A-Level Chemistry (Salters Advanced Chemistry)

Chemical Ideas: contents of textbook

 

  1. Measuring amounts of substance
  2. Atomic structure
  3. Bonding, shapes and sizes
  4. Energy changes and chemical reactions
  5. Structure and properties
  6. Radiation and matter
  7. Equilibrium in chemistry
  8. Acids and bases
  9. Redox
  10. Rates of reactions
  11. The Periodic Table
  12. Organic chemistry: frameworks
  13. Organic chemistry: modifiers
  14. Organic synthesis
  15. Managing a chemical process

 

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1. Measuring amounts of substance

1.1 Amount of substance

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1.2 Balanced equations

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1.3 Using equations to work out reacting masses

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1.4 Calculations involving gases

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1.5 Concentrations of solutions

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2. Atomic structure

 

2.1 A simple model of the atom

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2.2 Nuclear reactions

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2.3 Electronic structure: shells

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2.4 Electronic structure: sub-shells

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3. Bonding, shapes and sizes

 

3.1 Chemical bonding

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3.2 The size of ions

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3.3 The shapes of molecules

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3.4 Structural isomerism

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3.5 Geometric isomerism

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3.6 Optical isomerism

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4. Energy changes and chemical reactions

 

4.1 Energy in, energy out

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4.2 Where does the energy come from?

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4.3 Entropy and the direction of change

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4.4 Energy, entropy and equilibrium

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4.5 Energy changes in solutions

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4.6 Born-Haber cycles

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5. Structure and properties

 

5.1 Ions in solids and solutions

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5.2 Molecules and networks

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5.3 Forces between molecules: temporary and permanent dipoles

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5.4 Forces between molecules: hydrogen bonding

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5.5 The structure and properties of polymers

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5.6 Bonding, structure and properties: a summary

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6. Radiation and matter

 

6.1 Light and electrons

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6.2 What happens when radiation interacts with matter?

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6.3 Radiation and radicals

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6.4 Infrared spectroscopy

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6.5 Mass spectrometry

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6.6 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (in French)

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6.7 Where does colour come from?

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6.8 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy

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6.9 Chemistry of colour

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7. Equilibrium in chemistry

 

7.1 Chemical equilibrium

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7.2 Equilibria and concentrations

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7.3 Equilibria and partial pressures

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7.4 Partition equilibrium

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7.5 Ion exchange

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7.6 Chromatography

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7.7 Solubility equilibria

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8. Acids and bases

 

8.1 Acid-base reactions

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8.2 Weak acids and pH

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8.3 Buffer solutions

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9. Redox

 

9.1 Oxidation and reduction

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9.2 Redox reactions and electrode potentials

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9.3 Predicting the direction of redox reactions

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9.4 The effect of complexing on redox reactions

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10. Rates of reactions

 

10.1 Factors affecting reaction rates

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10.2 The effect of temperature on rate

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10.3 The effect of concentration on rate

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10.4 What is a catalyst?

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10.5 How do catalysts work?

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11. The Periodic Table

 

11.1 Periodicity

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11.2 The s block: Groups 1 and 2

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11.3 The p block: nitrogen and group 5

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11.4 The p block: Group 7

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11.5 The d block: characteristics of transition metals

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11.6 The d block: complex formation

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12. Organic chemistry: frameworks

 

12.1 Alkanes

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12.2 Alkenes

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12.3 Arenes

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12.4 Reactions of arenes

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13. Organic chemistry: modifiers

 

13.1 Halogenoalkanes

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13.2 Alcohols and ethers

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13.3 Carboxylic acids and their derivatives

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13.4 The –OH group in alcohols, phenols and acids

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13.5 Esters

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13.6 Oils and fats

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13.7 Aldehydes and ketones

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13.8 Amines and amides

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13.9 Amino acids

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13.10 Azo compounds

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14. Organic synthesis

 

14.1 Planning a synthesis

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14.2 A summary of organic reactions

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15. Managing a chemical process

 

15.1 The operation of a chemical manufacturing process

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15.2 Feedstocks

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15.3 The best conditions for the process

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15.4 Becoming even more efficient

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15.5 Costs

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