A Level Chemistry a for OCR Student Book notes (1st edition)

This revision resource provides detailed notes on the practical techniques covered in the OCR A-Level Chemistry textbook, although the material is applicable to any exam board. The following methods are covered in these notes: Preparation of an Organic Solid (including filtration under reduced pressure and recrystallisation), Melting Point Determination (including using electrically heated melting point apparatus and the oil bath/Thiele tube method), Thin Layer & Gas Chromatography and Determ...

This is a summary of the reaction mechanisms learned during Module 4, Core Organic Chemistry from the OCR A-Level Chemistry Textbook. This document consists of four sheets, one for each organic compound (alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and haloalkanes) with a quick recap of the reaction mechanisms each one under-gos. Including Free-Radical Substitution, Electrophilic Addition and more... These revision sheets would be recommended for an overview of the reaction mechanisms from Year 1. These ...

This document contains summary notes for Module 4 Core organic chemistry and analysis taken from the A Level Chemistry for OCR A OXFORD textbook.

This summary sheet provides a detailed revision of Carbonyls and Carboxylic Acids, taken from Chapter 26 of the OCR A-Level Chemistry textbook, although the material is applicable to any exam board. This revision sheet consists of a concise and clear summary of the Aldehydes and Ketones, including: their oxidation and reduction reactions, and testing using Tollens' Reagent. This is followed by the reactions and relevant tests for Carboxylic Acids, Esterification, the Hydrolysis of an Ester w...

These summary sheets combine all chapters on Enthalpy from the OCR A-Level Chemistry textbook, however the material is applicable from any exam board. The content in these revision sheets cover every key definition required, including bond enthalpy, activation energy, standard enthalpy of combustion, lattice enthalpy, standard enthalpy of formation and electron affinity. The material also includes Hess's Law and Hess Cycles, measuring Enthalpy change, Born-Haber Cycles, Enthalpy Change in...

This summary sheet provides a detailed revision of Amines taken from Module 6 of the OCR A-Level Chemistry textbook, although the material is applicable to any exam board. There are key definitions and diagrams followed by an explanation of how Amines are named, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Amines, Making Amines and a description of how Amines form dative covalent bonds. There's also revision of the formation of Aromatic Amines and thorough description of the Reduction of a Nitrile. I...

This document contains summary notes for Module 5 Physical chemistry and transition elements, taken from the A Level Chemistry for OCR A OXFORD textbook.

This summary sheet provides a thorough explanation of Equilibrium from Chapter 19 of the OCR A-Level Chemistry textbook. The material covers Dynamic Equilibrium, Le Chatelier's Principle, Determining Kc and Kp, Mole Fractions, Partial Pressure and more...

This summary sheet studies Chapter 23 of the A-Level Chemistry OCR A Textbook on Redox and Electrode Potentials. The following topics are covered on this revision sheet: Balancing Redox equations, Manganate Titration, Iodine/Thiosulfate Redox Titration, Electrode Potentials, Half Cells, Predictions of Standard Electrode Potentials, Measuring a Standard Electrode Potential, Calculating Standard Electrode Potential, Limitations, Storage + Fuel Cells (primary and secondary cells), and Hydrogen F...