IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · 2026 / 2027 / 2028 Syllabus

The full syllabus, mapped.

Every section of Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620, one-to-one with the official document. Visual lessons, interactive labs, and exam-style practice will be added topic by topic. Published topics open; the rest are planned.

12
Main Topics
49
Sub-Topics
67
Lessons Published
17
Labs Live
Core Grades C–G
Extended Grades A*–G
Paper 1/2 Multiple Choice
Paper 3/4 Theory
Paper 5/6 Practical / ATP
PRACTICAL SKILLS

Practical papers.

Trainers for the practical papers, marked the way examiners mark. See every practical trainer.

TOPIC 01

States of matter.

Solids, liquids and gases as particles in motion. The kinetic particle model, changes of state, and diffusion: the ideas every later topic leans on.

1.1Solids, liquids and gases
LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 02

Atoms, elements and compounds.

What matter is made of and how it holds together. Atomic structure, isotopes, and the three kinds of bonding that explain almost every property in the course.

2.1Elements, compounds and mixtures
2.2Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
2.4Ions and ionic bonds
2.5Simple molecules and covalent bonds
TOPIC 03

Stoichiometry.

Formulae, equations and the mole. The counting that turns a chemical equation into masses, volumes and concentrations you can measure.

3.2Relative masses of atoms and molecules
LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 04

Electrochemistry.

Using electricity to drive reactions that will not happen on their own. Electrolysis of melts and solutions, electroplating, and the hydrogen fuel cell.

4.2Hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells
LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 05

Chemical energetics.

Where the heat comes from. Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction pathway diagrams, activation energy, and bond energies.

LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 06

Chemical reactions.

How fast, how far, and who loses electrons. Rates of reaction, reversible reactions and equilibrium, and redox.

6.1Physical and chemical changes
TOPIC 07

Acids, bases and salts.

The chemistry of the school lab bench. Properties of acids and bases, the pH scale, oxides, and the three ways to prepare a salt.

TOPIC 08

The Periodic Table.

One table, every element, and the patterns that let you predict a reaction you have never seen. Groups I and VII, the transition elements and the noble gases.

8.3Group VII properties
8.4Transition elements
TOPIC 09

Metals.

From the reactivity series to the blast furnace. Properties, alloys, corrosion, and how metals are won from their ores.

9.1Properties of metals
9.2Uses of metals
9.3Alloys and their properties
TOPIC 10

Chemistry of the environment.

Water, fertilisers, air and climate. The applied topic that connects the syllabus to the world outside the lab.

LABSInteractive labs for this topic
TOPIC 11

Organic chemistry.

The chemistry of carbon. Naming and drawing organic compounds, fuels, and the alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids and polymers.

11.1Formulae, functional groups and terminology
11.2Naming organic compounds
TOPIC 12

Experimental techniques and chemical analysis.

The practical half of the course. Experimental design, titrations, chromatography, separation and purification, and the tests for ions and gases.

12.2Acid–base titrations
12.3Chromatography
12.4Separation and purification