Days and Timings
Tuesday and Thursday
As'levels: 7:30 to 9:00
We will cover the following topics in the live classes:
1 Atomic structure
1.1 Particles in the atom and atomic radius
1.2 Isotopes
1.3 Electrons, energy levels and atomic orbitals
1.4 Ionisation energy
2 Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry
2.1 Relative masses of atoms and molecules
2.2 The mole and the Avogadro constant
2.3 Formulas
2.4 Reacting masses and volumes (of solutions and gases)
3 Chemical bonding
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 States of matter
4.1 The gaseous state: ideal and real gases and pV = nRT
4.2 Bonding and structure
5 Chemical energetics
5.1 Enthalpy change, ΔH
5.2 Hess’s law
6 Electrochemistry
6.1 Redox processes: electron transfer and changes in oxidation number (oxidation state)
7 Equilibria
7.1 Chemical equilibria: reversible reactions, dynamic equilibrium
7.2 Brønsted–Lowry theory of acids and bases
8 Reaction kinetics
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 The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity
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 Group 2
10.1 Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals, magnesium to barium, and
their compounds
11 Group 17
11.1 Physical properties of the Group 17 elements
11.2 The chemical properties of the halogen elements and the hydrogen halides
11.3 Some reactions of the halide ions
11.4 The reactions of chlorine
12 Nitrogen and sulfur
12.1 Nitrogen and sulfur
13 An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry
13.1 Formulas, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
13.2 Characteristic organic reactions
13.3 Shapes of organic molecules; σ and π bonds
13.4 Isomerism: structural isomerism and stereoisomerism
14 Hydrocarbons
14.1 Alkanes
14.2 Alkenes
15 Halogen compounds
15.1 Halogenoalkanes
16 Hydroxy compounds
16.1 Alcohols
17 Carbonyl compounds
17.1 Aldehydes and ketones
18 Carboxylic acids and derivatives
18.1 Carboxylic acids
18.2 Esters
19 Nitrogen compounds
19.1 Primary amines
19.2 Nitriles and hydroxynitriles
20 Polymerisation
20.1 Addition polymerisation
21 Organic synthesis
21.1 Organic synthesis
22 Analytical techniques
22.1 Infrared spectroscopy
22.2 Mass spectrometry
- For AS Level Students
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