CHAPTER 1: STATES OF MATTER; 1.1 Everything is made of particles; 1.2 Solids, liquids and gases; 1.3 Particles in solids, liquids and gases; 1.4 A closer look at gases; 1.5 Mixtures, solutions and solvents; 1.6 Pure substances and impurities; 1.7 Separation methods (1); 1.8 Separation methods (2); 1.9 More about chroatography; Questions on Chapter 1; CHAPTER 2: THE ATOM; 2.1 Atoms, elements and compounds; 2.2 More about atoms; 2.3 Isotopes and radioactivity; 2.4 How electrons are arranged; Questions on chapter 2; CHAPTER 3: ATOMS COMBINING; 3.1 Why compounds form; 3.2 The ionic bond; 3.3 More about ions; 3.4 Ionic compounds and their properties; 3.5 The covalent bond; 3.6 Covalent compounds; 3.7 Molecular substances; 3.8 Giant covalent structures; 3.9 The bonding in metals; 3.10 Bonding, structure and properties: a review; Questions on chapter 3; CHAPTER 4: THE PERIODIC TABLE; 4.1 An overview of the periodic table; 4.2 Group 1: the alkali metals; 4.3 The patterns within Group 1; 4.4 Group 7: the halogens; 4.5 Group 0: the noble gases; 4.6 The transition elements; 4.7 Across the Periodic Table; Questions on Chapter 4; CHAPTER 5: THE MOLE; 5.1 The names and formuale of compounds; 5.2 The masses of atoms, molecules and ions; 5.3 Percentage composition of a compund; 5.4 The mole; 5.5 The empirical formula; 5.6 From empirical to final formula; 5.7 The concentration of a solution; Questions from Chapter 5; CHAPTER 6: CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; 6.1 Physical and chemical change; 6.2 Equations for chemical reactions; 6.3 Calculations from equations; 6.4 Reactions involving gases; 6.5 Finding % yield and % purity; Questions on Chapter 6; CHAPTER 7: REDOX REACTIONS; 7.1 Different types of reactions; 7.2 Oxidation and reduction; 7.3 Redox and electron transfer; 7.4 Changes in oxidation state; 7.5 Oxidising and reducing agents; Questions on Chapter 7; CHAPTER 8: ACIDS AND BASES; 8.1 Acids and alkalis; 8.2 A closer look at acids and alkalis; 8.3 The reactions of acids and bases; 8.4 A closer look a neutralisation; 8.5 Acids and bases outside the lab; 8.6 Making salts; 8.7 Making insoluble salts by precipitation; 8.8 Finding concentrations by titration; Questions on Chapter 8; CHAPTER 9: ELECTRICITY AND CHEMICAL CHANGE; 9.1 Conductors and insulators; 9.2 The principle of electrolysis; 9.3 The electrolysis of solutions; 9.4 The electrolysis of brine; 9.5 Two more uses of electrolysis; Questions on Chapter 9; CHAPTER 10: HOW FAST ARE REACTIONS?; 10.1 Rates of reaction; 10.2 Measuring the rate of a reaction; 10.3 Changing the rate of a reaction (1); 10.4 Changing the rate of a reaction (2); 10.5 Explaining rates; 10.6 Catalysts; 10.7 Enzymes: biological catalysts; Questions on chapter 10; CHAPTER 11: ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS; 11.1 Energy changes in reactions; 11.2 Explaining energy changes; 11.3 Energy from fuels; 11.4 Reversible reactions; 11.5 Shifting the equilibrium; Questions on Chapter 11; CHAPTER 12: THE BEHAVIOUR OF METALS; 12.1 Metals and non-metals; 12.2 Comparing metals for reactivity (1); 12.3 Comparing metals for reactivity (2); 12.4 The reactivity series; 12.5 Making use of the reactivity series; Questions on Chaoter 12; CHAPTER 13: MAKING USE OF METALS; 13.1 Metals in the Earth's crust; 13.2 Extracting iron; 13.3 Extracting iron; 13.4 Extracting aluminium; 13.5 Making use of metals; 13.6 Steels and other alloys; 13.7 Corrosion; 13.8 Mining, using, and recycling metals; Questions on Chapter 13; CHAPTER 14: AIR AND WATER; 14.1 What is air; 14.2 Making use of air; 14.3 Pollution alert!; 14.4 Water supply; Questions on Chapter 14; CHAPTER 15: NON-METALS: HYDROGEN AND NITROGEN; 15.1 Hydrogen; 15.2 Nitrogen and ammonia; 15.3 Making ammonia in industry; 15.4 Fertilisers; Questions on Chapter 15; CHAPTER 16: NON-METALS: OXYGEN, SULPHUR, CHLORINE AND CARBON; 16.1 Oxygen; 16.2 Oxides; 16.3 Sulphur and sulphur dioxide; 16.4 Sulphuric acid; 16.5 Chlorine; 16.6 Carbon and its compounds; 16.8 Limestone; Questions on Chapter 16; CHAPTER 17: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; 17.1 Oil: a source of useful compounds; 17.2 Separating oil into fractions; 17.3 Cracking hydrocarbons; 17.4 The alkanes; 17.5 The alkenes; 17.6 The alcohols; 17.7 The manufacture of ethanol; 17.8 Carboxylic acids and esters; Questions on Chapter 17; CHAPTER 18: POLYMERS; 18.1 Introducing polymers; 18.2 Addition polymerisation; 18.3 Condensation polymerisation; 18.4 Making use of synthetic polymers; 18.5 Plastics: here to stay; 18.6 The macromolecules in food (1); 18.7 The macromolecules in food (2); 18.8 Breaking down the macromolecules; Questions on chapter 18; CAMBRIDGE IGCSE EXAM QUESTIONS; Core material; Extended material; WORKING IN THE LAB; Working with gases in the lab; Testing for ions in the lab; Safety first!; REFERENCE; Answers to numerical questions; Glossary; The periodic table and atomic masses; Index
