6WEEK Half-Term 1

Beginner PlanDedicate 15-30 minutes every day, even if it is at lunch or break time, to follow this steady-does-it program. It allows you to track your revision gradually to get you to your exams feeling well prepared.

AS Chemistry ‘Revise-athon’

WEEK MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

1Define structural isomer, relative atomic mass, isotope, first ionisation energy.

Describe and explain the trend in first ionisation energies down a group.

Describe and explain the trend in first ionisation energies across period 3.

Write electron configurations for the 1+ ions of period 2 elements. Describe and explain the trend in second ionisation energies across period 2.

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1 work. Additional homework.

Jan 2010 CHEM 1 Qs 1,2,3

2Define reflux, homologous series, molecular formula, empirical formula.

Draw all isomers with the molecular formula C3H6O, C6H12. Identify any functional group and position isomers.

Describe the process of fractional distillation. Include the identity & uses of the products.

Combustion of fossil fuels produces a range of pollutant gases. Identify these gases, state their environmental impact, write equations to show how each gas is formed and removed from exhaust gases.

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1&2 work. Additional homework.

Jan 2010 CHEM 1 Qs 4,5,6

3Define δ+, electrophile, addition reaction, polymer, fractional distillation.

Suggest how diesel sold in winter might differ from diesel sold in summer.

Which type of cracking produces a high yield of alkenes? What conditions are needed?

Describe how a mass spectrum of Cu is produced. Explain the purpose of each stage. There are 2 stable isotopes: Cu-63 and Cu-65. Design 2 different exam questions to calculate the relative isotopic mass of copper using 2 different types of calculation.

Rest Correct mistakes. Review week 1-3 work. Additional homework.

June 2010 CHEM 1 Qs 1,2,3,4

4Define saturated, hydrocarbon, fuel, mass number, electronegativity, coordinate bond.

Pent-1-ene reacts with HBr. Draw a mechanism, name the type of reaction and justify which product is the major one.

Outline the advantages of producing ethanol via hydration of ethene (as supposed to fermentation).

What is the difference between van der Waals forces, dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonding? Use examples to aid your explanations.

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1-4 work. Additional homework.

June 2010 CHEM1 Qs 5,6,7,8

5Define covalent bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, polarised bond, macromolecular.

Draw the shape of SbBr3. Justify the shape. Draw the shape of Br3

+.

Draw a graph to outline the melting points of period 2 elements. Justify your answer.

M2CO3 + 2HCl 2MCl + CO2 + H2O 0.394g of M2CO3 were reacted with 21.7cm3 of 0.263moldm-3 HCl. Calculate the number of moles of HCl and M2CO3 used. Calculate the relative molecular mass, Mr, of M2CO3. Find the relative atomic mass of M and hence its identity.

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1-5 work. Additional homework.

Jan 2011 CHEM 1 Qs 1,2,3

6Define orbital, s-block element, periodicity, van der Waals force, nucleophile, stereoisomerism.

Explain why the bonding in BeCl2 is covalent, not ionic.

Why does HBr have a higher boiling point than HCl but a lower boiling point than HF?

Nitric acid (concentrated) reacts with magnesium to form a nitrogen oxide compound. If this nitrogen oxide compound is made of 30.4% by mass of nitrogen, what is its empirical formula?

Rest Correct mistakes. Review week 1-6 work. Additional homework.

Jan 2011 CHEM 1 Qs 4,5,6

Hand work in for checking

Under timed exam conditions

Rest day for Chemistry only

Review: make notes/ mind maps & test yourself

6WEEK Half-Term 1

Beginner PlanDedicate 15-30 minutes every day, even if it is at lunch or break time, to follow this steady-does-it program. It allows you to track your revision gradually to get you to your exams feeling well prepared.

A2 Chemistry ‘Revise-athon’

WEEK MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

1Define racemic mixture, nucleophile, addition reaction, elimination reaction

Draw all isomers of CH3C6H3(NO2)2

Which alcohol is used in the production of biodiesel? Why? Why is it used in excess?

Describe and explain the splitting pattern in the H-NMR spectrum of 1,3-dioxane:

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1 work. Additional homework.

June 2010 CHEM4Qs 1,2,3,4

2Give the systematic names for glycerol, lactic acid, alanine. Define stereoisomerism.

Describe how you get from an alkene to an amine in 2 stages.

Write an equation to show how you can make CH3CH2COOC

H2CH3 from an acid anhydride and an alcohol.

Show how C4H8O3 can react to form a cyclic ester or a polyester.

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1&2 work. Additional homework.

June 2010 CHEM4 Qs 4,6,7,8

3Define enantiomer, optical isomer, chiral centre, zwitterion, alpha-amino acid.

Describe how you get from an aldehyde to an alkane in 3 stages.

Give two reasons why the sweetener Aspartame is not used in foods that need to be cooked.

State the functional groups present and describe the tests you would carry out to confirm their presence. Include relevant observations and equations.

Rest Correct mistakes. Review week 1-3 work. Additional homework.

Jan 2011 CHEM4 Qs 1,2,3,4

4Define Brønsted-Lowry base, condensation polymer, biodegradable.

Describe how you get from an alkane to an ester in 4 stages.

Write a balanced equation to show: ClCH(R)COOH + excess NH3 H2NCH(R)COO-

(continued from previous day): H2NCH(R)COOH can react further to form impurities. Identify this impurity.

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Jan 2011 CHEM4 Qs 5,6,7

5Name the monomers used to make Kevlar, Terylene, Nylon-6,6

How do you get from benzene to

in 3 stages?

What are the disadvantages of producing a chiral drug as a mixture of stereoisomers? Give two ways in which only one enantiomer is synthesised.

Describe how to prepare chlorobenzene and predict the number of peaks in the C-NMR of DDT. Describe how you can prepare DDT from benzene:

Rest Correct mistakes.Review week 1-5 work. Additional homework.

June 2012 CHEM4 Qs 1,2,3,4

6Define functional group, ligand, complex ion, transition metal, coordination number chemical shift.

How do you get from benzene to phenyl ethanone?

Explain how GC-MS can be used to identify compounds in a mixture.

Describe a reduction and oxidation reaction of CH3COCHO that can be carried out in the lab. State reagents, observations and equations.

Rest Correct mistakes. Review week 1-6 work. Additional homework.

June 2012 CHEM4 Qs 5,6,7,8

Hand work in for checking

Under timed exam conditions

Rest day for Chemistry only

Review: make notes/ mind maps & test yourself