CAIE AS and A Level Chemistry (9701)

Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) A-level

Chemistry (9701)

1. AS (Notes and topical past year questions):

1.1 Particles in atom and atomic radius

1.2 Isotopes

1.3 Electrons, energy levels and atomic orbitals

1.4 Ionisation energy

2.1 Relative masses of atoms and molecules. 2.2 The mole and the Avogadro constant

2.3 Formulae

2.4 Reacting masses and volumes (of solutions and gases)

3.1 Electronegativity and bonding

3.2 Ionic bonding. 3.3 Metallic bonding

3.4 Covalent bonding and coordinate (dative covalent) bonding

3.5 Shapes of Molecules

3.6 Intermolecular forces, electronegativity and bond properties

3.7 Dot-and-cross diagrams

4.1 The gaseous state: ideal and real gases and pV=nRT

4.2 Bonding and structure

5.1 Enthalpy change

5.2 Hess’ Law

6.1 Redox processes: electron transfer and changes in oxidation number (oxidation state)

7.1 Chemical equilibria: reversible reactions, dynamic equilibrium

7.2 Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases

8.1 Rate of reaction

8.2 Effect of temperature on reaction rates and the concept of activation energy

8.3 Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

9.1 Periodicity of physical properties of the elements in Period 3

9.2 Periodicity of chemical properties of the elements in Period 3

9.3 Chemical periodicity of other elements

10.1 Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals, magnesium to barium, and their compounds

11 Group 17

12 Nitrogen and sulfur

13.1 Formulas, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds

13.2 Characteristic organic reactions

13.3 Shapes of organic molecules; sigma and pi bonds

13.4 Isomerism: structural isomerism and stereoisomerism

14.1 Alkanes

14.2 Alkene

15 Halogenoalkanes