CAMBRIDGE IGCSETM CHEMISTRY COURSEBOOK
) Contents
How
to
use this series
How
to
use this book
VI
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1
1
States of matter
2
Atomic
2.1
2.2
2,3
3
elements
Isotopes
34
elements
bonding
4
5
47
Non-metallic substances and
bonding
Ions and ionic bondin1
Giant structures
Chemical formulae and equations
49
57
62
73
4.1
Chemical names and formulae
75
4.2
4.3
Chemical equations for reactions
83
Relative masses of atoms and
molecules
Chemicalcalculations
5.1
5.2
5.3
tv
38
87
99
The mole and Avogadro's constant
101
The mole and chemical equations
108
Moles and solution chemistry
115
9
124
of electrical conductivity
126
Products of electrolysis
130
Hydrogen as a fuel
139
energetics
Physical and chemical
148
changes
150
Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Rates of
8.1
8.2
30
covalent
3.2
3.3
8
28
Atoms and
Chemical
3.1
t4
Types
Chemical
7.1
7.2
ll
structure
Electronic configuration of
7
a
of matter
Kinetic particle theory of matter
Mixtures of substances and diffusion
States
Electrochemistry
6.1
6.2
6.3
vil
lntroduction
1.1
1.2
1.3
6
l5l
reaction
Factors
163
affecting the rate of reaction 165
Collision theory of reaction
rate
Reversible reactions and
equilibrium
174
183
9.1
9.2
9.3
Reversiblereactions
185
Haber process and Contact process
190
Fertilisers
197
10 Redox
reactions
10.1
10.2
Combustion, oxidation and reduction 205
Redox
11 Acids and
11.1
11.2
203
reactions
207
bases
The nature of acids and
Characteristic reactions
219
bases
of acids
12 Preparation of salts
12.1
The importance of salts
introduction
12.2
Preparation of salts
221
230
242
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an
2M
248
Contents
13 The Periodic Table
13.1
13.2
13.3
Classifying the elements
261
Trends in groups
265
Tiends across a period
14 Metallic elements and alloys
14.1
14.2
14.3
16.2
of metals
Alloys
284
Uses
17.3
286
295
18.2
19.1
Characteristic reactions of different
homologous series
364
19.2
Chemistry of ethanol
371
19.3
Carboxylic acids and esters
373
20 Petrochemicals and polymers
2O.1 Petroleum and its products
2O.2 Polymers
20.3 Plastics
297
21 Experimental design and
Metal displacement reactions
301
separation techniques
309
Metal extraction and the reactivity
series
3ll
Corrosion of metals
317
Air quality
32s
327
21.1
21.2
21.3
33t
Water
334
isomerism
395
404
Separation and purification
410
Chromatography
417
426
428
435
438
440
447
Appendix: Periodic Table
458
346
lndex
459
353
Acknowledgements
467
Structuralformulaghomologous
series and
387
Glossary
Names and formulae of organic
compounds
382
406
acid-base titrations
climate change
380
Experimentaldesign
22 Chemical analysis
22.1 Tests to identify common cations
22.2 Tests to identify common anions
22.3 Tests to identify common gases
22.4 Quantitative analysis:
Carbon dioxide, methane and
18 lntroduction to organic chemistry 344
18.1
19 Reactions of organic compounds 362
The metal reactivity series
17 Chemistry of our environment
17.1
17.2
277
279
16 Extraction and corrosion
of metals
16.1
270
The properties of metals
15 Reactivity of metals
15.1
15.2
259
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