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Edexcel Nuffield GCE A2 CHEMISTRY 9086

GCE A2 advanced level chemistry course

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Unit 4 Energy and reactions (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

Topic 11 How fast? Rates of reaction (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Notes for the basics of rates of reactions

2. KINETICS - advanced rates of reactions revision notes: temperature effect and activation energy, homogeneous catalysts & heterogeneous catalyst, Obtaining data, rate expressions and orders of reaction, deducing orders of reaction

3. KINETICS - advanced rates of reactions revision notes: Selected case studies of kinetics and rate expressions and calculations, deriving the activation energy E_a from kinetics-rates data and Kinetic versus thermodynamic stability

4.  Mechanism: Halogenoalkanes (haloalkanes/alkyl halides) Nucleophilic substitution by water/hydroxide ion [S_N1 or S_N2, hydrolysis to alcohol] and  extra notes on kinetics, rds, molecularity, activated complex etc.

Topic 12 Arenes: benzene and phenol (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Notes on the Structure and Naming of Aromatic Compounds, including nomenclature of isomers

2. Type in name Quiz on the nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds

3.  MECHANISMS AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - introduction to arene electrophilic substitution mechanisms

4.  Mechanism: Aromatic hydrocarbons - arene introduction to electrophilic substitution and nitration

5.  Mechanism: Aromatic hydrocarbons - arene electrophilic substitution chlorination (similar for bromine, just swap Cl with Br)

6.  Mechanism: Aromatic hydrocarbons - arene electrophilic substitution alkylation [Friedel-Crafts reaction]

Topic 13 Entropy (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Kinetic versus thermodynamic stability - includes a free energy-entropy calculation example

Topic 14 How far? Reversible reactions (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Advanced Chemistry Equilibria Part 1. Dynamic molecular equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle

2. Equilibria Part 2 K_c and K_p equilibrium expressions and calculations

3. Equilibria Part 3 equilibrium and industrial processes

4. Equilibria Part 4 Partition, solubility product and ion-exchange

5. Equilibria Part 5 pH, weak-strong acid-base theory and K_a, k_b and K_w equilibrium calculations

6. Equilibria Part 6 Salt hydrolysis, Acid-base titrations-indicators, pH curves and buffers

Topic 15 Oxidation products of alcohols (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Revision notes on the structure and naming (nomenclature) of aliphatic ALCOHOLS, ETHERS, epoxy-alkanes (parts 1-2), including isomers

2. Tests for organic functional groups notes (use alphabetical index)

3. Organic synthesis redox reactions - including oxidation of alcohols

4.  Mechanism: Carbonyl compounds - aldehydes/ketones nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide

5.  Mechanism: Acid chlorides/acyl chlorides - nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions - hydrolysis with water

6.  Mechanism: Acid chlorides/acyl chlorides - nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions - esterification with alcohols

7.  Mechanism: Acid chlorides/acyl chlorides - nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions - amide formation with ammonia or primary amines

Unit 5 Investigations and applications (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

5A (investigation, general practical competence)

Based on topics 11 to 20 from A2 Units 4 and 6 (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

5B Special Studies (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

Biochemistry

1. Extra Industrial Chemistry Notes - a bit on enzymes

2.  Other organic stereochemistry including amino acids-proteins-enzymes-enzyme inhibition

3. KINETICS - advanced rates of reactions revision notes: Selected case studies of kinetics 4.3 Enzyme kinetics

Chemical Engineering

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Food Science

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Materials Science

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Mineral Process Chemistry

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Unit 6 Applying chemistry (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

A prerequisite knowledge of topics 1 to 15 is assumed in Unit 6 for the synoptic assessment

Topic 16 The Born-Haber cycle, structure and bonding (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

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Topic 17 Redox equilibria (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Equilibrium Part 7 Redox equilibria, half-cell electrode potentials, electrolysis and electrochemical series

Topic 18 Natural and synthetic polymers (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Revision notes on the Structure, Classification and Naming of Organic Nitrogen Compounds, including nomenclature of isomers

2. Multiple choice quiz on the Classification, Structure and Naming (nomenclature) of Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen

3. Type in name Quiz on the nomenclature of Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen

4.  Organic Chemistry (2) STEREOISOMERISM general definition (use sub-index at top of page)

5.  Organic Chemistry (2a) Geometrical Isomerism (use sub-index at top of page)

6.  Organic Chemistry (2b) Optical Isomerism (use sub-index at top of page)

7.  (2c) Other organic stereochemistry including amino acids-proteins-enzymes & isotactic/atactic/syndiotactic poly(propene)

8.  Mechanism: Halogenoalkanes (haloalkanes, alkyl halides) Nucleophilic substitution by ammonia or primary amine [S_N1 or S_N2]

9.  Mechanism: Acid chlorides/acyl chlorides - nucleophilic addition-elimination reactions - amide formation with ammonia or primary amines

10. GCSE notes on Oil and useful products - The hydrocarbons from oil and their uses e.g. fuels, polymers/plastics, fossil fuels and environmental problems etc.

11. Extra Organic Chemistry Notes - Alkane & alkene homologous series 'families', alcohols like ethanol, other organic molecule families e.g. carboxylic acids, esters, polymers

Topic 19 The transition elements (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. Periodic Table Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Notes Part 10a "3d block Transition Metals Series Introduction and Elements Sc to Mn on Period 4 - detailed revision notes

2. Part 10b 3d-block Transition Metals Fe to Zn - detailed revision notes

3. Part 10c Appendices on Transition Metals: Acidity of hexa-aqua ions * Complexes & ligands - the basics * The shapes of complexes and isomerism *  Electron configuration and colour theory * Redox equations, feasibility, calculating Eøreaction * Catalysis - homogeneous and heterogeneous examples and theory * Balancing redox equations * Stability Constants of complex ions * Colorimetry - quantitative analysis and determining the formula of a complex ion * Preparation of complexes

4. Part 10d Extra 3d block Transition Metals data table, examples of oxidation states in compounds and complexes - complex ions, electrode potential chart, and Hydroxide precipitate pictures

Topic 20 Organic synthesis (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

1. section 8. Using moles to deduce empirical/molecular formula of a compound/molecule

2. A summary of homologous series, functional group names and structure in Organic Chemistry

3. General test on type of Organic Molecule Recognition based on examples of structure and recognition of functional groups, including isomers, so the quiz is mainly on recognition of types of molecules and their structural features and classification

4.  MECHANISM Introduction and terms used in organic chemistry (on the mechanism pages the basic reaction equations and conditions are quoted which may act as a suitable reference)

Topic 21 Instrumental analysis (Nuffield GCE A2 Chemistry)

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