Candidates study the following topics:
1 States of matter
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Diffusion
2 Atoms, elements and compounds
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
- Isotopes
- Ion and ionic bonds
- Simple molecules and covalent bonds
- Giant covalent structures
- Metallic bonding
3 Stoichiometry
- Formulae
- Relative masses of atoms and molecules
- The mole and the Avogadro constant
4 Electrochemistry
- Electrolysis
- Electrolysis continued
- Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells
5 Chemical energetics
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
6 Chemical reactions
- Physical and chemical changes
- Rate of reaction
- Reversible reactions and equilibrium
- Reversible reactions and equilibrium
- continued
- Redox
7 Acids, bases and salts
- The characteristic properties of acids and
- bases
- Oxides
- Preparation of salts
8 The Periodic Table
- Arrangement of elements
- Group I properties
- Group VII properties
- Transition elements
- Noble gases
9 Metals
- Properties of metals
- Uses of metals
- Alloys and their properties
- Reactivity series
- Corrosion of metals
- Extraction of metals
10 Chemistry of the environment
- Water
- Fertilizers
- Air quality and climate
11 Organic chemistry
- Formulae, functional groups and
- terminology
- Naming organic compounds
- Fuels
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
- Alcohols
- Carboxylic acids
- Polymers
12 Experimental techniques and chemical analysis
- Experimental design
- Acid–base tritrations
- Chromatography
- Separation and purification
- Identification of ions and gases
- Identification of ions and gases continued
