A LEVEL
CHEMISTRY IN PERSPECTIVE
by Adrian Faiers MA (Oxon)
(an electrostatic
approach for bored and confused A Level chemistry students, other
senior school chemistry students and higher level students of
biological and medical sciences.)
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Alphabetical
Contents
A B C
D E
F G
H I
J K
L
M N
O P
Q R
S T
U V
W XYZ
A
a
radiation, see below
Acid
anhydrides
Acid
chlorides
Alcohols
Alcohol & society
Aldehydes
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Amides
Amines
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Atomic number
Atomic spectra
The Avogadro Constant
B
b
radiation, see below
Band
of Stability
Benzene
C
Carbonyls
Carboxylic acids
Concentration, measures
D
Diazonium Compounds
E
Electrostatic approach
Esters
Ethers
F
Food additives
G
g
radiation, see below
H
Haloalkanes
Homeopathic medicines
I
Inductive effects
Isotopes
J
K
Ketones
L
M
Mass number Mass spectrometer
Mesomeric effects
Models
Molarity
Molar Mass
Mole
Mole, importance
N
Nitriles
Nitro-compounds
O
Orbitals
Organic farming
P
PERIODIC TABLE and:
Electron
arrangement
Information
from,
Predicting
properties
Pollution, industrial
Pollution, other
(farming, road traffic, plastics)
Predicting electron arrangement
Predicting properties of
elements
Q
R
RADIATION, a, b
and g:
Applications of
Nature of
Kinetics of
Predicting type of
Properties of
RAM & RMM,
Relative atomic molar mass
RAM/RMM, definitions
S
T
U
V
W
X, Y & Z
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Chemistry in Perspective was written by a tutor who specialises in helping students taking A Level re-sits to achieve higher grades. Hopefully, the language, combined with the specialist understanding of those things that tend to confuse students, will help to make things clear to you.
At this stage, the site is a fairly straightforward upload of the manuscript for a complete A Level Chemistry book. In fact, if you use it like you'd use a text book, you may not need to spend £30 on a paper based book, especially if you use it in conjunction with other free sites, such as Chemguide, which is excellent for quick help on specific topics (put Chemguide followed by the topic into Google).
The next stage in the development of Chemistry in Perspective will be making navigation easier with, for example, more links (see chapter 28), 'Quick Skips' at the start of each chapter (see chapter 1) and an alphabetical list of main contents (see left hand column, currently in development).
Anyway, let's hope this site will help you develop your understanding of the subject and, perhaps for the first time, help you get Chemistry in Perspective.
Section 1:
Essentials
(Physical Chemistry)
CHAPTER 1: ATOMIC STRUCTURE (Introduction and some topics arising)
CHAPTER 2: ATOMIC STRUCTURE (More detail)
CHAPTER 3: RADIOACTIVITY
CHAPTER 4: BONDING
CHAPTER 5: STATES OF MATTER
CHAPTER 6: THE CHEMICAL ENERGY TOUR (an introduction to measures of energy)
CHAPTER 7: ENERGETICS (and the first law of thermodynamics)
CHAPTER 8: KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM (an introduction)
CHAPTER 9: MORE ON KINETICS
CHAPTER 10: MORE ON EQUILIBRIUM
CHAPTER 11: REDOX EQUILIBRIA AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY
CHAPTER 12: ENTROPY (the TOUR continues with the second law of thermodynamics)
Section 2: Inorganic
CHAPTER 13: PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES OF THE ELEMENTS UP TO ARGONCHAPTER 14: PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES OF COMPOUNDS OF THE ELEMENTS UP TO ARGON
CHAPTER 15: GROUPS I & II
CHAPTER 16: GROUP VII
CHAPTER 17: GROUP IV
CHAPTER 18: THE FIRST ROW OF d-BLOCK ELEMENTS (including transition elements)
CHAPTER 19: CHEMISTRY VS. MONEY (Some inorganic industrial processes)
Section 3: Organic
CHAPTER 20: TWELVE ESSENTIAL REACTION MECHANISMSCHAPTER 21: PREDICTING REACTIONS [I]: (hydrocarbons and simple derivatives)
CHAPTER 22: PREDICTING REACTIONS [II]: (oxygen and nitrogen containing compounds)
CHAPTER 23: SUMMARY OF LABORATORY PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER 24: ISOMERISM.
CHAPTER 25: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHAPTER 26: OCCURRENCE AND INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE OF SOME ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
CHAPTER 27: NOMENCLATURE PLUS BRIEF STRUCTURES AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
Section 4: More Everyday Chemistry
CHAPTER 28: SCIENCE FICTION (Correct and incorrect application of chemical theory to everyday problems)appendices
APPENDIX i: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS REACTIONS YOU MUST KNOWAPPENDIX ii: SOME HINTS FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS (TITRATION)
APPENDIX iii: PHASE EQUILIBRIA AND COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES
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2005-2008 Adrian Faiers MA (Oxon) MCIPR
What
's the connection between a dozen eggs and
a garden mole?
Answer: Not a lot, really,
but see Chapter
1