SA I Chemistry Portion

9 IGCSE:
Unit Name: States of Matter
The particulate nature of matter
Diffusion
Brownian motion
Change of state
Heating and cooling curves
Unit Name: Atomic structure
Atomic models
Atomic number and Mass number
Isotopes and Isobars
Electronic configuration
Rules of stability
Formation of ions
Isoelectronic species
Unit Name: Periodic Table
History of classification of elements
Periodic trends
Group I
Group VII
Noble gases
Transition elements
Unit Name: Chemical bonding
Metallic bonding
Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding
Dative or co-ordinate covalent bond
Lewis electron dot structures
Macromolecules
Unit Name: Acids, bases and salts
The characteristic properties of acids and bases
Types of oxides
Carbonates
Preparation of salts
Identification of ions and gases

SA I Chemistry Portion
10 IGCSE:
Unit Name: States of Matter
The particulate nature of matter
Diffusion
Brownian motion
Change of state
Heating and cooling curves
Unit Name: Atomic structure
Atomic models
Atomic number and Mass number
Isotopes and Isobars
Electronic configuration
Rules of stability
Formation of ions
Isoelectronic species
Unit Name: Periodic Table
History of classification of elements
Periodic trends
Group I
Group VII
Noble gases
Transition elements
Unit Name: Chemical bonding
Metallic bonding
Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding
Dative or co-ordinate covalent bond
Lewis electron dot structures
Macromolecules
Unit Name: Acids, bases and salts
The characteristic properties of acids and bases
Types of oxides
Carbonates
Preparation of salts
Identification of ions and gases

SA I Chemistry Portion
AS Levels:
Unit Name: Atomic structure
Particles in the atom
The nucleus of the atom
Electrons: energy levels, atomic orbitals, ionisation energy, electron affinity
Unit Name: The Periodic Table
Physical periodicity in the third period
Chemical periodicity of other elements
Unit Name: Group 2
Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals
Some uses of Group 2 compounds
Unit Name: Group 17
Physical chemical properties of the Group 17
Some reactions of the halide ions
The reactions of chlorine with aqueous sodium hydroxide
Some important uses of the halogens and of halogen compounds
Unit Name: Chemical bonding
Ionic bonding
Covalent bonding and co-ordinate bond
Intermolecular forces
Elecronegativity
Bond properties
Metallic bonding
Unit Name: Atoms, molecules and Stoichiometry
Relative masses of atoms and molecules
The mole and the Avogadro constant
The determination of relative atomic masses
The calculation of empirical and molecular formulae
Reacting masses and volumes (of solutions and gases)
Unit Name: An introduction to organic chemistry
Formulae, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
Characteristic organic reactions
Shapes of organic molecules; and bonds
Isomerism: structural and stereoisomerism
Unit Name: Hydrocarbons
Alkanes
Alkenes
Hydrocarbons as fuels
Arenes