1 Syllabus contents per chapter © Cambridge University Press IGCSE Chemistry Syllabus coverage by book chapter Chapter 1 Planet Earth Topic Syllabus section The water cycle 11 ! The carbon cycle 11S ! The nitrogen cycle 11; introduction ! The composition and uses of the gases in the air 11 ! The separation of air into its components 11S ! The sources of air pollution 11 ! The problems of air pollution and their solution 11 ! ‘Greenhouse gases’ and climate change 11S ! The water cycle 11 ! Water treatment and sewage treatment 11 ! The pollution of water introduction ! Metal ores and limestone 10.3; 13 ! Fossil fuels and the problems they cause 14.2 ! Alternative sources of energy introduction ! Hydrogen as a fuel 6.2 ! The hydrogen fuel cell 6.2S ! Chapter 2 The nature of matter Topic Syllabus section The three states of matter, and changes of state 1 ! Separating and purifying substances 2.2b ! Filtration 2.2b ! Use of separating funnel 2.2b ! Evaporation and crystallisation 2.2b ! Distillation 2.2b ! Paper chromatography 2.2a; 2.2aS ! Criteria of purity 2.2a ! Elements and compounds 3.2 ! Atomic theory 3.1 ! The kinetic theory and changes of state 1 ! Diffusion 1 & 1S ! Atomic structure and sub-atomic particles 3.1 ! Proton (atomic) number and nucleon (mass) number 3.1 ! Isotopes 3.1 ! Relative atomic mass 4 ! Uses of radioactivity 3.1 ! The arrangement of electrons in atoms 3.1 !
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1Syllabus contents per chapter© Cambridge University Press IGCSE Chemistry
Syllabus coverage by book chapterChapter 1 Planet Earth
Topic Syllabus sectionThe water cycle 11!The carbon cycle 11S!The nitrogen cycle 11; introduction!The composition and uses of the gases in the air 11!The separation of air into its components 11S!The sources of air pollution 11!The problems of air pollution and their solution 11!‘Greenhouse gases’ and climate change 11S!The water cycle 11!Water treatment and sewage treatment 11!The pollution of water introduction!Metal ores and limestone 10.3; 13!Fossil fuels and the problems they cause 14.2!Alternative sources of energy introduction!Hydrogen as a fuel 6.2!The hydrogen fuel cell 6.2S!
Chapter 2 The nature of matter
Topic Syllabus sectionThe three states of matter, and changes of state 1!Separating and purifying substances 2.2b!Filtration 2.2b!Use of separating funnel 2.2b!Evaporation and crystallisation 2.2b!Distillation 2.2b!Paper chromatography 2.2a; 2.2aS!Criteria of purity 2.2a!Elements and compounds 3.2!Atomic theory 3.1!The kinetic theory and changes of state 1!Diffusion 1 & 1S!Atomic structure and sub-atomic particles 3.1!Proton (atomic) number and nucleon (mass) number 3.1!Isotopes 3.1!Relative atomic mass 4!Uses of radioactivity 3.1!The arrangement of electrons in atoms 3.1!
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The structure of the Periodic Table 9!Metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table 9.1!Electron arrangement in the Periodic Table 9.1S!Trends in Group 1 – the alkali metals 9.2!Trends in Group 7 – the halogens 9.2!The noble gases 9.4!Trends across a period 9.1!The transition elements 9.3!Bonding in metals 3.2S!Bonding in non-metals 3.2!Bonding in covalent compounds 3.2!Bonding in ionic compounds 3.2!Formulae and names of ionic compounds 4!Formulae and names of covalent compounds 4!The nature of metal crystals and alloys 3.2S!The nature of ionic crystals 3.2S!The nature of giant covalent structures 3.2!
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Chapter 3 Elements and compounds
The differences between physical and chemical changes introduction!Word equations and balanced chemical equations for reactions 4!Different types of chemical reaction, including oxidation/reduction 7.3!Oxidation and reduction as the transfer of electrons 7.3S!The use of state symbols in an equation 4S!The writing of ionic equations 4S!Electricity and chemistry – conductivity of metals 5!The electrolysis of ionic compounds 5; 5S!Industrial applications of electrolysis!
– extraction of aluminium 5S – the electrolysis of concentrated brine 5S – electroplating 5 – the refi ning of copper 5S
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Chapter 4 Chemical reactions
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Topic Syllabus sectionCommon acids – where and how they occur 8.1!Organic acids and mineral acids 8.1!The pH scale 8.1!Indicators – the colour changes of litmus and Universal Indicator 8.1!The ions present in acid and alkali solutions 8.1!The differences between acids and alkalis 8.1!The acid–base properties of non-metal oxides and metal oxides 8.2!Neutral and amphoteric oxides 8.2S!Some common examples of the importance of acids and pH, including soil pH and plant growth 8.1!Alkalis and bases 8.1!Uses of common alkalis, bases, and ‘antacids’ including indigestion treatments, the treatment !of acid soils, and waste water treatment 8.1Characteristic reactions of acids 8.1!
– with metals – with alkalis and bases, called neutralisation – with metal carbonates
Acids and alkalis in the analysis of salts 8.1; 8.4!The importance of ‘common salt’ (sodium chloride) introduction!The solubility of salts in water 8.3!The preparation of soluble salts by various methods, including titration 8.3!Choosing a method of salt preparation 8.3S!The preparation of insoluble salts by precipitation 8.3S!Strong acids and strong alkalis are completely ionised in water 8.1S!Weak acids and weak alkalis are partially dissociated into ions in water 8.1S!The ionic reactions in acid–base neutralisation 8.1S!Acids as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors 8.1S!The ‘basicity’ of acids 8.1S!
Chapter 5 Acids, bases and salts
The relative atomic mass of elements 4!The relative formula mass of compounds 4!Calculating the percentage by mass of an element in a compound 4!That substances react in fi xed proportions by mass 4!The mole as the ‘accounting unit’ in chemistry 4.1S!Simple calculations on the mole 4.1S!The empirical formula of a compound 4.1S!Molecular formula of a compound 4.1S!The mole and reacting masses – calculations 4.1S!Percentage yield and percentage purity 4.1S!Calculations involving gases 4.1S!The concentration of solutions 4.1S!The titration of acid and alkali solutions 4.1S!Solubility curves 4.1S!
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Chapter 6 Quantitative chemistry
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Chapter 7 How far? How fast?
Exothermic and endothermic reactions 6.1!Experiments on heat of reaction 6.1!Breaking bonds in a reaction as an endothermic process 6.1S!Making bonds as an exothermic process 6.1S!Heat of reaction for burning fuels 6.2!Factors affecting the rate of reaction 7.1!The role of catalysts in a reaction 7.1!Experiments on rates of reaction 7.1; 7.1S!Enzymes as biological catalysts 7.1!Collision theory and activation energy 7.1S!Photochemical reactions – photosynthesis 7.1S!Photography using silver salts 7.1S!Some reactions are reversible 7.2!Chemical equilibrium 7.2S!The Haber process as an industrially important reversible reaction!
– the effect of changing conditions 7.2S
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Chapter 8 Patterns and properties of metals
The alkali metals – trends in properties 9.2!Aluminium and its protective oxide layer 10.2S!The transition elements – distinctive properties of these metals 9.3!The reactivity series 10.2; 10.2S!Methods of extraction in relation to reactivity 10.3!Metal displacement reactions 10.2S!Electrochemical cells – link to reactivity 6.2S!
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Chapter 9 Industrial inorganic chemistry
The production of iron in the blast furnace 10.3!Steel making 10.3!Rusting of iron and its prevention 11; 11S!The extraction of zinc 10.3S!The extraction of copper 5S!The extraction of aluminium 5S!The Haber–Bosch process for the manufacture of ammonia 11S!Manufacture and use of fertilisers 11!The contact process for the manufacture of sulfuric acid 12S!The uses of sulfur compounds 12S!The commercial electrolysis of brine 5S!The uses of chlorine 5; 11!Limestone and its uses 13!The production of lime and its uses 13!The economics of the chemical industry introduction!The siting of chemical plants introduction!The environmental cost of industry introduction!Recycling introduction!
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Chapter 10 Organic chemistry
The unique properties of carbon introduction!Hydrocarbons as compounds of carbon and hydrogen only 14.1!The alkanes and their properties 14.1; 14.1S!Isomerism 14.3S!The halogen compounds of the alkanes 14.4!The alkenes 14.5; 14.5S!The reactivity of the C! C double bond in alkenes 14.5; 14.5SAddition reactions 14.5S!The alcohols as a homologous series 14.6!Fermentation as a source of ethanol 14.6; 14.8(b)!Comparing the methods of ethanol production 14.8(b)!The reactions of ethanol 14.6; 14.7S!Carboxylic acids as a homologous series 14.7S!Ethanoic acid as a weak acid 14.7S!Esterifi cation 14.7S!Soap-making (saponifi cation) 14.8(b)!
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Chapter 11 Petrochemicals and polymers
Fossil fuels 14.2!The formation and fractional distillation of petroleum 14.2!Catalytic cracking 14.5!Alternative transport fuels introduction!Biogas 11S!Addition polymerisation 14.5; 14.8(a)S!Condensation polymerisation 14.8(a)S; 14.8(b)S!The disposal and recycling of plastic waste 14.8(a)S!Biological condensation polymers!
– proteins 14.8(b)S – carbohydrates 14.8(b)S – food 14.8(b)S
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Chapter 12 Chemical analysis and investigation
Testing for anions 8.4!Testing for cations 8.4!Testing for gases 8.4!Collecting and drying gases 2.1!Testing pH 8.1!Testing for water 7.2; 2.2!Test for unsaturated hydrocarbons 14.5!Ethanol and ethanoic acid 14.7!Chromatography 2.2!
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The following areas are assessed in the ‘practical assessment’ part of the examination. This assessment is the same for all candidates.
the nature of the scientifi c method!planning experimental investigations!controlling variables!sources of error and the display of results!interpreting observations and data!
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