Contents
Introduction
About this guide .................................................................... 5
The syllabus............................................................................ 5
Assessment............................................................................. 6
Scientific language................................................................. 8
Revision.................................................................................. 8
The examination..................................................................... 10
Content Guidance
1 Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry................................... 14
2 Atomic structure................................................................... 23
3 Chemical bonding................................................................ 29
4 States of matter..................................................................... 39
5 Chemical energetics............................................................. 49
6 Electrochemistry................................................................... 56
7 Equilibria.............................................................................. 67
8 Reaction kinetics.................................................................. 78
9 Chemical periodicity............................................................. 86
10 Group chemistry.................................................................. 93
11 The transition elements...................................................... 104
12 Nitrogen and sulfur............................................................ 113
13 Introduction to organic chemistry...................................... 118
14 Hydrocarbons..................................................................... 130
15 Halogen and hydroxy compounds...................................... 139
16 Carbonyl compounds.......................................................... 149
17 Carboxylic acid and their derivatives ................................ 154
18 Nitrogen compounds.......................................................... 163
19 Polymerisation.................................................................... 170
20 Applications of chemistry................................................... 175
Experimental Skills & Investigations
Paper 3: AS practical paper....................................................... 219
Paper 5: A2 assessment............................................................. 225
Questions & Answers
About this section...................................................................... 230
AS exemplar paper..................................................................... 231
A2 exemplar paper..................................................................... 244
'Try this yourself' answers.......................................................... 269
