1. WHAT DO I NEED TO STUDY AS CHEMISTRY?
G.C.S.E. GRADE A minimum
HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT – BE PREPARED TO WORK HARD IN AND OUT OF CLASS, RECOMMENDED TO SPEND 5 HOURS A WEEK ON HOMEWORK AND BACKGROUND READING

2. TOPICS TO KNOW IN DEPTH FROM GCSE
ATOMIC STRUCTURE: Structure of the atom, atomic number, mass number, relative atomic mass, electronic arrangement
CHEMICAL BONDING: Electronic structure and the Periodic table, ionic bonding, covalent bonding
IONIC AND COVALENT STRUCTURES: Formation of ions, ionic lattice, physical properties of ionic compounds, simple molecular substances, giant covalent structures, trends in properties across the Periodic Table

3. TOPICS TO KNOW IN DEPTH FROM GCSE
HYDROCARBON MOLECULES: Fractional distillation of crude oil, combustion of hydrocarbons, alkanes, alkenes
REVERSIBLE REACTIONS: Manufacture of ammonia, influence of conditions on yield
SYMBOL EQUATIONS: Formulae of compounds, writing and balancing equations
CALCULATING FORMULAE: Determination of formulae

4. AS CHEMISTRY A2 CHEMISTRY

5. Summer work
You will need to look at the topics on slide 2 and 3 in detail.
You will also need to be good at calculations (there are six worksheets for you to try out). See calc1-calc6