GCSE Edexcel Higher Chemistry topics
Every topic in this course, with the subtopics inside each one.
Topics and what they cover
- Topic 1: Key concepts in chemistry: 57 lessons: A simple model of the atom, symbols, relative atomic mass, electronic charge and isotopes, Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic, Chemical measurements, conservation of mass and the quantitative interpretation of chemical equations, How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances, The periodic table, Structure and bonding of carbon
- Topic 2: States of matter and mixtures: 13 lessons: Purity, formulations and chromatography, States of matter and state changes, Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water
- Topic 3: Chemical changes: 22 lessons: Reactions of acids, Electrolysis
- Topic 4: Extracting metals and equilibria: 32 lessons: Reactivity of metals, Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, Life cycle assessment and recycling, Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium, Electrolysis, The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers (chemistry only)
- Topic 5: Separate chemistry 1: 41 lessons: Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances, Properties of transition metals (chemistry only), Using materials (chemistry only), Yield and atom economy of chemical reactions (chemistry only), Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm 3 (chemistry only) (HT only), Use of amount of substance in relation to volumes of gases (chemistry only) (HT only)
- Topic 6: Groups in the periodic table: 8 lessons: The periodic table
- Topic 7: Rates of reaction and energy changes: 21 lessons: Exothermic and endothermic reactions, Rate of reaction, Chemical cells and fuel cells (chemistry only)
- Topic 8: Fuels and Earth science: 34 lessons: Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock, The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water, Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases, Common atmospheric pollutants and their sources
- Topic 9: Separate chemistry 2: 41 lessons: Identification of ions by chemical and spectroscopic means (chemistry only), Identification of common gases, Reactions of alkenes and alcohols (chemistry only), Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers (chemistry only), Using materials (chemistry only), Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles (chemistry only)