What this topic covers
Physical chemistry has 12 subtopics, including:
- Atomic structure
- Amount of substance
- Bonding
- Energetics
- Kinetics
- Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
A Level AQA Chemistry
Physical chemistry – A Level AQA Chemistry revision notes
Revise Physical chemistry for A Level AQA Chemistry, including Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, and Energetics. 68 lessons across 12 subtopics.
Physical chemistry covers Atomic structure, Amount of substance, Bonding, and Energetics in A Level AQA Chemistry. 68 lessons in 12 subtopics.
68
Lessons
12
Subtopics
Physical chemistry lessons by subtopic
68 lessons, grouped by subtopic.
Atomic structure
- Unveiling the Atom: A Journey Through Time
- Atomic Structure: Mass Number, Isotopes, and Calculations
- Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Interpretation
- Ionisation Energy Explained
- Electron Configuration Evidence
Amount of substance
- Balancing Equations and Stoichiometric Calculations
- Percentage Yield and Atom Economy (Part 1/2)
- Percentage Yield and Atom Economy (Part 2/2)
- Relative Atomic Mass and Relative Molecular Mass
- Introduction to the Ideal Gas Equation
- The Mole & Avogadro's Constant
- Moles, Mass & Mr Calculations
- Concentration Calculations
Bonding
- Predicting Ion Charges & Formula Construction
- Ionic Lattices & Compound Ions
- Crystal Structures: Ionic, Metallic & Molecular (Part 1/2)
- Crystal Structures: Ionic, Metallic & Molecular (Part 2/2)
- Giant Covalent Structures: Diamond & Graphite
- Energy Changes & States of Matter
- Intermolecular Forces: Dipoles and Van der Waals
- Hydrogen Bonding: Strength and Effects
Energetics
- Enthalpy Change: Definitions
- Enthalpy Changes
- Mean Bond Enthalpy: Definitions
- Calculating Enthalpy Changes Using Mean Bond Enthalpies
- Hess's Law Calculations
- Hess's Law: Experimental Applications
- Calorimetry Calculations: q=mcΔT and Molar Enthalpy Change
- Enthalpy Change Examples: Dissolution, Neutralization, Displacement, and Combustion
Kinetics
- Temperature's Effect on Reaction Rate
- What are Catalysts?
- Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
- Collision Theory and Activation Energy
- Concentration, Pressure, and Reaction Rates
Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
- Kc Expressions and Calculations
- Factors Affecting Kc
- Equilibrium: The Dynamic Balance
- Le Chatelier's Principle: Shifting Equilibria
- Industrial Equilibria: Finding the Balance
Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
Thermodynamics (A-level only)
- Enthalpy Definitions
- Born-Haber Cycles and Lattice Enthalpy
- Enthalpy of Solution
- Introduction to Gibbs Free Energy
- Gibbs Free Energy Calculations
Rate equations (A-level only)
- Introduction to Rate Equations
- Rate Equation Calculations
- The Arrhenius Equation
- Concentration-Time Graphs and Initial Rates
- Orders of Reaction and Rate Equations
- Reaction Mechanisms and Rate-Determining Step
Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems (A-level only)
Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells (A-level only)
- Electrochemical Cells: Principles and Applications
- Lithium Cells: Reactions and Function
- Fuel Cells: Hydrogen-Oxygen and Societal Impact
- Electrode Potentials and Redox Reactions
- Electrochemical Cells: EMF and Representation
- Practical: Measuring EMF of an Electrochemical Cell
Acids and bases (A-level only)
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