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Chemistry A/ AS Level

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Chemistry A/AS-Level

1		ATOMS , MOLECULES AND STOICHIOMETRY
	1.1	Relative masses of atoms and molecules
	1.2	The mole, the Avogadro constant
	1.3	The determination of relaitve atomic masses, Ar, and relative molecular masses Mr from mass spectra
	1.4	The calculation of empirical formulae
2		ATOMIC STRUCTURE
	2.1	The nucleus of the atom
	2.2	Electrons
3		CHEMICAL BONDING
	3.1	Ionic (electrovalent) bonding	CH1+CH2+CH3
	3.2	Covalent bonding an co-ordinate (dative bonding)	CH1+CH2+CH3
	3.3	Intermolecular forces, including hydrogen bonding
	3.4	Metallic bonding
	3.5	Bonding and physical properites	CH1+CH2+CH3
4		STATES OF MATTER
	4.1	The gaseous state
	4.2	The liquid state	CH1+CH2+CH3
	4.3	The solid state	CH1+CH2+CH3
5		CHEMICAL ENERGETICS
	5.1	Enthalpy changes
	5.2	Hess' Law, including Born-Haber cycles
6		ELECTROCHEMISTRY
	6.1	Redox processes
	6.2	Electrode potentials
	6.3	Electrolysis	CH1+CH2+CH3
7		EQUILIBRIA
	7.1	Chemical equilibria: reversible reactions; dynamic equilibrium
	7.2	Inoic equilibria
8		REACTION KINETICS
	8.1	Simple rate equitations
	8.2	Effect of the temperature on rate constants
	8.3	Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
9		INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
9.1		THE PERIODIC TABLE
	9.1.1	Periodicity of physical properties
	9.1.2	Periodicity of chemical proterties	CH1+CH2+CH3
9.2		GROUP II
	9.2.1	Similarities and trends in teh Properties of the gruoß II metals
	9.2.2	Some uses of group II compounds
9.3		GROUP IV
	9.3.1	The variation in melting points and electrical conductivities of the elements
	9.3.2	The bonding, molecular shape, volatility and hydrolysis of tetrachlorides
	9.3.3	The bonding, acid/base nature and thermal stability of the oxides of oxidation state II and IV	CH1+CH2
	9.3.4	The relative stability of higher and lower oxidation states for the elements in their oxides an aqueous cations
9.4		GROUP VII
	9.4.1	Characteristic physical properties
	9.4.2	The relative reactivity of the elements as oxidation agents
	9.4.3	Some reactions of the halide ions
	9.4.4	The manufacture of chlorine	CH1+CH2+CH3
	9.4.5	The reactions of chlorine with aqueous sodium hydroxide
	9.4.6	The important uses of the halogens and of halotgen compounds
9.5		AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS
	9.5.1	General physical and chracteristic chemical properties of the first set of transition elements, titanium to coppper
	9.5.2	Coloour of complexes
9.6		NITROGEN AND SULPHUR
	9.6.1	Nitrogen	CH1+CH2+CH3
	9.6.2	Sulphur	CH1+CH2+CH3
10		ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
10.1		Introductory Topics
	10.1.1	Molecular, structural and empirical formlae
	10.1.2	Functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
	10.1.3	Charcteristic organic reactions
	10.1.4	Shapes of organic molecules; s and p bonds
	10.1.5	Isomerism: structural; cis-trans; optical
10.2		Hydrocarbons
	10.2.1	Alkanes
	10.2.2	Alkenes
	10.2.3	Arenes
10.3		Halogen derivates
	10.3.1	Halogenalkanes and halogenarens
	10.3.2	Realtive strenght of the C-Hal bond
10.4		Hydroxy compounds
	10.4.1	Alcohols	CH1+CH2
	10.4.2	Phenol
10.5		Carbonal compounds
	10.5.1	Aldehydes	CH1+CH2
	10.5.2	Ketones	CH1+CH2
10.6		Carboxylic acids and derivatives
	10.6.1	Carboxylic acids	CH1+CH2
	10.6.2	Acyl chlorides
	10.6.3	Esters	CH1+CH2
10.7		Nitrogen amines
	10.7.1	Primary amines
	10.7.2	Amides
	10.7.3	Amino acids
	10.7.4	Proteins
10.8		Polymerisation
	10.8.1	Addition polymerisation	CH2+CH4
	10.8.2	Condensation polymerisation	CH2+CH4
11		Applications of chemistry
11.1		The chemistra of life
	11.1.1	Protein chemistra
	11.1.2	Genetic information
	11.1.3	Energy
	11.1.4	Metals in biological systems
11.2		Applications of analytical chemistry
	11.2.1	Methods of dtection and analysis
	11.2.2	Applications in chemistra and society
11.3		Design and materials
	11.3.1	Mecicinal chemsitra and drug delivery
	11.3.2	Properties of polymers
	11.3.3	Nanotechnology
	11.3.4	Environment and energy