Revision Checklist: GCSE AQA Chemistry (Higher Tier)
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1. ATOMIC STRUCTURE & THE 4. CHEMICAL CHANGES
PERIODIC TABLE a. The reactivity series
a. Elements, compounds & mixtures b. Reduction & oxidation
b. Separating mixtures c. Extracting metals by reduction
c. Development of atomic model d. Ionic & half equations
d. Mass & atomic number e. Reacting acids with metals
e. Relative atomic mass f. Neutralisation of acids & naming
f. Electronic structure salts
g. Groups & periods g. pH
h. Development of periodic table h. Titrations
i. Metals & non-metals i. Strong & weak acids
j. Group 0 elements j. Electrolysis of molten ionic
k. Group 1 elements compounds
l. Group 7 elements k. Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
m. Transition metals
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5. ENERGY CHANGES
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2. BONDING, STRUCTURE, &
a. Exothermic & endothermic
THE PROPERTIES OF MATTER reactions
a. Ionic bonding b. Reaction profiles
b. Covalent bonding c. Calculating energy change of
c. Dot & cross diagrams reactions
d. Metallic bonding d. Cells & batteries
e. States of matter e. Hydrogen fuel cell
f. Properties of ionic compounds
g. Properties of small molecules
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h. Polymers & giant covalent structures 6. THE RATE & EXTENT OF
i. Properties of metals CHEMICAL CHANGE
j. Alloys
a. Calculating rate of reaction
k. Diamond & graphite
b. Factors affecting rate of reaction
l. Graphene & fullerenes
c. Collision theory & activation
m. Nanoparticles energy
d. Catalysts
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3. QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY
f. Le Chatelier’s principle
a. Balancing chemical equations g. Factors which affect equilibrium
b. Conservation of mass
c. Relative formula mass
d. Estimating uncertainty
e. Moles
f. Using moles to calculate masses
g. Using moles to balance equations
h. Limiting reactants
i. Concentration
j. Percentage yield
k. Atom economy
l. Moles & volumes of gases
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1. ATOMIC STRUCTURE & THE 4. CHEMICAL CHANGES
PERIODIC TABLE a. The reactivity series
a. Elements, compounds & mixtures b. Reduction & oxidation
b. Separating mixtures c. Extracting metals by reduction
c. Development of atomic model d. Ionic & half equations
d. Mass & atomic number e. Reacting acids with metals
e. Relative atomic mass f. Neutralisation of acids & naming
f. Electronic structure salts
g. Groups & periods g. pH
h. Development of periodic table h. Titrations
i. Metals & non-metals i. Strong & weak acids
j. Group 0 elements j. Electrolysis of molten ionic
k. Group 1 elements compounds
l. Group 7 elements k. Electrolysis of aqueous solutions
m. Transition metals
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5. ENERGY CHANGES
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2. BONDING, STRUCTURE, &
a. Exothermic & endothermic
THE PROPERTIES OF MATTER reactions
a. Ionic bonding b. Reaction profiles
b. Covalent bonding c. Calculating energy change of
c. Dot & cross diagrams reactions
d. Metallic bonding d. Cells & batteries
e. States of matter e. Hydrogen fuel cell
f. Properties of ionic compounds
g. Properties of small molecules
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h. Polymers & giant covalent structures 6. THE RATE & EXTENT OF
i. Properties of metals CHEMICAL CHANGE
j. Alloys
a. Calculating rate of reaction
k. Diamond & graphite
b. Factors affecting rate of reaction
l. Graphene & fullerenes
c. Collision theory & activation
m. Nanoparticles energy
d. Catalysts
Rate topics 1 to 5 e. Reversible reactions
3. QUANTITATIVE CHEMISTRY
f. Le Chatelier’s principle
a. Balancing chemical equations g. Factors which affect equilibrium
b. Conservation of mass
c. Relative formula mass
d. Estimating uncertainty
e. Moles
f. Using moles to calculate masses
g. Using moles to balance equations
h. Limiting reactants
i. Concentration
j. Percentage yield
k. Atom economy
l. Moles & volumes of gases
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