AQA A-LEVEL CHEMISTRY COURSE SUMMARY Topic Topic Title Specification Relevant Chapters Papers No. in Book 17.1 17.4 – 10 Thermodynamics 3.1.8 Both 18.1 18.4 Paper 1 (3.1.9) – 11 How Far How Fast II 3.1.9, 3.1.10 19.1 Paper 2 (3.1.10) 21.1 21.6 – 12 Acids, Bases and Buffers 3.1.12 1 only 20.1 20.3 – 13 Electrochemistry 3.1.11 1 only Reactions of Period 3 Elements 22.1 22.3 – 14 3.2.4 1 only and their Oxides Transition Metals and Complex 23.1 23.5 – 15 3.2.5, 3.2.6 1 only Ions 24.1 24.3 – Aldehydes, Ketones and Optical 25.1, 25.2 16 3.3.7, 3.3.8 2 only Isomerism 26.1 26.2 – 25.1 Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Esters 17 3.3.9, 3.3.11 26.3 26.5 2 only – and Acylation 28.1 28.3 – 25.1 18 Aromatic Chemistry 3.3.10 2 only 27.1 27.3 – 25.3, 29.1 Amino Acids, Polymers, Organic 3.3.12, 3.3.13, 19 30.1 30.5 2 only – Synthesis and Biochemistry 3.3.14 31.1 31.2 – Spectroscopy and 32.1 32.3 – 20 3.3.15, 3.3.16 2 only Chromatography 33.1
AQA A-LEVEL CHEMISTRY COURSE SUMMARY Topic No. Topic Title Specification Relevant Chapters in Book Papers 10 Thermodynamics 3.1.8 17.1 – 17.4 Both 11 How Far How Fast II 3.1.9, 3.1.10 18.1 – 18.4 19.1 Paper 1 (3.1.9) Paper 2 (3.1.10) 12 Acids, Bases and Buffers 3.1.12 21.1 – 21.6 1 only 13 Electrochemistry 3.1.11 20.1 – 20.3 1 only 14 Reactions of Period 3 Elements and their Oxides 3.2.4 22.1 – 22.3 1 only 15 Transition Metals and Complex Ions 3.2.5, 3.2.6 23.1 – 23.5 24.1 – 24.3 1 only 16 Aldehydes, Ketones and Optical Isomerism 3.3.7, 3.3.8 25.1, 25.2 26.1 – 26.2 2 only 17 Carboxylic Acids, Amines, Esters and Acylation 3.3.9, 3.3.11 25.1 26.3 – 26.5 28.1 – 28.3 2 only 18 Aromatic Chemistry 3.3.10 25.1 27.1 – 27.3 2 only 19 Amino Acids, Polymers, Organic Synthesis and Biochemistry 3.3.12, 3.3.13, 3.3.14 25.3, 29.1 30.1 – 30.5 31.1 – 31.2 2 only 20 Spectroscopy and Chromatography 3.3.15, 3.3.16 32.1 – 32.3 33.1 2 only
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