A-level Textbook

Physical Chemistry

Calculations

balancing equations

1.21 moles and formulae   Updated December 2019

1.22 concentrations and solutions  Updated December 2019

1.23 Gas Calculations   Updated December 2019

1.24 calculations and chemical reactions   Updated December 2019

1.25 titrations Updated November 2018

Atomic Structure

2.11 atomic structure and mass spectrometry New April 2018

2.12 electronic structure    Updated April 2018

2.13 ionisation energies Updated January 2022

Bonding

2.20 introduction to bonding Updated November 2018

2.21 ionic bonding   Updated November 2018

2.22 covalent bonding Updated November 2018

2.23 metallic bonding  Updated November 2018

2.24 shapes of molecules    Updated December 2019

2.25 intermediate bonding Updated February 2024

2.26 intermolecular bonding Updated February 2024

2.27 structure of solid crystals  New April 2018

Energetics

3.11 introduction enthalpy change    New April 2015

3.12 Hesses law  Updated April 2020

3.13 calorimetry Updated March 2019

3.14 bond enthalpies Updated March 2019

3.15 Born Haber Cycle Updated November 2018

3.16 Entropy and Gibbs Energy   Updated November 2018

3.17 Enthalpies of Solution   Updated November 2018

Kinetics

4.1 Reaction kinetics  Updated December 2019

Equilibria

4.2. equilibria Updated November 2018

Acid -base equilibria

4.30 acid bases and salts  Updated December 2019

4.35 acid base equilibria   New April 2018

Redox

4.40 redox  New April 2018

4.45 electrolysis New April 2018

Redox Equilibria

4.50 redox equilibria Updated November 2018

 Inorganic Chemistry

Periodicity

5.1. periodicity   Updated December 2019

Group 2

5.2. group 2 Updated February 2024

Group 7: The halogens

5.3. group 7 Updated February 2024

Metal Extraction

5.4. metal extraction New April 2018

Transition Metals

5.51 Introduction to transition metals  New April 2018

5.52 complex ions Updated February 2019

5.53 colour in complex ions New January 2022

5.54 chemistry V Mn Cu Co Cr Ag Updated February 2021

5.55 Catalysis by transition metals New April 2018

5.56 reactions of aqueous transition metal ions Updated February 2019

 

 Organic Chemistry

6.1. organic naming  Updated December 2019

6.1.5. isomerism Updated December 2019

6.2. alkanes Updated February 2024

6.3. alkenes   Updated November 2018

6.4. halogenoalkanes Updated November 2018

6.5. alcohols  Updated December 2019

6.12. polymers new April 2018

Reactions of the C=O bond

6.6. aldehydes and ketones Updated January 2022

6.7. carboxylic acids and esters Updated January 2022

6.8. acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides Updated January 2022

Benzene

6.9. benzene Updated January 2022

6.95 Phenol  new April 2018

Amines, amino acids, polymers

6.10. Amines Updated November 2018

6.10.5 amides Updated December 2019

6.11. amino acids proteins and DNA Updated December 2019

6.12. polymers Updated April 2020

 Spectroscopy

6.13 analytical techniques Updated December 2019

organic problem solving   New March 2021

Synthetic Routes

6.14 organic synthesis new April 2018