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CIE AS & A Level Chemistry 9701: Concise Summary Notes - New Syllabus - 2025-2027

CIE AS & A Level Chemistry 9701 AS Level Study Notes – New Syllabus 2025-2027

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AS & A Level Chemistry subject content

Topic 16: Hydroxy compounds

Topic 17: Carbonyl compounds

Topic 18: Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Topic 20 Polymerisation

Topic 21: Organic synthesis

AS & A Level Chemistry subject content

Topic 23: Chemical energetics

  • 23.1 Lattice energy and Born-Haber cycles
  • 23.2 Enthalpies of solution and hydration
  • 23.3 Entropy change, $\Delta S$
  • 23.4 Gibbs free energy change, $\Delta G$

Topic 24: Electrochemistry

  • 24.1 Electrolysis
  • 24.2 Standard electrode potentials $E^{\ominus}$; standard cell potentials $E_{\text {cell }}^{\ominus}$ and the Nernst equation

Topic 25: Equilibria

  • 25.1 Acids and bases
  • 25.2 Partition coefficients

Topic 26: Reaction kinetics

  • 26.1 Simple rate equations, orders of reaction and rate constants
  • 26.2 Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

Topic 27: Group 2

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

Topic 28: Chemistry of transition elements

  • 28.1 General physical and chemical properties of the first row of transition elements, titanium to copper
  • 28.2 General characteristic chemical properties of the first set of transition elements, titanium to copper
  • 28.3 Colour of complexes
  • 28.4 Stereoisomerism in transition element complexes
  • 28.5 Stability constants, $K_{\text {stab }}$

Topic 29: An introduction to A Level organic chemistry

  • 29.1 Formulae, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
  • 29.2 Characteristic organic reactions
  • 29.3 Shapes of aromatic organic molecules; $\sigma$ and $\pi$ bonds
  • 29.4 Isomerism: optical

Topic 30: Hydrocarbons

  • 30.1 Arenes

Topic 31: Halogen compounds

  • 31.1 Halogen compounds

Topic 32: Hydroxy compounds

  • 32.1 Alcohols
  • 32.2 Phenol

Topic 33: Carboxylic acids and derivatives

  • 33.1 Carboxylic acids
  • 33.2 Esters
  • 33.3 Acyl chlorides

Topic 34: Nitrogen compounds

  • 34.1 Primary and secondary amines
  • 34.2 Phenylamine and azo compounds
  • 34.3 Amides
  • 34.4 Amino acids

Topic 35: Polymerisation

  • 35.1 Condensation polymerisation
  • 35.2 Predicting the type of polymerisation
  • 35.3 Degradable polymers

Topic 36: Organic synthesis

  • 36.1 Organic synthesis

Topic 37: Analytical techniques

  • 37.1 Thin-layer chromatography
  • 37.2 Gas / liquid chromatography
  • 37.3 Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy
  • 37.4 Proton $\left({ }^1 \mathrm{H}\right)$ NMR spectroscopy
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