Alcohols: properties, reactions, preparation

Aldehydes and ketones: properties, reactions, tests

Alkanes: properties, reactions, mechanisms

Alkenes: properties, reactions, mechanisms

Amines: properties, reactions

Arenes: properties, reactions

Atomic structure: particles in the atom, isotopes, mass spectrometer, electronic configuration

Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry: relative masses of atoms and molecules, the mole, Avogadro constant, empirical and molecular formulae, chemical equations and calculations

Carboxylic acids and derivatives: properties, reactions

Chemical bonding: ionic, covalent, dative, metallic bonding, shapes of molecules, intermolecular forces

Chemical energetics II: entropy, Gibbs free energy, feasibility of reactions

Chemical energetics: enthalpy changes, bond energies, Hess’s law, calorimetry

Chemistry of selected elements: properties and reactions

Chromatography: principles, paper, thin layer, column, gas-liquid

Electrochemistry: electrolysis, redox processes, standard electrode potentials, fuel cells

Equilibria: dynamic equilibrium, Le Chatelier’s principle, equilibrium constants

Group 17: properties, reactions, trends, uses

Group 2: properties, reactions of elements and compounds, trends

Halogenoalkanes: properties, reactions, mechanisms

Halogenoarenes: properties, reactions

Identification of functional groups: tests, spectroscopy

Infra-red spectroscopy: principles, interpretation

Introductory topics: molecular formulae, functional groups, nomenclature, structural isomerism, stereoisomerism

Mass spectrometry: principles, interpretation

Nitrogen and sulfur: properties, preparation, reactions, oxides, acids, uses, environmental impact

Organic synthesis: designing synthetic routes, identifying organic compounds

Periodic table: periodicity in structure, bonding, physical and chemical properties, trends in reactivity

Polymers: addition and condensation polymerisation

Proton NMR spectroscopy: principles, interpretation

Reaction kinetics: rate of reaction, effect of concentration, temperature, catalysts, rate equations, order of reaction

States of matter: arrangement, motion, energies of particles, changes of state, gas laws

Transition elements: general properties, reactions, variable oxidation states, complex formation