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Flashcards for Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry (9701), split into AS Level and A Level and then by the syllabus's numbered topics in order, with reagents, conditions, equations, mechanisms and worked calculations throughout. Written from the syllabus for exams in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Delete or suspend the AS Level subdeck once you move on to the full A Level.

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  • A Level472 cards
    • 23 Chemical energetics43 cards
    • 24 Electrochemistry31 cards
    • 25 Equilibria35 cards
    • 26 Reaction kinetics42 cards
    • 27 Group 212 cards
    • 28 Chemistry of transition elements67 cards
      • 28.1 General physical and chemical properties9 cards
      • 28.2 General characteristic chemical properties35 cards
      • 28.3 Colour of complexes9 cards
      • 28.4 Stereoisomerism in transition element complexes9 cards
      • 28.5 Stability constants5 cards
    • 29 An introduction to A Level organic chemistry35 cards
    • 30 Hydrocarbons33 cards
    • 31 Halogen compounds9 cards
    • 32 Hydroxy compounds25 cards
    • 33 Carboxylic acids and derivatives27 cards
    • 34 Nitrogen compounds36 cards
    • 35 Polymerisation20 cards
    • 36 Organic synthesis11 cards
    • 37 Analytical techniques46 cards
  • AS Level799 cards
    • 1 Atomic structure77 cards
      • 1.1 Particles in the atom and atomic radius26 cards
      • 1.2 Isotopes6 cards
      • 1.3 Electrons, energy levels and atomic orbitals25 cards
      • 1.4 Ionisation energy20 cards
    • 2 Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry38 cards
    • 3 Chemical bonding78 cards
      • 3.1 Electronegativity and bonding7 cards
      • 3.2 Ionic bonding5 cards
      • 3.3 Metallic bonding3 cards
      • 3.4 Covalent and coordinate bonding30 cards
      • 3.5 Shapes of molecules13 cards
      • 3.6 Intermolecular forces, electronegativity and bond properties15 cards
      • 3.7 Dot-and-cross diagrams5 cards
    • 4 States of matter28 cards
    • 5 Chemical energetics24 cards
    • 6 Electrochemistry25 cards
    • 7 Equilibria51 cards
    • 8 Reaction kinetics20 cards
    • 9 The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity68 cards
      • 9.1 Periodicity of physical properties of the elements in Period 311 cards
      • 9.2 Periodicity of chemical properties of the elements in Period 354 cards
      • 9.3 Chemical periodicity of other elements3 cards
    • 10 Group 221 cards
    • 11 Group 1741 cards
    • 12 Nitrogen and sulfur19 cards
    • 13 An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry83 cards
      • 13.1 Formulas, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds36 cards
      • 13.2 Characteristic organic reactions24 cards
      • 13.3 Shapes of organic molecules; sigma and pi bonds9 cards
      • 13.4 Isomerism: structural isomerism and stereoisomerism14 cards
    • 14 Hydrocarbons47 cards
    • 15 Halogen compounds35 cards
    • 16 Hydroxy compounds35 cards
    • 17 Carbonyl compounds29 cards
    • 18 Carboxylic acids and derivatives20 cards
    • 19 Nitrogen compounds13 cards
    • 20 Polymerisation9 cards
    • 21 Organic synthesis11 cards
    • 22 Analytical techniques27 cards

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  • What two types of monomer combine to form a polyester?
    A diol and a dicarboxylic acid (or a diacyl dichloride)
  • What is the repeat unit of poly(chloroethene), PVC?
    −[CH2−CHCl]−\mathrm{-[CH_2-CHCl]-}
  • Arene
    A hydrocarbon containing a benzene ring
  • What is a homologous series?
    A series of compounds with the same functional group and general formula, in which each member differs from the next by CH2\mathrm{CH_2}, and which show a gradual change in physical properties and similar chemical properties
  • What reagents and conditions convert an alkene into an alcohol by electrophilic addition of steam?
    Steam, H2O(g)\mathrm{H_2O(g)}, with a phosphoric acid catalyst
  • What is a shell, in terms of the arrangement of electrons in an atom?
    A group of electrons at a similar distance from the nucleus, given a principal quantum number
  • Write the general equation for the reaction of a Group 2 metal, M, with oxygen.
    2M(s)+O2(g)→2MO(s)\mathrm{2M(s) + O_2(g) \rightarrow 2MO(s)}
  • What occupies most of the volume of an atom?
    Empty space
  • What oxidation number is always assigned to an uncombined element?
    0
  • What do the dots and crosses represent in a dot-and-cross diagram?
    The outer-shell (valence) electrons of each atom, with dots from one atom and crosses from the other so their origin can be tracked

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