Skip to content
Marlbridge
← Back to Chemistry hub

Cambridge A Level Chemistry

Syllabus 9701 · 2025-2027 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-17.

  1. 1. Atomic structure (AS)

    • 1.1 Particles in the atom and atomic radius
    • 1.2 Isotopes
    • 1.3 Electrons, energy levels and atomic orbitals
    • 1.4 Ionisation energy

  2. 2. Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry (AS)

    • 2.1 Relative masses of atoms and molecules
    • 2.2 The mole and the Avogadro constant
    • 2.3 Formulas
    • 2.4 Reacting masses and volumes (of solutions and gases)

  3. 3. Chemical bonding (AS)

    • 3.1 Electronegativity and bonding
    • 3.2 Ionic bonding
    • 3.3 Metallic bonding
    • 3.4 Covalent bonding and coordinate (dative covalent) bonding
    • 3.5 Shapes of molecules
    • 3.6 Intermolecular forces, electronegativity and bond properties
    • 3.7 Dot-and-cross diagrams

  4. 4. States of matter (AS)

    • 4.1 The gaseous state
    • 4.2 Bonding and structure

  5. 5. Chemical energetics (AS)

    • 5.1 Enthalpy change
    • 5.2 Hess's law

  6. 6. Electrochemistry (AS)

    • 6.1 Redox processes

  7. 7. Equilibria (AS)

    • 7.1 Chemical equilibria
    • 7.2 Brønsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases

  8. 8. Reaction kinetics (AS)

    • 8.1 Rate of reaction
    • 8.2 Effect of temperature on reaction rates and the concept of activation energy
    • 8.3 Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

  9. 9. The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity (AS)

    • 9.1 Periodicity of physical properties of the elements in Period 3
    • 9.2 Periodicity of chemical properties of the elements in Period 3
    • 9.3 Chemical periodicity of other elements

  10. 10. Group 2 (AS)

    • 10.1 Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals and their compounds

  11. 11. Group 17 (AS)

    • 11.1 Physical properties of the Group 17 elements
    • 11.2 The chemical properties of the halogen elements and the hydrogen halides
    • 11.3 Some reactions of the halide ions
    • 11.4 The reactions of chlorine

  12. 12. Nitrogen and sulfur (AS)

    • 12.1 Nitrogen and sulfur

  13. 13. An introduction to AS Level organic chemistry (AS)

    • 13.1 Formulas, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
    • 13.2 Characteristic organic reactions
    • 13.3 Shapes of organic molecules; sigma and pi bonds
    • 13.4 Isomerism: structural isomerism and stereoisomerism

  14. 14. Hydrocarbons (AS)

    • 14.1 Alkanes
    • 14.2 Alkenes

  15. 15. Halogen compounds (AS)

    • 15.1 Halogenoalkanes

  16. 16. Hydroxy compounds (AS)

    • 16.1 Alcohols

  17. 17. Carbonyl compounds (AS)

    • 17.1 Aldehydes and ketones

  18. 18. Carboxylic acids and derivatives (AS)

    • 18.1 Carboxylic acids
    • 18.2 Esters

  19. 19. Nitrogen compounds (AS)

    • 19.1 Primary amines
    • 19.2 Nitriles and hydroxynitriles

  20. 20. Polymerisation (AS)

    • 20.1 Addition polymerisation

  21. 21. Organic synthesis (AS)

    • 21.1 Organic synthesis

  22. 22. Analytical techniques (AS)

    • 22.1 Infrared spectroscopy
    • 22.2 Mass spectrometry

  23. 23. Chemical energetics (A)

    • 23.1 Lattice energy and Born-Haber cycles
    • 23.2 Enthalpies of solution and hydration
    • 23.3 Entropy change
    • 23.4 Gibbs free energy change

  24. 24. Electrochemistry (A)

    • 24.1 Electrolysis
    • 24.2 Standard electrode potentials, standard cell potentials and the Nernst equation

  25. 25. Equilibria (A)

    • 25.1 Acids and bases
    • 25.2 Partition coefficients

  26. 26. Reaction kinetics (A)

    • 26.1 Simple rate equations, orders of reaction and rate constants
    • 26.2 Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts

  27. 27. Group 2 (A)

    • 27.1 Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals and their compounds

  28. 28. Chemistry of transition elements (A)

    • 28.1 General physical and chemical properties of the first row of transition elements, titanium to copper
    • 28.2 General characteristic chemical properties of the first set of transition elements, titanium to copper
    • 28.3 Colour of complexes
    • 28.4 Stereoisomerism in transition element complexes
    • 28.5 Stability constants, Kstab

  29. 29. An introduction to A Level organic chemistry (A)

    • 29.1 Formulas, functional groups and the naming of organic compounds
    • 29.2 Characteristic organic reactions
    • 29.3 Shapes of aromatic organic molecules; σ and π bonds
    • 29.4 Isomerism: optical

  30. 30. Hydrocarbons (A)

    • 30.1 Arenes

  31. 31. Halogen compounds (A)

    • 31.1 Halogen compounds

  32. 32. Hydroxy compounds (A)

    • 32.1 Alcohols
    • 32.2 Phenol

  33. 33. Carboxylic acids and derivatives (A)

    • 33.1 Carboxylic acids
    • 33.2 Esters
    • 33.3 Acyl chlorides

  34. 34. Nitrogen compounds (A)

    • 34.1 Primary and secondary amines
    • 34.2 Phenylamine and azo compounds
    • 34.3 Amides
    • 34.4 Amino acids

  35. 35. Polymerisation (A)

    • 35.1 Condensation polymerisation
    • 35.2 Predicting the type of polymerisation
    • 35.3 Degradable polymers

  36. 36. Organic synthesis (A)

    • 36.1 Organic synthesis

  37. 37. Analytical techniques (A)

    • 37.1 Thin-layer chromatography
    • 37.2 Gas/liquid chromatography
    • 37.3 Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy
    • 37.4 Proton (1H) NMR spectroscopy