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Chemistry Alevel Checklist
Fundamentals of Food Chemistr)
Chemistry ()
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Chemistry Alevel Checklist AQA
Physical Chemistry
Atomic Structure and Amount of Substance
• Atomic structure and electron configuration
• Mass spectrometry and isotopes
• Relative atomic/molecular/formula mass
• The mole concept and Avogadro’s constant
• Empirical and molecular formulas
• Balanced equations and stoichiometry
• Ideal gas equation (pV = nRT)
• Atom economy and percentage yield
Bonding and Structure
• Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding
• Bonding and physical properties
• Intermolecular forces (van der Waals, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding)
• Shapes of molecules and bond angles (VSEPR theory)
• Polarity and electronegativity
Energetics and Kinetics
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Enthalpy changes (formation, combustion, neutralisation)
• Hess’s Law and enthalpy cycles
• Bond enthalpies and mean bond enthalpies
• Rate of reaction and collision theory
• Effect of concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area
• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
• Catalysts and activation energy
Equilibria and Redox
• Dynamic equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s principle
Chemistry Alevel Checklist
Fundamentals of Food Chemistr)
Chemistry ()
, lOMoARcPSD|70337540
Chemistry Alevel Checklist AQA
Physical Chemistry
Atomic Structure and Amount of Substance
• Atomic structure and electron configuration
• Mass spectrometry and isotopes
• Relative atomic/molecular/formula mass
• The mole concept and Avogadro’s constant
• Empirical and molecular formulas
• Balanced equations and stoichiometry
• Ideal gas equation (pV = nRT)
• Atom economy and percentage yield
Bonding and Structure
• Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding
• Bonding and physical properties
• Intermolecular forces (van der Waals, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding)
• Shapes of molecules and bond angles (VSEPR theory)
• Polarity and electronegativity
Energetics and Kinetics
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Enthalpy changes (formation, combustion, neutralisation)
• Hess’s Law and enthalpy cycles
• Bond enthalpies and mean bond enthalpies
• Rate of reaction and collision theory
• Effect of concentration, temperature, catalysts, and surface area
• Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
• Catalysts and activation energy
Equilibria and Redox
• Dynamic equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s principle
