Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; 1 Fundamental concepts; Elements; The periodic table; Force and energy; Amount of substance; 2 Atomic structure and the periodic table (Topic 1); The nuclear atom; Mass spectrometry; Ionisation energy; Electron configuration; Groups, periods and blocks; Forces that act on electrons in an atom; Periodicity; Electron affinity (EA); The forces inside the nucleus; 3 Bonding and structure I (Topic 2); Metallic bonding; Ionic bonding; Covalent bonding; Dative covalent bonds; Predicting the shapes of molecules; Polarity of molecules.

4 Bonding and structure II (Topic 2)Chemical bonds; Forces between covalently bonded molecules; Forces and physical properties; Ionic solids; Giant covalent substances; Simple molecular substances; Hydrogen-bonded molecular substances; Polymeric substances; Answering questions on melting and boiling temperatures; Solubility; 5 Oxidation and reduction: redox (Topic 3); Electron transfer in redox reactions; Oxidation numbers; Oxidising and reducing agents; Disproportionation reactions; Ionic half-equations; Overall redox equations; Balancing equations using oxidation numbers.

6 The periodic table: group 2 (Topic 4)Trends in group 2; Reactions of the group 2 metals; Solubility of group 2 hydroxides and sulfates; Thermal stability of group 1 and group 2 nitrates and carbonates; Tests for group 1 and group 2 cations; 7 The periodic table: group 7 (Topic 4); The halogens; Trends in group 7; Bonding in compounds of halogens; Reactions of the halogens; Tests for the halogens; Hydrogen halides; Halide salts; Analysis of inorganic compounds; 8 Formulae, equations and moles (Topic 5); Formulae; Chemical equations; Mole calculations.

9 Calculations from chemical equations (Topic 5)Mass and volume calculations; Concentration; Titrations; 10 Introduction to organic chemistry (Topic 6); Bonding in organic chemistry; Representing molecules; Families of organic compounds; Naming organic compounds; Isomerism; Types of reaction; Physical properties; Chemical reactions; Sustainability and climate change; Bonding; Manufacture; Physical properties; Chemical reactions; Hazard and risk; 11 Further organic chemistry (Topic 6); Physical properties; Chemical reactions; Uses of halogenoalkanes; Physical properties; Reactions of alcohols.