Summary: Revised and updated to meet the needs of AS students following the Edexcel specification, this textbook is divided into three units. The first seven chapters describe and explain the material of Unit 1: The core principles of chemistry. The next nine chapters cover the material for Unit 2: Application of core principles of chemistry. The final chapter (Unit 3) focuses on practical work. This will help students prepare for their internal assessment of practical skills.An accompanying online resource offers guidance on exam technique and sample exam-style questions, together with graded answers and detailed commentaries. It also includes end-of-chapter review questions, devised to assist and test learning, and practice unit tests, which are ideal for exam preparation.Edexcel AS Chemistry includes the following special features: Examiner's notes -- invaluable content guidance and exam advice Worked examples -- detailed explanations of calculations to facilitate understandingElementary knowledge -- one-page insights into the chemistry of selected elements This comprehensive, highly accessible, exam-focused text is essential reading for all Edexcel AS Chemistry students. Answers to all review questions and practice unit tests are provided in an accompanying Teacher Guide, which is available for purchase by teachers.
Comprehensive subject coverage of Units 1 and 2Includes a chapter on laboratory chemistry with advice on the practical assessmentPacked with questions and worked examplesIntegrated material on 'how science works' throughout the textIncludes 'mock' exam papersFree online resource with exam style-questions and answersInvaluable examiner adviceSupporting Teacher Answer Guide provides answers to all the questions with detailed explanations
Table of Contents: Unit 1Chapter 1 Fundamental conceptsChapter 2 Atomic structure and the Periodic TableChapter 3 Formulae, equations and molesChapter 4 Calculations from chemical equationsChapter 5 EnergeticsChapter 6 BondingChapter 7 Introduction to organic chemistryPractice Unit Test 1Unit 2Chapter 8 Shapes of molecules, bond polarity and intermolecular forcesChapter 9 Oxidation and reduction -redoxChapter 10 The Periodic Table – Group 2Chapter 11 The Periodic Table – Group 7Chapter 12 Introduction to KineticsChapter 13 Introduction to Chemical EquilibriumChapter 14 Further organic chemistryChapter 15 Mass spectra, infrared spectra and the greenhouse effectChapter 16 Green chemistryPractice Unit Test 2Unit 3Chapter 17 Laboratory chemistry
About the Author(s): George Facer is Chair of Examiners and was previously Head of Science and Chemistry at Sherborne School. He has written numerous books including three Student Unit Guides for Edexcel A2 Chemistry, also published by Philip Allan Updates.