| 3.1.1.1 | Fundamental particles | Protons, neutrons, electrons and isotopes | Covered |
| 3.1.1.2 | Mass number and isotopes | Protons, neutrons, electrons and isotopes, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry and relative atomic mass | Covered |
| 3.1.1.3 | Electron configuration | Electron configuration: shells, subshells and orbitals, Ionisation energies and the evidence for subshells | Covered |
| 3.1.2.1 | Relative atomic mass and relative molecular mass | The mole, the Avogadro constant and molar mass, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry and relative atomic mass | Covered |
| 3.1.2.2 | The mole and the Avogadro constant | The mole, the Avogadro constant and molar mass, Concentration, volumetric solutions and titration calculations | Covered |
| 3.1.2.3 | The ideal gas equation | Gases and the ideal gas equation | Covered |
| 3.1.2.4 | Empirical and molecular formula | Empirical and molecular formulae | Covered |
| 3.1.2.5 | Balanced equations and associated calculations | Formulae, equations and state symbols, Reacting masses, percentage yield and atom economy, Concentration, volumetric solutions and titration calculations, Gases and the ideal gas equation, The mole, the Avogadro constant and molar mass | Covered |
| 3.1.3.1 | Ionic bonding | Ionic bonding and ionic lattices, Formulae, equations and state symbols | Covered |
| 3.1.3.2 | Nature of covalent and dative covalent bonds | Covalent, dative covalent and metallic bonding | Covered |
| 3.1.3.3 | Metallic bonding | Covalent, dative covalent and metallic bonding | Covered |
| 3.1.3.4 | Bonding and physical properties | The four crystal structures and their properties, Ionic bonding and ionic lattices | Covered |
| 3.1.3.5 | Shapes of simple molecules and ions | Shapes of molecules and ions | Covered |
| 3.1.3.6 | Bond polarity | Electronegativity, polarity and intermolecular forces | Covered |
| 3.1.3.7 | Forces between molecules | Electronegativity, polarity and intermolecular forces | Covered |
| 3.1.4.1 | Enthalpy change | Enthalpy change, standard conditions and the definitions | Covered |
| 3.1.4.2 | Calorimetry | Measuring an enthalpy change: calorimetry | Covered |
| 3.1.4.3 | Applications of Hess's law | Hess's law and enthalpy cycles | Covered |
| 3.1.4.4 | Bond enthalpies | Mean bond enthalpies | Covered |
| 3.1.5.1 | Collision theory | Collision theory, activation energy and the rate of reaction | Covered |
| 3.1.5.2 | Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution | The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, temperature and catalysts | Covered |
| 3.1.5.3 | Effect of temperature on reaction rate | Collision theory, activation energy and the rate of reaction, The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, temperature and catalysts, Measuring the rate of a reaction | Covered |
| 3.1.5.4 | Effect of concentration and pressure | Collision theory, activation energy and the rate of reaction | Covered |
| 3.1.5.5 | Catalysts | The Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution, temperature and catalysts | Covered |
| 3.1.6.1 | Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier's principle | Dynamic equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle and industrial compromise | Covered |
| 3.1.6.2 | Equilibrium constant Kc for homogeneous systems | The equilibrium constant Kc | Covered |
| 3.1.7 | Oxidation, reduction and redox equations | Oxidation states and the rules for assigning them, Half-equations and building redox equations | Covered |
| 3.1.8.1 | Born–Haber cycles (A-level only) | Lattice enthalpy and Born–Haber cycles, Enthalpies of solution and hydration | Covered |
| 3.1.8.2 | Gibbs free-energy change, ΔG, and entropy change, ΔS (A-level only) | Entropy and Gibbs free-energy change | Covered |
| 3.1.9.1 | Rate equations (A-level only) | Rate equations, orders of reaction and the rate constant, The Arrhenius equation and the rate-determining step | Covered |
| 3.1.9.2 | Determination of rate equation (A-level only) | Finding orders from initial rates, half-lives and graphs, The Arrhenius equation and the rate-determining step | Covered |
| 3.1.10 | Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems (A-level only) | Kp: equilibria in the gas phase | Covered |
| 3.1.11.1 | Electrode potentials and cells (A-level only) | Electrode potentials and the standard hydrogen electrode, The electrochemical series and predicting feasibility | Covered |
| 3.1.11.2 | Commercial applications of electrochemical cells (A-level only) | Commercial cells, rechargeable cells and fuel cells | Covered |
| 3.1.12.1 | Brønsted–Lowry acid–base equilibria in aqueous solution (A-level only) | Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases, pH and strong acids | Covered |
| 3.1.12.2 | Definition and determination of pH (A-level only) | Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases, pH and strong acids | Covered |
| 3.1.12.3 | The ionic product of water, Kw (A-level only) | Weak acids, Ka and pKa; Kw and strong bases | Covered |
| 3.1.12.4 | Weak acids and bases Ka for weak acids (A-level only) | Weak acids, Ka and pKa; Kw and strong bases | Covered |
| 3.1.12.5 | pH curves, titrations and indicators (A-level only) | Titration curves and choosing an indicator | Covered |
| 3.1.12.6 | Buffer action (A-level only) | Buffer solutions and buffer calculations | Covered |