AQA Chemistry A Level Student Book notes (1st edition)

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on physical properties of the carbonyl group (polarity, solubility, reactivity), equations/mechanisms for reactions of the carbonyl group in aldehydes and ketones (nucleophilic addition, oxidation, reduction), reflux, physical properties of carboxylic acids and esters, reactions of carboxylic acids with carbonates, for...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include the observations and equations for the following reactions of aqueous iron(II): adding NaOH in excess, adding NaOH then sulphuric acid, adding sodium carbonate, and adding dilute ammonia. Also, the observations and equations for the following reactions of aqueous iron(III): dissolving in water, dissolving in water and adding ...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on electron configuration of transition metals, non-degenerate d-orbitals, chemical properties of transition metals, coordinate bonding, ligands, coordination number, the chelate effect, haemoglobin, diammine silver(I), geometrical isomerism, ligand substitution recations, cisplatin and transplatin, optical isomerism, ...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on the rate of chemical reactions, catalysts, main factors affecting the rate of chemical reactions, the rate expression and order of reaction, calculating units of the rate constant, determining the rate equation graphically, calculating the order of reaction experimentally, the Arrhenius equation, the rate determinin...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on why the Kekule theoretical structure of benzene is different to the actual structure, why benzene only undergoes substitution reactions, physical properties of benzene, reactivity of arenes, combustion of arenes, nitration of benzene, synthesis of phenylamine from nitrobenzene, friedel-crafts acylation, synthesis an...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on the composition of an electrochemical cell, electrochemical cell equations, representing electrochemical cells, standard hydrogen electrode, predicting the direction of redox reactions using the relevant half-reactions and E/V values, kinetics of electrochemical cells, non-rechargeable cells, and rechargeable cells.

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on NMR spectroscopy, proton NMR, integration, chemical shift, tetramethylsilane (TMS), spin-spin coupling, solvents.

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on the reactions of period 3 elements with water and oxygen, the physical properties and structure of the period 3 oxides, reactions of oxides with water, the structure of oxo-acids and their anions, and the acidic/basic nature of the period 3 oxides.

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on formation of condensation polymers e.g. formation of Terylene, Nylon, and Kevlar, formation of polypeptides, biodegradability of addition polymers (polyalkenes), biodegradability of condensation polymers (polyesters and polyamides), advantages and disadvantages of methods for the disposal of polymers (landfill, inci...

I got an A* in my chemistry A-Level using the notes that I have uploaded and I am currently studying chemistry at the University of Birmingham. These revision notes include detail on physical properties of amines, chemical properties of amines, the properties of amines as bases, using the inductive effect to explain the relative base strength of amines, nucleophilic substitution reactions of amines, problems in the synthesis of primary amines, and quaternary ammonium salts.