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• Introduction
• Moles and equations
• Atomic structure
• Electrons in atoms
• Chemical bonding
• States of matter
• Enthalpy changes
• Redox reactions
• Rates of reaction
• Periodicity
• Group 2
• Group 17
• Nitrogen and sulfur
• Introduction to organic chemistry
• Hydrocarbons
• Halogenoalkanes
• Alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids
• Carbonyl compounds
• Practical skills 1
• Lattice energy
• Electrochemistry
• Further aspects of equilibria
• Reaction kinetics
• Entropy and Gibbs free energy
• Transition elements
• Benzene and its compounds
• Carboxylic acids and their derivatives
• Organic nitrogen compounds
• Polymerisation
• Analytical chemistry
• Organic synthesis
• Practical skills 2
• Appendix: The Periodic Table of the Elements
• Appendix: Selected standard electrode potentials

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