Chemistry: Cambridge International A Level revision notes
1 Physical Chemistry
1.2 Atomic Structure
- 1.2.1 Fundamental Particles
- 1.2.2 Isotopes & Mass Number
- 1.2.3 Electron Shells, Sub-Shells & Orbitals
- 1.2.4 Electron Configuration
- 1.2.5 Ionisation Energy
- 1.2.6 Factors Affecting Ionisation Energies
- 1.2.7 Trends of Ionisation
- 1.2.8 Specific Impacts on Ionisation Energies
- 1.2.9 Electron Affinity
- 1.2.10 End of Topic Test - Atomic Structure
- 1.2.11 A-A* (AO2/3) - Atomic Structure
1.3 Chemical Bonding
- 1.3.1 Ionic Bonding
- 1.3.2 Covalent & Dative Bonding
- 1.3.3 Shapes of Molecules
- 1.3.4 Intermolecular Forces
- 1.3.5 Intermolecular Forces 2
- 1.3.6 Electronegativity
- 1.3.7 Bond Length, Bond Energy, & Bond Polarity
- 1.3.8 Metallic Bonding
- 1.3.9 Physical Properties
- 1.3.10 End of Topic Test - Bonding
- 1.3.11 A-A* (AO2/3) - Bonding
1.7 Equilibria
- 1.7.1 Dynamic Equilibrium & Le Chatelier
- 1.7.2 Kc
- 1.7.3 Kp
- 1.7.4 pH
- 1.7.5 The Ionic Product of Water
- 1.7.6 Weak Acids & Bases
- 1.7.7 Introduction to Solubility Equilibria
- 1.7.8 Solubility Equilibria Calculations
- 1.7.9 Free Energy of Dissolution
- 1.7.10 pH and Solubility
- 1.7.11 Common-Ion Effect
- 1.7.12 End of Topic Test - Kp & Electrochemistry
- 1.7.13 A-A* (AO2/3) - Electrochemical Cells
1.8 Partition Coefficient
1.9 Reaction Kinetics
- 1.9.1 Collision Theory
- 1.9.2 Orders, Rate Constants & Equations
- 1.9.3 Rate Graphs
- 1.9.4 Rate Determining Step
- 1.9.5 Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
- 1.9.6 Catalysts
- 1.9.7 Homogeneous Catalysts
- 1.9.8 Heterogeneous Catalysts
- 1.9.9 End of Topic Test - Kinetics
- 1.9.10 End of Topic Test - Rate Equations
- 1.9.11 A-A* (AO2/3) - Rate Equations
2 Inorganic Chemistry
2.2 Group 2
2.4 Transition Metals
- 2.4.1 General Properties
- 2.4.2 Titrations
- 2.4.3 Shapes of Complex Ions
- 2.4.4 Variable Oxidation States
- 2.4.5 Ligands
- 2.4.6 Colours of Ions
- 2.4.7 Stereoisomerism of Complex Ions
- 2.4.8 Cisplatin
- 2.4.9 Ligand Substitutions & Kstab
- 2.4.10 End of Topic Test - Transition Metals
- 2.4.11 A-A* (AO2/3) - Transition Metals
3 Organic Chemistry & Analysis
3.1 Introduction to Organic Chemistry
3.2 Hydrocarbons
- 3.2.1 Fractional Distillation
- 3.2.2 Cracking
- 3.2.3 Combustion
- 3.2.4 Chlorination
- 3.2.5 End of Topic Test - Alkanes
- 3.2.6 Introduction to Alkenes
- 3.2.7 Reactions of Alkenes
- 3.2.8 Polymerisation Reactions
- 3.2.9 End of Topic Test - Alkenes
- 3.2.10 Arenes
- 3.2.11 Evidence for Structure of Arenes
- 3.2.12 Reactions of Benzene
- 3.2.13 End of Topic Test -Arenes
3.6 Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives
3.9 Analytical Techniques
- 3.9.1 Chromatography
- 3.9.2 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
- 3.9.3 Gas Chromatography
- 3.9.4 IR Spectroscopy
- 3.9.5 Uses of IR Spectroscopy
- 3.9.6 Mass Spectrometry
- 3.9.7 Mass Spectrometry Analysis
- 3.9.8 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- 3.9.9 Carbon-13 NMR
- 3.9.10 Proton NMR I
- 3.9.11 Proton NMR II
- 3.9.12 End of Topic Test - Analytical Techniques
- 3.9.13 A-A* (AO2/3) - Analytical Techniques