4.43C - Ester formulae, uses and preparation practical
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Synthetic polymers
4.44-4.47 - Addition polymers
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4.48C-4.50C - Condensation polymers and biopolyesters
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