A-Level Chemistry Flash Notes OCR A Year 1 & AS: Condensed Revision Notes - Designed to Facilitate Memorisation

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Overview

Tired of writing your own revision notes? Unsure what to put in and what to leave out? Use professional ones!

These condensed revision notes should be used like flashcards for memorization of the A-Level content. They have been specifically designed for this by a very experienced, professional Chemistry tutor. Dr. C. Boes has successfully taught over a hundred A-Level students in the last fifteen years. Many of these have achieved excellent grades in their exams and went on to study medicine. These notes contain all the necessary exam knowledge in a short, easy to memorize form. Each page covers the key facts, such as definitions or equations, of a single topic, without the distraction of unnecessary information. Knowing them by heart makes it easy to get top grades. The topic title pages have keywords which help to test yourself. Tried and proven by past tuition students, these notes are an effective and successful tool to prepare for exams.They are believed the most concise and complete available.

They are specific to the current OCR A Chemistry A-Level Year 1 & AS syllabus (from Sept 15).This book is organized in chapters according to the syllabus and allows natural progression in sync with your school work. Created with great care, it includes important information specific to exam questions. This small book will save you hours of painstaking note writing. It is less messy than loose paper sheets and easy to carry around. Memorize on the bus or while you wait. Try it now!

While these notes also help with understanding, they are rather designed for the just learn stage of revision. If general understanding is lacking then help from a tutor or teacher and additional studies of text books or revision guides, is suggested.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780995706002
Publisher:	Dr. C. Boes
Publication date:	12/15/2016
Series:	Chemistry Revision Cards , #3
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	16 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dr Christoph Boes is a fifty six year old German, who lived in England for nineteen years. Due to increasing requests he made tuition his main profession. Over two hundred A-level students of all four main exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR A and B) were clients in the last ten years.He began tutoring during his Chemistry study, in which he achieved a Masters of Science in Chemistry (first class degree) and a PhD in Biochemistry (first class degree). One pupil was a medical student, who did not like chemistry and tried to memorize all chemical formulas for his exam. After the basic rules were explained the student was able to derive the equations without much effort and said, "I did not know chemistry was so easy."Dr Boes worked for eighteen years in high profile, scientific research labs, all over the world, including Tübingen (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Atlanta (USA), Vancouver (Canada), Cambridge (UK) and Leicester (UK). During this time he taught undergraduate university students and supervised Masters and PhD students.His emphasis lies on developing a solid foundation of knowledge and the ability to apply it. While tutoring he noticed that many students struggle with exam revision. They try to memorize too much in too short a period of time. They understand the need to summarize the facts, but are unsure how to do this. Revision guides are a great place to start, but still contain too many explanations. Dr Boes looked around for revision cards, but could not find anything suitable. Hence, he created his own, incorporating his extensive knowledge of exam questions, to present the essential facts in an easy to memorize form. He provided them to his students, who used them very successfully in their exams. They have now been published as books, so other pupils can benefit from them. There is also a revision website, with tips for successful exam preparation: https: //www.alevelchemistryrevision.co.uk/Contact details can be found on this website to offer an opportunity for comments.

Table of Contents

Contents

Module 1 - Development of practical skills in Chemistry 7
1.1 Practical skills assessed in a written examination 7
Accuracy and Reliability, Percentage of Uncertainty 7

Module 2 - Foundations in Chemistry 9
2.1 Atoms and reactions 9
2.1.1 Atomic structures and isotopes 9
Basic Definitions 9
2.1.2 Compounds, formulae and equations 11
List of Anions & Ionic equations 11
2.1.3 Amount of substance 13
Mole & Molar Gas Volume 13
Empirical and Molecular Formulae 15
Water of Crystallisation 17
Mole Equations - Calculate Masses & Percentage Yield 19
Concentration & Atom economy 21
2.1.4 Acids 23
Acids & Bases 23
Acids and Bases Preparation & Naming Salts 25
Titrations 27
Preparing a Standard Solution 29
2.1.5 Redox 31
Redox reactions - Oxidation States & Disproportionation 31
Balancing Redox Equations & Two Main Inorganic Reactions 33
2.2 Electrons, bonding and structure 35
2.2.1 Electron structure 35
Electron Configuration 35
2.2.2 Bonding and structure 37
Ionic and Covalent Compounds & Bonds 37
Shapes of Molecules I 39
Shapes of Molecules II 41
Electronegativity 43
Intermolecular Forces 45

Module 3: Periodic Table and Energy 47
3.1 Periodic Table 47
3.1.1 Periodicity 47
Periodic Table & Periodic Trends 47
Metallic Bonding & Giant Covalent Structures 49
Simple Covalent Structures & Ionisation Enthalpy 51
3.1.2 Group 2 53
Group 2 Alkaline Earth Metals 53
3.1.3 The halogens 55
Group 7 Halogens & Water Treatment 55
Halides & Displacement Reaction 57
3.1.4 Qualitative analysis 59
Test for Ions & Solubility 59
3.2 Physical Chemistry 61
3.2.1 Enthalpy Changes 61
Enthalpy Changes - Definitions & Bond Enthalpies 61
Enthalpy Diagrams - Activation Energy 63
Calorimeter 65
Example Calculation - Neutralisation 67
Hess's Law 69
3.2.2 Reaction Rates 71
Rates of Reactions 71
Catalyst 73
Enthalpy Profile Diagrams & Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution 75
3.2.3 Chemical equilibrium 77
Equilibrium and Reversible Reactions 77

Module 4: Core Organic Chemistry 79
4.1 Basic Concepts and Hydrocarbons 79
4.1.1 Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry 79
Naming Rules & Types of Organic Formulae 79
Functional groups 81
Three main types of organic reactions & mechanisms 83
4.1.2 Alkanes 85
Alkanes & Terms 85
Radical Substitution in Alkanes 87
4.1.3 Alkenes 89
Alkenes - Reaction with Halogens 89
Pi and Sigma Bonds & Alkenes - Addition of Hydrogen Halides 91
Alkenes - Hydration, Fermentation and Hydrogenation 93
Polymers 95
Types of Isomers 97
4.2 Alcohols, Haloalkanes and Analysis 99
4.2.1 Alcohols 99
Alcohols 99
4.2.2 Haloalkanes 101
Haloalkanes 101
Ozone Layer & CFCs 103
4.2.3 Organic synthesis 105
Separating Funnel 105
Reflux Apparatus 107
Distillation apparatus 109
Drying with Anhydrous Salts & Synthetic Routes 111
4.2.4 Analytical techniques 113
IR Spectroscopy & Greenhouse Effect 113
Mass Spectrometry 115

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