KS5 · Edexcel A-level Chemistry

Chemistry Revision

Explore the compulsory UK Edexcel 9CH0 concept-led course through developed chemical explanations, worked methods and independently assessed skills.

Chemistry topics

10 topics
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Atomic structure and bonding

Atomic particles, mass spectra, electron models and periodicity; bonding, shape, polarity, interactions and material structure.

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Amounts, equations and redox

Moles, formulae, equations, limiting reagents, gases, solutions and titrations; uncertainty, efficiency and electron-transfer accounting.

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Inorganic chemistry and electrochemical cells

Periodic inorganic reactions and ion analysis; cell potentials, redox analysis, transition complexes and catalytic chemistry.

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Energetics, entropy and feasibility

Enthalpy definitions and experiments, Hess and Born–Haber cycles, hydration, entropy, Gibbs energy and feasibility.

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Equilibrium, acids and buffers

Dynamic and quantitative equilibria, proton transfer, strong and weak acid calculations, titration curves, indicators and buffers.

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Kinetics, rate equations and mechanisms

Collision and energy models, measurement and empirical rate laws, half-lives, mechanisms, clocks and Arrhenius analysis.

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Organic fundamentals and functional groups

Organic representations, isomers, fuels, additions, substitution, alcohols, chirality, carbonyls, acids, esters and polymers.

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Aromatic chemistry, nitrogen and organic synthesis

Aromatic evidence and substitution, phenol, amines, amino acids, condensation, carbon extension, synthesis and purification.

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Spectroscopy, chromatography and unknowns

Mass and infrared evidence, carbon and proton NMR, chromatographic separation and combined unknown identification.

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Practical, mathematical and synoptic skills

All specified core practicals, actual competence evidence, apparatus and controls, uncertainty, mathematics and synoptic conclusions.

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