Pearson Edexcel · International A Level
YCH11 International A Level Chemistry
International AS: Units 1, 2 and 3. International A Level: all six units.
Source: Pearson Edexcel YCH11 specification · Confirm the syllabus year with your school.
WCH11Unit 1: Structure, Bonding and Introduction to Organic Chemistry5 topics
- Formulae, equations and amounts of substance
The mole and equations · Ideal gases and lattices · Reacting quantities and titrations3 lessons - Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
Period 3 trends and oxides · Particles, isotopes and orbitals · Ionisation energies3 lessons - Bonding and structure
Types of bonding · Shapes of molecules and polarity2 lessons - Introductory organic chemistry and alkanes
Organic nomenclature, isomerism and mechanisms · Alkanes and free radicals2 lessons - Alkenes
Addition polymers · Alkenes and electrophilic addition2 lessons
WCH12Unit 2: Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes and Alcohols5 topics
- Energetics
Enthalpy changes and Hess's law1 lessons - Intermolecular forces
Intermolecular forces1 lessons - Redox chemistry and Groups 1, 2 and 7
Group 2 reactions and trends · Halogens and halides · Redox and oxidation numbers3 lessons - Introduction to kinetics and equilibria
Rates and the Boltzmann distribution · Equilibrium and Kc2 lessons - Halogenoalkanes, alcohols and spectra
Alcohols · Halogenoalkanes · Infrared and mass spectrometry3 lessons
WCH13Unit 3: Practical Skills in Chemistry I1 topics
- Practical skills
Practical techniques and data analysis1 lessons
WCH14Unit 4: Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic Chemistry5 topics
- Kinetics
Rate equations and orders1 lessons - Entropy and energetics
Lattice energy and Born–Haber cycles · Entropy and Gibbs free energy2 lessons - Chemical equilibria
Kp, Ksp and partition1 lessons - Acid-base equilibria
pH, Ka and buffers · Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases2 lessons - Carbonyls, carboxylic acids and chirality
Aldehydes and ketones · Carboxylic acids and esters · Optical isomerism and chirality · Acyl chlorides and acylation4 lessons
WCH15Unit 5: Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry5 topics
- Redox equilibria
Electrode potentials and cells1 lessons - Transition metals and their chemistry
Transition element properties · Complex ions, ligands and colour · Reactions of aqua ions3 lessons - Arenes
Benzene and electrophilic substitution · Phenol2 lessons - Organic nitrogen compounds
Amines and nitriles · Phenylamine, amides and azo dyes · Condensation polymers · Amino acids, peptides and DNA4 lessons - Organic synthesis
Multi-step synthesis · Functional group routes · NMR spectroscopy · Chromatography techniques4 lessons
WCH16Unit 6: Practical Skills in Chemistry II1 topics
- Practical skills
Planning and evaluating experiments1 lessons