A-Level Chemistry (Salters Advanced Chemistry)

Chemical Ideas: contents of textbook

Measuring amounts of substance Atomic structure Bonding, shapes and sizes Energy changes and chemical reactions Structure and properties Radiation and matter Equilibrium in chemistry Acids and bases Redox Rates of reactions The Periodic Table Organic chemistry: frameworks Organic chemistry: modifiers Organic synthesis Managing a chemical process Click on bold sections to see my notes So far only sections 6.6, 13.8 and 13.10 are online
1. Measuring amounts of substance
1.1 Amount of substance		AS
1.2 Balanced equations		AS
1.3 Using equations to work out reacting masses		AS
1.4 Calculations involving gases		AS
1.5 Concentrations of solutions		AS
2. Atomic structure
2.1 A simple model of the atom		AS
2.2 Nuclear reactions		AS
2.3 Electronic structure: shells		AS
2.4 Electronic structure: sub-shells		AS
3. Bonding, shapes and sizes
3.1 Chemical bonding		AS
3.2 The size of ions		A2
3.3 The shapes of molecules		AS
3.4 Structural isomerism		AS
3.5 Geometric isomerism		AS
3.6 Optical isomerism		A2
4. Energy changes and chemical reactions
4.1 Energy in, energy out		AS
4.2 Where does the energy come from?		AS
4.3 Entropy and the direction of change		AS
4.4 Energy, entropy and equilibrium		A2
4.5 Energy changes in solutions		A2
4.6 Born-Haber cycles		A2
5. Structure and properties
5.1 Ions in solids and solutions		AS
5.2 Molecules and networks		AS
5.3 Forces between molecules: temporary and permanent dipoles		AS
5.4 Forces between molecules: hydrogen bonding		AS
5.5 The structure and properties of polymers		AS/A2
5.6 Bonding, structure and properties: a summary		AS
6. Radiation and matter
6.1 Light and electrons		AS
6.2 What happens when radiation interacts with matter?		AS
6.3 Radiation and radicals		AS
6.4 Infrared spectroscopy		AS
6.5 Mass spectrometry		AS
6.6 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (in French)		A2
6.7 Where does colour come from?		A2
6.8 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy		A2
6.9 Chemistry of colour		A2
7. Equilibrium in chemistry
7.1 Chemical equilibrium		AS
7.2 Equilibria and concentrations		A2
7.3 Equilibria and partial pressures		A2
7.4 Partition equilibrium		A2
7.5 Ion exchange		A2
7.6 Chromatography		A2
7.7 Solubility equilibria		A2
8. Acids and bases
8.1 Acid-base reactions		AS
8.2 Weak acids and pH		A2
8.3 Buffer solutions		A2
9. Redox
9.1 Oxidation and reduction		AS
9.2 Redox reactions and electrode potentials		A2
9.3 Predicting the direction of redox reactions		A2
9.4 The effect of complexing on redox reactions		A2
10. Rates of reactions
10.1 Factors affecting reaction rates		AS
10.2 The effect of temperature on rate		AS
10.3 The effect of concentration on rate		A2
10.4 What is a catalyst?		AS
10.5 How do catalysts work?		AS
11. The Periodic Table
11.1 Periodicity		AS
11.2 The s block: Groups 1 and 2		AS
11.3 The p block: nitrogen and group 5		A2
11.4 The p block: Group 7		AS
11.5 The d block: characteristics of transition metals		A2
11.6 The d block: complex formation		A2
12. Organic chemistry: frameworks
12.1 Alkanes		AS
12.2 Alkenes		AS
12.3 Arenes		A2
12.4 Reactions of arenes		A2
13. Organic chemistry: modifiers
13.1 Halogenoalkanes		AS
13.2 Alcohols and ethers		AS
13.3 Carboxylic acids and their derivatives		AS
13.4 The –OH group in alcohols, phenols and acids		AS
13.5 Esters		A2
13.6 Oils and fats		A2
13.7 Aldehydes and ketones		A2
13.8 Amines and amides		A2
13.9 Amino acids		A2
13.10 Azo compounds		A2
14. Organic synthesis
14.1 Planning a synthesis		A2
14.2 A summary of organic reactions		A2
15. Managing a chemical process
15.1 The operation of a chemical manufacturing process		A2
15.2 Feedstocks		A2
15.3 The best conditions for the process		A2
15.4 Becoming even more efficient		A2
15.5 Costs		A2