Chemistry Revision Notes

A-Level Chemistry - AQA

Year 1

Section 1 - Physical Chemistry

Topic 1 - Atomic Structure
Topic 2 - Amount of Substance
Topic 3 - Bonding
Topic 4 - Energetics
Topic 5 - Kinetics
Topic 6 - Equilibria
Topic 7 - Oxidation, Reduction and Redox Reactions

Section 2 - Inorganic Chemistry

Topic 8 - Periodicity
Topic 9 - Group 2, the Alkaline Earth Metals
Topic 10 - Group 7 (17), the Halogens

Section 3 - Organic Chemistry

Topic 11 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Topic 12 - Alkanes
Topic 13 - Halogenoalkanes
Topic 14 - Alkenes
Topic 15 - Alcohols
Topic 16 - Organic Analysis
Year 2

Section 1 - Physical Chemistry

Topic 17 - Thermodynamics
Topic 18 - Kinetics
Topic 19 - Equilibrium Constant, Kp
Topic 20 - Electrode Potentials and Electrochemical Cells
Topic 21 - Acids, Bases and Buffers

Section 2 - Inorganic Chemistry

Topic 22 - Periodicity
Topic 23 - The Transition Metals
Topic 24 - Reactions of Inorganic Compounds in Aqueous Solutions

Section 3 - Organic Chemistry

Topic 25 - Nomenclature and Isomerism
Topic 26 - Compounds Containing the Carbonyl Group
Topic 27 - Aromatic Chemistry
Topic 28 - Amines
Topic 29 - Polymerisation
Topic 30 - Amino Acids, Proteins and DNA
Topic 31 - Organic Synthesis and Analysis
Topic 32 - Structure Determination
Topic 33 - Chromatography
Year 1

Section 1 - Physical Chemistry

Section 2 - Inorganic Chemistry

Section 3 - Organic Chemistry

Year 2

Section 1 - Physical Chemistry

Section 2 - Inorganic Chemistry

Section 3 - Organic Chemistry