Learning paths
- Lessons
- 105
- Topics
- 80
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Physical chemistry, first year
25 lessons
- 2 lessonsFreeParticles and isotopes
- Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
- Electron configurations and ionisation
- Moles, particles and relative masses
- Empirical and molecular formulae
- Gas calculations
- Equations, yield and atom economy
- 2 lessonsSolutions and volumetric analysis: RP1
- Ionic and metallic structures
- Covalent bonds and polarity
- Molecular geometry
- Intermolecular forces and properties
- 2 lessonsEnthalpy and calorimetry: RP2
- Hess cycles
- Mean bond enthalpies
- Collisions and energy distributions
- 2 lessonsTemperature and concentration effects: RP3
- Catalysts and reaction pathways
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Equilibrium concentrations and Kc
- Oxidation states and redox equations
Inorganic chemistry, first year
9 lessons
Organic chemistry, first year
17 lessons
- Organic names and representations
- Electron movement in mechanisms
- Structural and E/Z isomerism
- Crude oil and cracking
- Fuels and combustion
- Radicals and ozone
- Halogenoalkane substitution
- Substitution versus elimination
- Alkene additions
- Addition polymers
- Making ethanol and biofuels
- Alcohol oxidation
- 2 lessonsAlcohol elimination and distillation: RP5
- 2 lessonsOrganic qualitative tests: RP6
- Mass spectra and infrared
Physical chemistry, second year
17 lessons
- Born–Haber cycles
- Hydration, solution and ionic models
- Entropy, Gibbs energy and feasibility
- Orders and rate constants
- 2 lessonsFinding rate equations: RP7
- Arrhenius plots
- Gas equilibria and Kp
- 2 lessonsElectrode potentials: RP8
- Batteries and fuel cells
- Acid–base equilibria and pH
- Water and strong-base pH
- Weak acids and Ka
- 2 lessonsTitration curves and indicators: RP9
- Buffers
Inorganic chemistry, second year
15 lessons
Organic chemistry, second year
21 lessons
- Optical isomerism
- Aldehydes, ketones and nucleophilic addition
- Acids, esters, oils and biodiesel
- Acylation mechanisms
- 2 lessonsOrganic solid preparation: RP10A
- 2 lessonsOrganic liquid preparation: RP10B
- Benzene bonding
- Electrophilic aromatic substitution
- Amine preparation and basicity
- Amines as nucleophiles
- Condensation polymers and disposal
- Amino acids and proteins
- Enzymes and DNA
- Cisplatin and drug evaluation
- Multistep organic synthesis
- NMR structure deduction
- 2 lessonsChromatography: RP12
- Combined analytical problems
Synoptic and practical workshop
1 lesson