Expected change
- Apply lattice enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy and electrochemical models to unfamiliar systems.
- Analyse advanced equilibrium and kinetic data with justified mathematical and chemical reasoning.
- Explain transition-element chemistry through electronic structure, ligand exchange, redox and catalysis.
- Construct advanced organic mechanisms and efficient multi-step synthetic routes.
- Interpret combined analytical evidence to identify structure and assess purity.
- Plan, analyse and evaluate Paper 5 investigations while communicating Paper 4 answers precisely.
Entry check
- Has completed Cambridge 9701 topics 1–22 or equivalent AS teaching
- Can solve multi-step mole and equilibrium problems
- Can use AS organic mechanisms and interpret core spectra
- Is sitting in 2027; 2028 candidates require a separate 2028–2030 syllabus review
Course plan
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- Week 1 — AS diagnostic and transition into A Level reasoning
- Week 2 — Lattice enthalpy, Born–Haber cycles, entropy and Gibbs energy
- Week 3 — Standard electrode potentials, cells and quantitative electrochemistry
- Week 4 — Advanced acid–base, solubility and partition equilibria
- Week 5 — Rate equations, order, half-life and mechanisms
- Week 6 — Advanced Group 2 and transition-element chemistry
- Week 7 — Arenes, phenols, acyl compounds and advanced carbonyl chemistry
- Week 8 — Amines, amino acids, proteins, polymers, stereochemistry and synthesis
- Week 9 — Multi-step organic synthesis strategy
- Week 10 — Combined spectroscopy and structure determination
- Week 11 — Integrated Paper 4 problems and targeted correction
- Week 12 — Paper 5 planning, data treatment, uncertainty and evaluation
Current individual tuition option
This syllabus guide remains available for reference, but no scheduled group is currently advertised for this international programme.
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