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Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry

Syllabus 0620 · 2026-2028 · sourced from Cambridge Assessment International Education — official syllabus PDF, verified 2026-08-17.

  1. 1. States of matter

    • 1.1 Solids, liquids and gases — both
    • 1.2 Diffusion — both

  2. 2. Atoms, elements and compounds

    • 2.1 Elements, compounds and mixtures — core
    • 2.2 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table — core
    • 2.3 Isotopes — both
    • 2.4 Ions and ionic bonds — both
    • 2.5 Simple molecules and covalent bonds — both
    • 2.6 Giant covalent structures — both
    • 2.7 Metallic bonding — supplement

  3. 3. Stoichiometry

    • 3.1 Formulae — both
    • 3.2 Relative masses of atoms and molecules — core
    • 3.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant — both

  4. 4. Electrochemistry

    • 4.1 Electrolysis — both
    • 4.2 Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells — both

  5. 5. Chemical energetics

    • 5.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions — both

  6. 6. Chemical reactions

    • 6.1 Physical and chemical changes
    • 6.2 Rate of reaction — both
    • 6.3 Reversible reactions and equilibrium — both
    • 6.4 Redox — both

  7. 7. Acids, bases and salts

    • 7.1 The characteristic properties of acids and bases — both
    • 7.2 Oxides — both
    • 7.3 Preparation of salts — both

  8. 8. The Periodic Table

    • 8.1 Arrangement of elements — both
    • 8.2 Group I properties — core
    • 8.3 Group VII properties — core
    • 8.4 Transition elements — both
    • 8.5 Noble gases — core

  9. 9. Metals

    • 9.1 Properties of metals — core
    • 9.2 Uses of metals — core
    • 9.3 Alloys and their properties — both
    • 9.4 Reactivity series — both
    • 9.5 Corrosion of metals — both
    • 9.6 Extraction of metals — both

  10. 10. Chemistry of the environment

    • 10.1 Water — core
    • 10.2 Fertilisers — core
    • 10.3 Air quality and climate — both

  11. 11. Organic chemistry

    • 11.1 Formulae, functional groups and terminology — both
    • 11.2 Naming organic compounds — both
    • 11.3 Fuels — core
    • 11.4 Alkanes — both
    • 11.5 Alkenes — both
    • 11.6 Alcohols — both
    • 11.7 Carboxylic acids — both
    • 11.8 Polymers — both

  12. 12. Experimental techniques and chemical analysis

    • 12.1 Experimental design
    • 12.2 Acid–base titrations
    • 12.3 Chromatography
    • 12.4 Separation and purification
    • 12.5 Identification of ions and gases — core