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CIE International AS A- Level Year -1 Complete Revision Summary

Physical Chemistry

1. Atoms, Molecules and Stoichiometry

• Formulae and Equations
• Identifying Ions – Isotopes and Mass Spec
• Measurements and Errors
• Moles, Mass, Reactions and Formulae
• Techniques of Volumetric Analysis

2. Atomic Structure

• Atomic Structure – Isotopes and Mass Spec
• Electron Configurations – Orbitals, Energy Levels and Ionisation Energy Trends

3. Chemical Bonding

• Atomic Structure – Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding, Lattices, Charge and Electronegativity
• Hybridisation in Carbon and Bond Formation

4. States of Matter

• Atomic Structure – Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding, Lattices, Charge and Electronegativity

5. Chemical Energetics

• Enthalpy, Hess Cycles and Calorimetry

6. Electrochemistry

• Oxidation Numbers, Redox and Half Equations

7. Equilibria

• Chemical Equilibrium and Industrial Applications

8. Reaction Kinetics

• Rates of Reaction, Collision Theory and Catalysts