Edexcel Advanced Chemistry

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UNIT 1: STRUCTURE, BONDING AND MAIN GROUP CHEMISTRY (AS)

Atomic structure

Chemical quantities

Covalent structures and bonding

Ionic structures and bonding

Metallic structures and bonding

Intermolecular forces

Inorganic reactions

Oxidation states and redox reactions

Periodicity

Group 2: Alkaline earth metals

Groups 7: Halogens

 
UNIT 2: INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, ENERGETICS, KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM (AS)

Energy changes

Rates of change

Reversible reactions

Organic reactions

Alkanes

Alkenes

Halogenoalkanes

Alcohols

 
UNIT 3 LABORATORY CHEMISTRY (AS)
This unit is covered by the assessment of practical skills.
 
UNIT 4: PERIODICITY, EQUILIBRIA AND FUNCTIONAL GROUP CHEMISTRY(A2)

The equilibrium law

Acid-base equilibria

Energy changes and bonding

Period 3 chemistry

Aldehydes and ketones

Carboxylic acids and related compounds

Amino acids and proteins

 
UNIT 5: TRANSITION METALS, QUANTITATIVE KINETICS AND APPLIED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (A2)

Rates of reaction

Redox equilibria

Transition elements

Benzene and phenol

Spectroscopy

Organic synthesis

Polymers

 
UNIT 6: LABORATORY CHEMISTRY AND SYNOPTIC ASSESSMENT (A2)

Chemical amounts

Practical investigations

Synoptic topics

updated: 16 November 2004