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Chemistry Study Notes

AP · Free revision notes covering the complete syllabus

9 Units42 Notes Available
1

Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties

Study materials and practice for Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties

Moles and composition

Isotopes and mass spectrometry

Electron configuration and periodic trends

Photoelectron spectroscopy concepts

Coulomb’s law concepts

2

Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties

Study materials and practice for Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties

Bond types and Lewis structures

VSEPR and geometry

Hybridization/resonance

Intermolecular forces

Properties of solids and lattices

3

Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties

Study materials and practice for Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties

Phase changes and IMFs

Solutions and concentration

Gases and KMT

Spectroscopy/Beer-Lambert (as applicable)

Colligative properties (as applicable)

4

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions

Study materials and practice for Unit 4: Chemical Reactions

Reaction types and net ionic equations

Stoichiometry and limiting reagents

Titrations and analysis

Redox reactions

Thermochemistry links

5

Unit 5: Kinetics

Study materials and practice for Unit 5: Kinetics

Rate laws and orders

Integrated rate laws and half-life

Collision model and activation energy

Mechanisms and catalysis

Reaction coordinate diagrams

6

Unit 6: Thermodynamics

Study materials and practice for Unit 6: Thermodynamics

Calorimetry and enthalpy

Entropy and Gibbs free energy

Spontaneity vs rate

Hess’s law and bond enthalpies

7

Unit 7: Equilibrium

Study materials and practice for Unit 7: Equilibrium

K expressions and calculations

Le Chatelier

Kp and gas equilibria

Solubility equilibria (Ksp)

Common ion effect (as applicable)

8

Unit 8: Acids and Bases

Study materials and practice for Unit 8: Acids and Bases

pH and acid–base theory

Ka/Kb and weak acids/bases

Buffers and titration curves

Polyprotic systems (as applicable)

9

Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics

Study materials and practice for Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics

Electrochemistry (cells, redox)

Nernst equation

Electrolysis and Faraday’s laws

Batteries/corrosion applications

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