Chemistry - Paper 2

Paper 2 notes for the GCSE Chemistry Triple AQA (Separate science) course, will also be helpful to anyone studying the other exam boards too. This is £2.60 cheaper than buying all of these topics individually. Contents.. its a lot:

Rates and equilibrium

• Rates of reaction
• Collision theory and surface area
• The effect of temperature
• The effect of pressure and concentration
• The effect of catalysts
• Reversible reactions - Dynamic equilibrium

Crude oil and fuels

• Crude oil
• Hydrocarbons
• Fractional distillation
• Alkenes and Alkanes
• Catalytic cracking
• Steam cracking
• Combustion

Organic reactions

• Alcohols
• Carboxylic acids
• Esters

Polymers

• Polymers
• Condensation polymerisation
• Addition polymerisation
• Natural polymers
• DNA

Chemical analysis

• Chemical analysis
• Testing for gases
• Chromatography
• Testing for pure water
• Testing for positive ions
• Flame tests
• Testing for negative ions
• Instrumental analysis

The Earth's atmopshere and resources

• History of the atmosphere
• Short and long-wavelength radiation
• Greenhouse gases
• Climate change
• Atmosphere pollutants
• Potable water
• Finite and non-finite recourses
• Life cycle assessments (LCA's)
• Recycling

Using our resources

• Rusting
• Alloys
• Glass, ceramics and composites
• The Haber Process
• Making fertilisers
• Hydrogen fuel cells

6 markers and practicals

• Making salts
• Titrations
• Electrolysis (x2)
• Temperature changes
• Rate of reaction
• Chromatography
• Identifying unknown compounds
• Flame test
• Purify and test water