Specification at a glance

Subject content

3.1 Physical chemistry

• 3.1.1 Atomic structure

• 3.1.2 Amount of substance

• 3.1.3 Bonding

• 3.1.4 Energetics

• 3.1.5 Kinetics

• 3.1.6 Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc

• 3.1.7 Oxidation, reduction and redox equations

• 3.1.8 Thermodynamics

• 3.1.9 Rate equations

• 3.1.10 Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems

• 3.1.11 Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells

• 3.1.12 Acids and bases

3.2 Inorganic chemistry

• 3.2.1 Periodicity

• 3.2.2 Group 2, the alkaline earth metals

• 3.2.3 Group 7(17), the halogens

• 3.2.4 Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides

• 3.2.5 Transition metals

• 3.2.6 Reactions of ions in aqueous solution

3.3 Organic chemistry

• 3.3.1 Introduction to organic chemistry

• 3.3.2 Alkanes

• 3.3.3 Halogenoalkanes

• 3.3.4 Alkenes

• 3.3.5 Alcohols

• 3.3.6 Organic analysis

• 3.3.7 Optical isomerism

• 3.3.8 Aldehydes and ketones

• 3.3.9 Carboxylic acids and derivatives

• 3.3.10 Aromatic chemistry

• 3.3.11 Amines

• 3.3.12 Polymers

• 3.3.13 Amino acids, proteins and DNA

• 3.3.14 Organic synthesis

• 3.3.15 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

• 3.3.16 Chromatography