1st Edition

A-Level Chemistry A Concise Summary of Theory & Practice

By Sunny Bagga Copyright 2027
344 Pages 130 Color & 94 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

344 Pages 130 Color & 94 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

A detailed and definitive text outlining all major topics which form part of the A-Level Chemistry syllabus. It covers content from all three major examination boards - Edexcel, AQA and OCR. This allows students from all academic establishments access to a detailed textbook which presents all examination content in one place, providing in-depth explanations and clear examples to enhance... Read more

Chapter 1: Atomic Structure, Electron Configurations & Periodicity

Chapter 2: Chemical Bonding, Intermolecular Forces & Shapes

Chapter 3: Redox Chemistry I

Chapter 4: The Chemistry of Groups 1, 2 and 7 and Period 3

Chapter 5: Chemical Equations, Formulae & Amounts of Substance

Chapter 6: Enthalpy

Chapter 7: Equilibrium

Chapter 8: Kinetics I

Chapter 9: Organic Chemistry I – Hydrocarbons, Alkanes & Alkenes

Chapter 10: Organic Chemistry II – Halogenoalkanes & Alcohols

Chapter 11: Born-Haber Cycles & Entropy

Chapter 12: Chemical Equilibrium II

Chapter 13: Kinetics II

Chapter 14: Standard Electrode Potentials & Redox Chemistry II

Chapter 15: Acid-Base Chemistry

Chapter 16: Transition Metal Chemistry

Chapter 17: Aromatic Chemistry

Chapter 18: Carbonyl Chemistry, Carboxylic Acids, Esters & Acyl Chlorides

Chapter 19: Amines, Amides, Amino Acids and Proteins

Chapter 20: Organic Analysis & Synthesis

Chapter 21: Spectroscopy & Spectrometry

Chapter 22: Practical Chemistry

Index

Biography

Dr. Sunny Bagga (PhD) is a Lecturer and Examiner of A-Level Chemistry with 20 years of teaching experience in FE/HE, a Chartered Science Teacher (CSciTeach), and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) He has taught A-Level Chemistry for 15 years across all major UK examination boards in addition to acting as external examiner.  He also has teaching and research experience in Chemistry within Higher Education where his expertise has included working in the fields of Analytical Chemistry, Antibacterial Resistance and Toxicology from the Universities of Warwick, Nottingham Trent, Cranfield and Newcastle upon Tyne. He has always enjoyed A-Level teaching specifically due to its succinct nature and in-depth application which has motivated him to teach and support students over the years to bridge the huge gap between GCSE and A-Level Chemistry.