Tuesday 17 July 2012

Chemistry

All the Chemistry revision material is based on the WJEC syllabus.
Although these notes are specified for WJEC, there are many similarities with other exam boards. Please look at the topics listed below.

The main topics that can be found in my revision notes are the following:

Chemistry AS: 

  • Basic Ideas about Atoms
    • Uses of Radiation
    • Ionisation Energy
  • Chemical Calculations
    • Mass Spectrometer
  • Chemical Equilibrium and Acid-Base reactions
    • Reversible reactions
    • Le Chatelier's Principle
    • Haber Process
    • Titration
  • Energetics
    • Enthalpy Changes
    • Hess' Law
  • Kinetics
    • Rate Equations
    • Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
    • Catalysts
  • Green Chemistry
  • Chemical Bonding
    • Ionic Crystal
    • Electronegativity
    • Bond Polarity
  • Forces between Molecules
    • Induced Dipole
    • Dipole Dipole
    • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Shapes of Molecules
  • Solubility of Compounds in Water
    • Sodium Chloride
    • Ethanol
    • Insolubility of hydrocarbons
  • Solid Structures
    • Crystal structures
    • Carbon
    • Metallic Bonding
    • Smart Materials
  • The Periodic Table
    • Oxidation and Reduction
    • Determining Oxidation Numbers
  • Trends in properties of the elements of s-block and group 7
    • Group 1 and group 2
    • Group 7
    • Chemical tests
    • Melting and Boiling points
  • Organic Compounds and their reactions
    • Nomenclature
    • Representation of Structures
    • Isomerism
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Alkanes
    • Alkenes
  • Halogenoalkanes
    • Physical Properties
    • Uses
  • Alcohols
    • Physical Properties
    • Reactions of Alcohols
  • Analytical Techniques
    • Mass Spectroscopy
    • Infra-Red Spectroscopy

Chemistry A2: 

  • Spectroscopy
    • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Isomerism and Aromaticity
    • Naming Hydrocarbons
  • Stereoisomerism
    • E-Z Isomerism
    • Optical Isomerism
  • Benzene
    • Reactions with Benzene
      • Nitration
      • Halogenation
      • Friedel-Crafts Acylation
      • Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
  • Organic Compounds containing Oxygen
    • Alcohol
      • Physical Properties
      • Making Alcohol
      • Reaction of Alcohols
    • Phenol
      • Reactions of Phenol
    • Aldehydes and Ketones
      • General Properties
      • Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
    • Carboxylic acid and Derivatives
      • Solubility and Acidity
      • Preparation of Carboxylic acids
      • Reactions of Carboxylic acids
    • Nitriles
      • Preparation of Nitriles
      • Reactions of Nitriles
    • Polyesters
      • Properties and Uses
    • Ethanoic Anhydride
  • Compounds containing Nitrogen
    • Amines
      • Preparation of Amines
      • Chemical Properties
      • Reactions of Amines
      • Reactions of Diazonium Compounds
    • Amides
      • Reactions of Amides
    • Amino Acids
      • Chemical Properties
      • Dipeptides
      • Polypeptides
      • Protein Structure
    • Polyamides
  • Organic Synthesis and Analysis
    • Mass Spectroscopy
    • Infra-Red Spectroscopy
    • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
    • Best Practical Techniques
    • Using melting points to determine Purity
    • Deducing % Yields
    • Addition and Condensation Polymerisation
    • Chromatography
  • Redox
    • Oxidation State
    • Ion-electron half equations
    • Electrode Processes
    • Simple Electrochemical Cell
    • Standard Hydrogen Electrode
    • Electrode Potential
    • Applications
  • Chemistry of the p-block
    • Inert Pair Effect
    • Maximum Covalency Rule
    • Amphoteric Behaviour
    • Group 3
      • Electron Deficiency
      • Ionic Liquids
      • Boron Nitride
    • Group 4
      • Carbon Dioxide
      • Lead (II) Oxide
      • Group 4 Chlorides
    • Group 7
      • Displacement Reactions
      • Reactions of Chlorine with NaOH
      • Reactions with Sulphuric Acid
      • Uses of Halogen containing compounds
  • D-block Transition Elements
    • Catalytic Action
    • Complex Ions
    • Explanation of Colour
    • Reactions with NaOH
    • Uses of transition elements
  • Chemical Kinetics
    • Rate Equations
    • Rate Determining step & Mechanism
  • Energy Changes
    • Enthalpy changes for solids and solutions
    • Born-Haber cycle
    • Entropy and Feasibility of reactions
  • Equilibria
    • Pressure
    • Acid-Base equilibria
    • Strong and Weak acids
    • Calculations
    • Titration Curves
    • Buffer Solutions
    • Salt Hydrolysis

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  2. none of the links to your notes work

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