Textbooks: Chemistry for IGCSE by Roger Norris
Calculations for GCSE Chemistry by E. N. Ramsden
1st TERM
TOPIC
1. EXTRACTION OF METALS
DETAILS
PRACTICALS
 Extraction method used in relation to the position of metal in
the ECS
 Extraction of Aluminium using electrolysis
 Uses of aluminium related to its properties
 Extraction of iron using the Blast furnace
 Purification of copper by electrolysis
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2. ENERGETICS
 Exothermic and endothermic reactions + examples of each

H notation

Comparison of the heat
of combustion of two
fuels (Investigation)
 Calculation of H using bond energy values
 Energy level diagrams
 Types of energy changes
 Experiment to find the heat of combustion of a fuel such as
ethanol.
3. EQUILIBRIA

Reversible reactions + various examples
 Dynamic equilibrium
 Effect of change in concentration, temperature and pressure
on the position of equilibrium
 Preparation of ammonia by Haber process
 Preparation of sulfuric acid by Contact process
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 Preparation of nitric acid by Ostwald process
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QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

Identification of cations using flame tests and precipitation

Test for cations
reactions

Test for anions

Identification
 Identification of anions using various tests
of
unknown compounds
5. HALOGENS
 Chlorine, lab preparation, properties, test, reactions and uses

Reactions of halide ions
 Bromine and Iodine, members of the halogen group like
chlorine, and so react in a similar way but less vigorously
 Halogen Displacement reactions
 Hydrogen chloride, preparation, properties and formation of
hydrochloric acid by the inverted funnel arrangement
 Chlorides and their preparation methods.
6. CARBON

Diamond and graphite as allotropes of carbon
 Carbon, properties and some reactions
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 Carbon Dioxide, preparation, properties and reactions
 Carbon monoxide, properties including its poisonous nature
 Separation of carbon monoxide from carbon dioxide
 Carbonates, preparation, properties and some particular uses
2nd TERM
 Properties of a homologous series
7. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
 Alkanes, properties, combustion and substitution reactions
 Alkenes, preparation of ethene from ethanol, properties,
combustion and addition reactions
 Alkynes (just mention)
 Crude oil, formation, refining, use of the fractions and
cracking
 Addition Polymerization
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 Alkanols, preparation by fermentation, properties and
reactions of the hydroxyl group, dehydration, oxidation and
esterification
 Organic acids, preparation by oxidation of alcohols,
properties and reactions.
MOCK EXAMS
8. SULFUR

Rhombic and monoclinic allotropes of sulfur
 Effect of heat on sulfur
 Sulfur dioxide, preparation, test and properties
 Sulfuric acid, properties, reactions and uses
 Sulfates, preparation and some particular uses
9. NITROGEN
 Nitrogen, lab preparation, test and properties
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 Ammonia, lab preparation, test, properties and uses
 Ammonia solution, preparation and reactions
 Ammonium salts, preparation and properties
 Nitrogen monoxide, test and properties
 Nitrogen dioxide, preparation, test and properties.
 Nitric acid, properties and uses
 Nitrates, preparation and effect of heat
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