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1. EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY

• Gives details and chemistry of lots of tests for gases and ions etc.

• Some notes on the preparation and collection of gases

• Rates of Reactions and help with rates coursework

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures and methods of separation.

• The states of Matter (gas, liquid and solid)

• Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

• Structure and Bonding (ionic, covalent, metallic)  

• Radioactivity (only the idea of radioactivity needed)

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures and sections on equations, valency and working out formulae.

• Chemical Equations

• Type in name from given formulae OR Type in formula given name.

• Chemical CalculationsNotes and examples

  • with questions built in, 14exercises ready.

• Introduction to and summary of electrolysis

• Extra Industrial Chemistry, uses of metals (electroplating)

• Elements, Compounds, Mixtures and their Separation

• Group 7 "The Halogens" for the electrolysis of sodium chloride (task sheet)

• Group 7 "The Halogens" etc.

  •   The Electrolysis of Salt etc.

• Extraction & purification of Metals (Fe, Al, Cu)

• Energy Transfers in Chemical Reactions

• Oil and useful products (fuel, plastics) and Extra Organic Chemistry

• multiple choice tests on "Useful Products of oil"

• multiple choice quiz on types of organic molecules and reactions

• odd notes on Fuels

• Rates of Reactions and help with rates coursework

• Reactivity of Metals, Corrosion and  Redox

• Reactivity; rusting etc.

• Extraction & purification of Metals (Fe, Al, Cu)

• Introduction to and summary of electrolysis

• Extra Industrial Chemistry, uses of metals.

• Reversible reactions and Ammonia synthesis and uses, fertilisers

• Acids, Bases, pH and  Salts and Acid reaction equation structured Q

• "extra aqueous chemistry" 

• Reversible reactions and Ammonia synthesis and uses, fertilisers

• see also notes on "Extra Industrial chemistry" - section on sulphuric acid.

• The Periodic Table

  • also a basic task sheet and historical task sheet

• Group 1 "The Alkali Metals"

• Group 7 "The Halogens" and task sheet

• Group 7 "The Halogens" etc.

  • The Halogens and The Electrolysis of Salt etc.

• The Transition Metals

• Reactivity of Metals, Corrosion and  Redox.

• Reactivity; rusting etc.

• Extraction & purification of Metals (Fe, Al, Cu)

• Introduction to and summary of electrolysis

• Extra Industrial Chemistry, uses of metals

• Structure and Bonding (section on metals)  

• "extra aqueous chemistry" 

• Extra Organic Chemistry section on ozone.

•   Section on determining the %  oxygen in air

• Oil and useful products (fuel, plastics) and Extra Organic Chemistry

• multiple choice tests on "Useful Products of oil"

• multiple choice quiz on types of organic molecules and reactions

• odd notes on Fuels

• Structure and Bonding (section on macromolecules)