🧪 IGCSE Chemistry Formula Sheet 2025

Complete Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry (0620) Formula Reference Guide

Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 Extended Syllabus

Essential IGCSE Chemistry Formulas & Concepts

Master your IGCSE Chemistry exams with our comprehensive formula sheet covering all essential formulas, concepts, and calculations for Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry (0620). This reference guide includes atomic structure, stoichiometry, energetics, rates of reaction, equilibrium, redox reactions, electrolysis, acids & bases, organic chemistry, and more.

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🧮 Chemical Calculations
Energetics & Reactions
🧪 Acids & Bases

CIE IGCSE Chemistry (0620) – Extended Syllabus Formula Sheet

Complete Reference Guide for 2025 Syllabus

1. Atomic Structure & Stoichiometry

Relative atomic mass
Ar = (average mass of 1 atom) / (1/12 mass of C-12 atom)
No unit
Relative molecular/formula mass
Mr = Σ Ar
No unit
Moles
n = mass / Mr
mass in g
Mass
mass = n × Mr
g
Number of particles
N = n × Nₐ
Avogadro's constant 6.02 × 10²³
Volume of gas (r.t.p.)
n = V / 24
V in dm³, n in mol
Concentration
C = n / V
mol/dm³, V in dm³
Percentage composition
(mass of element / mass of compound) × 100
%
Empirical formula
Simplest whole-number ratio of atoms
Use ratio of moles

2. Chemical Calculations

Relative Molecular Mass (Mr)
Sum of relative atomic masses (Ar)
No units
Moles (n)
n = mass / Mr
mass in g
Mass
mass = n × Mr
Number of particles
no. of particles = n × 6.02 × 10²³
Avogadro's constant
Moles from gas volume
n = volume of gas / 24
Volume in dm³ at r.t.p.
Concentration
concentration = moles / volume
mol/dm³
Percentage composition
(mass of element in compound / total mass of compound) × 100
Empirical formula
Simplest whole number ratio of atoms

2. Energetics

Energy change
Q = mcΔT
J, m in g, c = 4.2 J/g°C
Molar enthalpy change
ΔH = Q/n
kJ/mol
Exothermic
Energy released (ΔH negative)
Temp ↑
Endothermic
Energy absorbed (ΔH positive)
Temp ↓

3. Rates of Reaction

Rate of reaction
Rate = (change in concentration or mass) / time
mol/s or g/s
Factors affecting rate
Concentration, surface area, temperature, catalyst
Collision theory
Rate ∝ number of effective collisions

4. Equilibrium & Le Chatelier

Dynamic equilibrium
Rate forward = Rate backward
Closed system
Le Chatelier's principle
System opposes change in concentration, pressure, temperature
Exothermic: ↑T shifts left; Endothermic: ↑T shifts right

5. Gases & Gas Laws

Ideal gas equation
PV = nRT
P in Pa, V in m³, n in mol, R = 8.31 J/mol·K, T in K
Gas volume at r.t.p.
n = V / 24
V in dm³, n in mol

6. Acids, Bases & Salts

pH
pH = -log[H⁺]
Neutralisation
Acid + Base → Salt + Water
e.g., HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O
Titration moles
n = C × V
C in mol/dm³, V in dm³

7. Electrolysis

Charge
Q = I × t
I in A, t in s
Moles of substance formed
n = Q / (F × z)
F = 96500 C/mol, z = electrons per ion

8. Redox & Reactivity

Reactivity series
K > Na > Ca > Mg > Al > Zn > Fe > Pb > H > Cu
Most reactive → least reactive
Extraction
Metal oxide + C → Metal + CO
e.g., Fe₂O₃ + 3C → 2Fe + 3CO

9. Organic Chemistry

Alkane
CₙH₂ₙ₊₂
Saturated hydrocarbon
Alkene
CₙH₂ₙ
Unsaturated hydrocarbon
Alcohol
CₙH₂ₙ₊₁OH
Functional group -OH
Combustion
Hydrocarbon + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O
Complete combustion
Cracking
Long-chain → shorter-chain + alkene
Thermal or catalytic cracking

10. Units & Constants

Avogadro's constant
Nₐ = 6.02 × 10²³ mol⁻¹
Molar gas volume (r.t.p.)
24 dm³/mol
Specific heat capacity of water
c = 4.2 J/g°C
Faraday constant
F = 96500 C/mol
Volume conversion
1 dm³ = 1000 cm³

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