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Chemistry (YCH11)
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Free Chemistry (YCH11) study notes for Pearson Edexcel International A Level students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Structure, Bonding and Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes and Alcohols
Unit 1 (IAS): Structure, Bonding and Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Formulae, Equations and Amount of Substance
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Bonding and Structure
Introductory Organic Chemistry and Alkanes
Alkenes
Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry
Unit 2 (IAS): Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes and Alcohols
Energetics
Intermolecular Forces
Redox Chemistry and Groups 1, 2 and 7
Introduction to Kinetics and Equilibria
Halogenoalkanes, Alcohols and Spectra (Mass Spectra and IR)
Unit 4 (IA2): Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry
Kinetics: Rate Equations and Activation Energy
Entropy, Lattice Energy and Born-Haber Cycles
Chemical Equilibria: Kc and Kp
Acid-base Equilibria: pH, Ka and Buffers
Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids and Chirality
NMR, Mass Spectra and Chromatography
Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
Unit 5 (IA2): Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry
Redox Equilibria: Electrode Potentials and Fuel Cells
Transition Metals, Complexes and Catalysis
Arenes: Benzene and Phenol
Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Polymers
Organic Synthesis and Multi-step Routes
Units 3 and 6: Practical Skills in Chemistry
Practical Techniques and Apparatus
Qualitative Analysis: Tests for Ions, Gases and Functional Groups
Titration and Quantitative Practical Calculations
Uncertainty, Errors and Data Analysis
Planning Experiments, Variables and Risk
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