CHEMISTRY: KS5 overview: Topic Map
Autumn Term 1
Unit1
Year 12
Atomic structure
Fundamental particles,
arrangement of electrons,
mass no. Atomic no. And
isotopes, mass
spectrometer, ionisation
energies (end of section
test)
Amount of substance
Relative atomic &
molecular masses,
Avogadro constant & the
mole, ideal gas equation,
empirical & molecular
formulae, moles in
solutions, balanced
equations & calculations,
atom economy and % yield
(end of section test)
Bonding
ionic, covalent & metallic
bonding, electronegativity,
intermolecular bonding,
hydrogen bonding, states of
matter, bonding & structure,
shapes of molecules and
ions
(end of section test)
Autumn Term 2
Spring Term 1
Spring Term 2
Summer Term 1
Summer Term 2
Periodicity
periodic table,
trends in properties
of period 3,
ionisation energies
(end of section
test)
Introduction to
organic chemistry
carbon compounds,
nomenclature,
isomerism
(end of section test)
Alkanes
Alkanes, fractional
distillation of crude
oil, industrial
cracking,
combustion of
alkanes
(end of section test)
Revision for unit 1
exam
Equilibria
equilibrium, changing
conditions of
equilibrium,
equilibrium reactions
in industry
(end of section test)
Redox reactions
oxidation &
reduction, redox
reactions
(end of section test)
Group 7
the halogens,
chemical reactions of
halogens, reactions
of halide ions, uses
of chlorine
(end of section test)
Group 2
physical & chemical
properties of group 2
(end of section test)
Extraction of
metals
principles of metal
extraction, extracting
other metals
(end of section test)
Haloalkane
intro, nucleophilic
substitution,
elimination reactions,
formation of
haloalkanes
(end of section test)
Alkenes
intro, reactions of
alkenes,
polymerisation of
alkenes
(end of section test)
Alcohols
intro, ethanol
production, reactions
of alcohols
(end of section test)
Unit 4
Revision for unit 1
exam
UNIT 3: INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT INVESTIGATIVE
AND PRACTICAL
SKILLS
UNIT 2
Energetics
Endothermic &
exothermic
reactions, enthalpy,
measuring
enthalpy, Hess’s
law, enthalpy
changes of
combustion,
thermochemical
cycles, bond
enthalpies
(end of section test)
Kinetics
collision theory,
Maxwell-boltzmann
distribution,
catalysts
(end of section test)
Revision for unit 2
exam
Kinetics
Rates of chemical
reactions, rate
expression and
order of reaction,
determining rate
equation
Equilibria
Chemical
equilibrium,
calculations using
equilibrium
constant
expressions, effect
of changing
conditions on
quilibria
Year 13
Acids, bases and buffers
Defining acids, pH scale,
finding pH of weak acids
and bases, acid – base
titrations, choice of
indicator for titrations,
buffer solutions
Nomenclature &
isomerism in organic
chemistry
Naming organic
compounds,
stereoisomerism, synthesis
of optically active
compounds
Compounds containing
carbonyl groups
Intro, reactions of the
carbonyl group in
aldehydes and ketones,
carboxylic acids and esters,
reactions of carboxylic
acids and esters, acylation
Aromatic chemistry
Intro to arenes, physical
properties and naming of
arenes, reactions of arenes
Amines
Intro, base
properties, amines
as nucleophiles and
their synthesis
Amino acids
Intro, peptides,
polypeptides and
proteins
Polymerisation
Addition polymers,
condensation
polymers
Organic synthesis
& analysis
Synthetic routes,
organic analysis
Structure
determination
Mass spectrometry,
IR spectroscopy,
NMR spectroscopy
UNIT 6: INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT;
INVESTIGATIVE
AND PRACTICAL
SKILLS
Unit 5
Thermodynamics
Enthalpy Change,
Born Haber cycles,
enthalpy changes,
chemical reactions
Periodicity
Reactions of period
3, oxides of
elements of period
3, oxides of period
3 and their
reactions with acids
and bases
Redox equilibria
Redox equations,
electrode potentials
and the
electrochemical
series, predicting the
direction of redox
reactions,
electrochemical cells
Transition metals
General properties,
complex formation
and shape of
complex ions,
coloured ions,
variable oxidation
state and transition
elements, catalysis
Reactions of
inorganic
compounds
Lewis acids and
bases, ligand
substitution
reactions, acid –
base and substitution
reactions of some
metal ions