GCSE AQA Chemistry Paper 2 Grade 9 Notes

From one full Grade 9 student to another.

These are the notes I made during my GCSE years, allowing me to be get a grade 9 in my Chemistry GCSE.

Please note that these notes are specific to the AQA Separate Science Trilogy course (8461 AQA course code). Using only these notes may not be suitable for other courses or exam boards - please check with your teacher if you are unsure.

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Paper 2 consists of the following:

C8 - Rates & Equilibrium

• C8.1 - Rate of reaction
• C8.2 - Collision theory and surface area
• C8.3 - The effect of temperature
• C8.4 - The effect of concentration and pressure
• C8.5 - The effect of catalysts
• C8.6 - Reversible reactions
• C8.7 - Energy and reversible reactions
• C8.8 - Dynamic equilibrium
• C8.9 - Altering conditions

C9 - Crude Oil & Fuels

• C9.1 - Hydrocarbons
• C9.2 - Fractional distillation of oil
• C9.3 - Burning hydrocarbon fuels
• C9.4 - Cracking hydrocarbons

C10 - Organic Reactions

• C10.1 - Reactions of the alkenes
• C10.2 - Structures of alcohols, carboxylic acids, and esters
• C10.3 - Reactions and uses of alcohols
• C10.4 - Carboxylic acids and esters

C11 - Polymers

• C11.1 - Addition polymerisation
• C11.2 - Condensation polymerisation
• C11.3 - Natural polymers
• C11.4 - DNA

C12 - Chemical Analysis

• C12.1 - Pure substances and mixtures
• C12.2 - Analysing chromatograms
• C12.3 - Testing for gases
• C12.4 - Tests for positive ions
• C12.5 - Tests for negative ions
• C12.6 - Instrumental analysis

C13 - The Earth's Atmosphere

• C13.1 - History of our atmosphere
• C13.2 - Our evolving atmosphere
• C13.3 - Greenhouse gases
• C13.4 - Global climate change
• C13.5 - Atmospheric pollutants

C14 - The Earth's Resources

• C14.1 - Finite and renewable resources
• C14.2 - Water safe to drink
• C14.3 - Treating waste water
• C14.4 - Extracting metals from ores
• C14.5 - Life cycle assessments
• C14.6 - Reduce, reuse and recycle

C15 - Using Our Resources

• C15.1 - Rusting
• C15.2 - Useful alloys
• C15.3 - The properties of polymers
• C15.4 - Glass, ceramics and composites
• C15.5 - Making ammonia: The Haber Process
• C15.6 - The economics of The Haber Process
• C15.7 - Making fertilisers in the lab
• C15.8 - Making fertilisers in industry