Semester 1
Semester Plan
| Term Week | Topics & subtopics | Assignment/Prac |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 Week 1 | Experimental Skills, Structure of atom/nucleus, isotopes, mass spectrometry | Prac: Copper |
| Term 1 Week 2 | Elemental Chemistry: Trends in the periodic table, electronic configuration, atomic spectroscopy |
Prac: Properties of substances |
| Term 1 Week 3 |
Ionic compounds and common ion charges, naming and writing chemical formulae |
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| Term 1 Week 4 | Writing and balancing chemical equations |
Prac: Metal crystals |
| Term 1 Week 5 | Bonding and properties (primary bonding) |
Research: A Separating Technique |
| Term 1 Week 6 | Drawing small molecules | Bonding Assignment 1 |
| Term 1 Week 7 | Secondary interactions | Bonding Assignment 2 |
| Term 1 Week 8 | Nanomaterials, alkanes | |
| Term 1 Week 9 | Revision: Elemental Chemistry | |
| Term 1 Week 10 | Acids and Bases: Moles and molar mass |
Prac: Water of Hydration Textbook Q1-5 |
| Term 1 Week 11 | Mole ratio, excess and limiting reactants |
Research: A Chemical Substance |
| Term 2 Week 1 | Concentration, solute and solvent, concentrated and dilute |
Prac: Titration skills |
| Term 2 Week 2 |
Concentration units, concentration calculations |
Prac: Hydroxide titration |
| Term 2 Week 3 | Practical application calculations |
Prac: Acid in Vinegar |
| Term 2 Week 4 | pH scale and calculations, strong and weak acids, oxides, acid rain |
Research report |
| Term 2 Week 5 | Revision: Acids and Bases | |
| Term 2 Week 6 | Revision | |
| Term 2 Week 7 | Exams |