AS & A Level Chemistry · Syllabus 9701

AS & A Level Chemistry syllabus

The whole syllabus on one page, in Cambridge’s own structure. Every topic links to its revision page, where it is explained, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions. 37 topics and 328 questions, all free.

Cambridge 9701 · 37 topics · 328 exam-style questions
Assessment

What you actually sit

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PaperTimeMarksWhat it tests
Paper 1 - Multiple Choice1 h 15 min40 marks40 four-option multiple-choice questions on the AS Level content. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 2 - AS Level Structured Questions1 h 15 min60 marksStructured questions on the AS Level content. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 3 - Advanced Practical Skills2 h40 marksPractical test. AO3.
Paper 4 - A Level Structured Questions2 h100 marksStructured questions on the A Level content; AS knowledge is assumed. AO1 and AO2.
Paper 5 - Planning, Analysis and Evaluation1 h 15 min30 marksStructured questions on planning, analysis and evaluation. AO3.

AO1 is recall and understanding. AO2 is applying it to a context. AO3 is practical and investigative skills. The mark schemes on every topic page tag each question AO1 or AO2 so you can see which one you are practising.

Topic list

Every topic, in order

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Area 1 · AS Level Content

Topics 1-22 of the 9701 syllabus - atomic structure, bonding and stoichiometry, the physical chemistry of energetics, kinetics and equilibria, the inorganic chemistry of Period 3 and Groups 2 and 17, and the whole of AS organic chemistry.

  1. Atomic structurea-level
  2. Atoms, molecules and stoichiometrya-level
  3. Chemical bondinga-level
  4. States of mattera-level
  5. Chemical energeticsa-level
  6. Electrochemistrya-level
  7. Equilibriaa-level
  8. Reaction kineticsa-level
  9. The Periodic Table: chemical periodicitya-level
  10. Group 2a-level
  11. Group 17a-level
  12. Nitrogen and sulfura-level
  13. An introduction to AS Level organic chemistrya-level
  14. Hydrocarbonsa-level
  15. Halogen compoundsa-level
  16. Hydroxy compoundsa-level
  17. Carbonyl compoundsa-level
  18. Carboxylic acids and derivativesa-level
  19. Nitrogen compoundsa-level
  20. Polymerisationa-level
  21. Organic synthesisa-level
  22. Analytical techniquesa-level

Area 2 · A Level Content

Topics 23-37 - the A Level treatment of energetics, electrochemistry, equilibria and kinetics, the chemistry of the transition elements, and the A Level organic chemistry of arenes, acid derivatives, amines, azo dyes, condensation polymers, synthesis and spectroscopy.

  1. Chemical energeticsa-level
  2. Electrochemistrya-level
  3. Equilibriaa-level
  4. Reaction kineticsa-level
  5. Group 2a-level
  6. Chemistry of transition elementsa-level
  7. An introduction to A Level organic chemistrya-level
  8. Hydrocarbonsa-level
  9. Halogen compoundsa-level
  10. Hydroxy compounds: acyl chlorides, phenol and phenolic compoundsa-level
  11. Carboxylic acids and derivatives (A Level)a-level
  12. Nitrogen compoundsa-level
  13. Polymerisationa-level
  14. Advanced organic synthesisa-level
  15. Analytical techniques (A Level)a-level
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