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| Topic | Eduqas specification | Reference document | Additional content required |
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Core Ideas, Principles and Concepts |
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| C1 |
The language of chemistry and structure of matter |
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| C1.1 |
Formulae and equations |
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C1.2 |
Basic idea about atoms |
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Radioactivity, atomic emission spectrum of the hydrogen atom, order of increasing energy of infrared, visible and ultraviolet light &Lyman series |
| C1.3 |
Chemical calculations |
Edexcel: 16. Redox equilibria (Calculating the uncertainties in measurements) |
Cell |
| C1.4 |
Bonding |
intermediate character of many bonds between purely ionic and purely covalent |
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| C1.5 |
Solid structures |
Cell | |
| C1.6 |
The periodic table |
CIE: 09. The periodic table: chemical periodicity |
Cell |
| C2 |
Chemical change |
Cell | Cell |
| C2.1 |
Simple equilibria and acid-base reactions |
AQA: 06. Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc |
Cell |
| C2.2 |
Thermochemistry |
Cell | |
| C2.3 |
Rates of reaction |
Cell | |
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C2.4 |
The wider impact of chemistry |
N/A |
Cell |
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C3 |
Chemistry of carbon compounds |
Cell | Cell |
| C3.1 |
Organic compounds |
Cell | |
| C3.2 |
Hydrocarbons |
AQA: 19. Introduction to organic chemistry |
Cell |
| C3.3 |
Halogenoalkanes |
CIE: 38. Chromatography and qualitative analysis (test for halogenoalkanes) |
Cell |
| C3.4 |
Alcohols and carboxylic acids |
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reaction of carboxylic acids with hydrogen carbonates |
| C3.5 |
Instrumental analysis |
OCR: 21. Analytical techniques |
Cell |
| Cell |
Physical and Inorganic chemistry |
Cell | Cell |
| PI1 |
Electrochemistry |
Cell | Cell |
| PI1.1
PI1.2 |
Redox and standard electrode potential Redox reactions |
Cell | |
| PI2 |
More complex patterns of the Periodic Table |
Cell | Cell |
| PI2.1 |
Chemistry of the p-block |
CIE: 09. The periodic table: chemical periodicity |
Group 3 elements, properties of CO2 and PbO, Bonding in group 4 chlorides and their reaction with water |
| PI2.2 |
Chemistry of the d-block transition metals |
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Cell |
| PI3 |
Chemical kinetics |
Cell | |
| PI4 |
Energy changes |
Cell | Cell |
| PI4.1 |
Enthalpy changes for solids and solutions |
Cell | |
| PI4.2 |
Entropy and feasibility of reactions |
Cell | |
| PI5 |
Equilibria |
Cell | Cell |
| PI5.1 |
Equilibrium constants |
Cell | |
| PI5.2 |
Acid-base equilibria |
Cell | |
| Cell |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS |
Cell | Cell |
| OA1 |
Higher concepts in organic chemistry |
Cell | Cell |
| OA1.1 |
Stereoisomerism |
AQA: 19. Introduction to organic chemistry (E-Z isomerism) |
Cell |
| OA1.2 |
Aromaticity |
CIE: 15. Hydrocarbons (Electrophilic substitution of benzene) |
Cell |
| OA2 |
Organic compounds containing oxygen |
Cell | Cell |
| OA2.1 |
Alcohols and phenols |
AQA: 21. Halogenoalkanes (forming primary and secondary alcohols from halogenoalkanes) AQA: 26. Aldehydes and ketones (forming primary and secondary alcohols from carbonyl compounds) |
FeCl3(aq) test for phenols |
| OA2.2 |
Aldehydes and ketones |
addition of HCN to propanone |
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| OA2.3 |
Carboxylic acids and their derivatives |
CIE: 19. Carboxylic acids and derivatives Edexcel: 28. Carboxylic acids (Reduction of carboxylic acids) CIE: 15. Hydrocarbons (Oxidation of side chains in arenes) OCR: 36. Carbon-carbon bond formation |
Cell |
| OA3 |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen |
Cell | Cell |
| OA3.1 |
Amines |
reaction of primary amines (aliphatic) with cold nitric(III) acid,origin of colour in terms of the wavelengths of visible light absorbed |
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| OA3.2 |
Amino acids, peptides and proteins |
Cell | |
| OA4 |
Organic synthesis and analysis |
AQA: 33. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
Cell |