Grade 10 CIE Chemistry 0620 Objectives in Teaching Order
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- Grade 10 CIE Chemistry 0620 Objectives in Teaching Order
- 1: Experimental Techniques
- 2: Particles, Atomic Structure, Ionic Bonding and the Periodic Table
- 1 The Particulate Nature of Matter
- 3.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- 6.2 Energy Transfer
- 3.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- 3.2.1 Bonding: The Structure of Matter
- 7.1 Physical and Chemical Changes
- 3.2.1 Bonding: The Structure of Matter
- 10.1 Properties of Metals
- 3.2.2 Ions and Ionic Bonds
- 6.1 Energetics of Reactions
- 9.1 The Periodic Table
- 9.2 Periodic Trends
- 4.1 Stoichiometry
- 9.3 Group Properties
- 3: Air and Water
- 4: Acids, Bases and Salts
- 4.1 Stoichiometry
- 8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- 11.3 Nitrogen and Fertilisers
- 8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- 8.2 Types of Oxides
- 13 Carbonates
- 8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- 13 Carbonates
- 8.3 Preparation of Salts
- 8.4 Identification of Ions and Gases
- 5: Reaction Rates
- 6: Metals and the Reactivity Series
- 10.1 Properties of Metals
- 3.2.5 Metallic Bonding
- 10.1 Properties of Metals
- 10.2 Reactivity Series
- 10.4 Uses of Metals
- 10.2 Reactivity Series
- 10.3 Extraction of Metals
- 10.4 Uses of Metals
- 10.3 Extraction of Metals
- 10.4 Uses of Metals
- 10.3 Extraction of Metals
- 9.4 Transition Elements
- 10.2 Reactivity Series
- 7: Covalent Bonding
- 8: Organic 1
- 9: Amount of Substance
- 10: Organic 2
- 11: Redox, Electrochemistry and Group VII
- 12: Equilibria
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Grade 10 CIE Chemistry 0620 Objectives in Teaching Order
1: Experimental Techniques
2.1 Measurement
- Name appropriate apparatus for the measurement of time, temperature, mass and volume, including burettes, pipettes and measuring cylinders
2.2.1 Criteria of Purity
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of paper chromatography
- Interpret simple chromatograms
- Interpret simple chromatograms, including the use of Rf values
- Outline how chromatography techniques can be applied to colourless substances by exposing chromatograms to substances called locating agents
- NOTE: Knowledge of specific locating agents is not required
- Identify substances and assess their purity from melting point and boiling point information
- Understand the importance of purity in substances in everyday life, e.g. foodstuffs and drugs
2.2.2 Methods of Purification
- Describe and explain methods of purification by the use of a suitable solvent, filtration, crystallisation and distillation (including use of fractionating column)
- NOTE: Refer to the fractional distillation of petroleum in section 14.2 and products of fermentation in section 14.6.
- Suggest suitable purification techniques, given information about the substances involved
2: Particles, Atomic Structure, Ionic Bonding and the Periodic Table
1 The Particulate Nature of Matter
- State the distinguishing properties of solids, liquids and gases
- Describe the structure of solids, liquids and gases in terms of particle separation, arrangement and types of motion
- Describe changes of state in terms of melting, boiling, evaporation, freezing, condensation and sublimation
- Explain changes of state in terms of the kinetic theory
- Describe qualitatively the pressure and temperature of a gas in terms of the motion of its particles
- Show an understanding of the random motion of particles in a suspension (sometimes known as Brownian motion) as evidence for the kinetic particle (atoms, molecules or ions) model of matter
- Describe and explain Brownian motion in terms of random molecular bombardment
- State evidence for Brownian motion
- Describe and explain diffusion.
- Describe and explain dependence of rate of diffusion on molecular mass
3.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- State the relative charges and approximate relative masses of protons, neutrons and electrons
- Define proton number (atomic number) as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
- Define nucleon number (mass number) as the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
- Use proton number and the simple structure of atoms to explain the basis of the Periodic Table (see section 9), with special reference to the elements of proton numbers 1 to 20
- Define isotopes as atoms of the same element which have the same proton number but a different nucleon number
- Understand that isotopes have the same properties because they have the same number of electrons in their outer shell
- State the two types of isotopes as being radioactive and non-radioactive
- State one medical and one industrial use of radioactive isotopes
6.2 Energy Transfer
- Describe radioactive isotopes, such as U-235, as a source of energy
3.1 Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- Describe the build-up of electrons in ‘shells' and understand the significance of the noble gas electronic structures and of the outer shell electrons
- NOTE: The ideas of the distribution of electrons in s and p orbitals and in d block elements are not required.
- NOTE: a copy of the Periodic Table will be available in Papers 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- Understand that isotopes have the same properties because they have the same number of electrons in their outer shell
3.2.1 Bonding: The Structure of Matter
- Describe the differences between elements, mixtures and compounds, and between metals and non-metals
7.1 Physical and Chemical Changes
- Identify physical and chemical changes, and understand the differences between them
3.2.1 Bonding: The Structure of Matter
- Describe an alloy, such as brass, as a mixture of a metal with other elements
10.1 Properties of Metals
- Identify representations of alloys from diagrams of structure
3.2.2 Ions and Ionic Bonds
- Describe the formation of ions by electron loss or gain
- Describe the formation of ionic bonds between elements from Groups I and VII
- Describe the formation of ionic bonds between metallic and non-metallic elements
- Describe the lattice structure of ionic compounds as a regular arrangement of alternating positive and negative ions
6.1 Energetics of Reactions
- Describe the meaning of exothermic and endothermic reactions
9.1 The Periodic Table
- Describe the Periodic Table as a method of classifying elements and its use to predict properties of elements
9.2 Periodic Trends
- Describe the change from metallic to non-metallic character across a period
- Describe and explain the relationship between Group number, number of outer shell electrons and metallic/non-metallic character
4.1 Stoichiometry
- Use the symbols of the elements and write the formulae of simple compounds
- Deduce the formula of a simple compound from the relative numbers of atoms present
9.3 Group Properties
- Describe lithium, sodium and potassium in Group I as a collection of relatively soft metals showing a trend in melting point, density and reaction with water
- Predict the properties of other elements in Group I, given data, where appropriate
3: Air and Water
11.1 Water
- Describe chemical tests for water using cobalt(II) chloride and copper(II) sulfate
- Describe, in outline, the treatment of the water supply in terms of filtration and chlorination
- Name some of the uses of water in industry and in the home
- Discuss the implications of an inadequate supply of water, limited to safe water for drinking and water for irrigating crops
11.2 Air
- State the composition of clean, dry air as being approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and the remainder as being a mixture of noble gases and carbon dioxide
- Describe the separation of oxygen and nitrogen from liquid air by fractional distillation
9.5 Noble Gases
- Describe the noble gases, in Group VIII or 0, as being unreactive, monoatomic gases and explain this in terms of electronic structure
- State the uses of the noble gases in providing an inert atmosphere, i.e. argon in lamps, helium for filling balloons
6.2 Energy Transfer
- Describe the release of heat energy by burning fuels
11.4 Carbon Dioxide and Methane
- State the formation of carbon dioxide:
- as a product of complete combustion of carbon-containing substances
- as a product of respiration
- as a product of the reaction between an acid and a carbonate
- from the thermal decomposition of a carbonate.
- as a product of complete combustion of carbon-containing substances
- Describe the carbon cycle, in simple terms, to include the processes of combustion, respiration and photosynthesis
- State that carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases and may contribute to climate change
- State the sources of methane, including decomposition of vegetation and waste gases from digestion in animals
11.2 Air
- Name the common pollutants in the air as being carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and lead compounds
- State the source of each of these pollutants:
- carbon monoxide from the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing substances
- sulfur dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels which contain sulfur compounds (leading to ‘acid rain')
- oxides of nitrogen from car engines
- lead compounds from leaded petrol.
- carbon monoxide from the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing substances
- Describe and explain the presence of oxides of nitrogen in car exhausts and their catalytic removal
- State the adverse effect of these common pollutants on buildings and on health and discuss why these pollutants are of global concern
- State the conditions required for the rusting of iron
- Describe and explain methods of rust prevention, specifically paint and other coatings to exclude oxygen
- Describe and explain sacrificial protection in terms of the reactivity series of metals and galvanising as a method of rust prevention
4: Acids, Bases and Salts
4.1 Stoichiometry
- Construct word equations and simple balanced chemical equations
8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- Describe neutrality and relative acidity and alkalinity in terms of pH measured using Universal Indicator paper (whole numbers only)
- Describe the characteristic properties of acids as reactions with metals, bases, carbonates and effect on litmus and methyl orange
- Describe the characteristic properties of bases as reactions with acids and with ammonium salts and effect on litmus and methyl orange
11.3 Nitrogen and Fertilisers
- Describe the displacement of ammonia from its salts
8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- Define acids and bases in terms of proton transfer, limited to aqueous solutions
- Describe the meaning of weak and strong acids and bases
8.2 Types of Oxides
- Classify oxides as either acidic or basic, related to metallic and non-metallic character
- Further classify other oxides as neutral or amphoteric
13 Carbonates
- Describe the manufacture of lime (calcium oxide) from calcium carbonate (limestone) in terms of thermal decomposition
8.1 The Characteristic Properties of Acids and Bases
- Describe and explain the importance of controlling acidity in soil
13 Carbonates
- Name the uses of calcium carbonate in the manufacture of iron and cement
- Name some uses of lime and slaked lime such as in treating acidic soil and neutralising acidic industrial waste products, e.g. flue gas desulfurisation
8.3 Preparation of Salts
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of preparation, separation and purification of salts as examples of some of the techniques specified in Section 2.2.2 and the reactions specified in Section 8.1
- Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the preparation of insoluble salts by precipitation
- Suggest a method of making a given salt from suitable starting material, given appropriate information
8.4 Identification of Ions and Gases
- Describe the following tests to identify:
- aqueous cations:
- aluminium, ammonium, calcium, chromium(III), copper(II), iron(II), iron(III) and zinc (using aqueous sodium hydroxide and aqueous ammonia as appropriate) (Formulae of complex ions are not required)
- aluminium, ammonium, calcium, chromium(III), copper(II), iron(II), iron(III) and zinc (using aqueous sodium hydroxide and aqueous ammonia as appropriate) (Formulae of complex ions are not required)
- cations:
- use of the flame test to identify lithium, sodium, potassium and copper(II)
- use of the flame test to identify lithium, sodium, potassium and copper(II)
- anions:
- carbonate (by reaction with dilute acid and then limewater), chloride, bromide and iodide (by reaction under acidic conditions with aqueous silver nitrate), nitrate (by reduction with aluminium), sulfate (by reaction under acidic conditions with aqueous barium ions) and sulfite (by reaction with dilute acids and then aqueous potassium manganate(VII))
- carbonate (by reaction with dilute acid and then limewater), chloride, bromide and iodide (by reaction under acidic conditions with aqueous silver nitrate), nitrate (by reduction with aluminium), sulfate (by reaction under acidic conditions with aqueous barium ions) and sulfite (by reaction with dilute acids and then aqueous potassium manganate(VII))
- gases:
- ammonia (using damp red litmus paper), carbon dioxide (using limewater), chlorine (using damp litmus paper), hydrogen (using lighted splint), oxygen (using a glowing splint) and sulfur dioxide (using aqueous potassium manganate(VII)
- ammonia (using damp red litmus paper), carbon dioxide (using limewater), chlorine (using damp litmus paper), hydrogen (using lighted splint), oxygen (using a glowing splint) and sulfur dioxide (using aqueous potassium manganate(VII)
- aqueous cations:
5: Reaction Rates
7.2 Rate (Speed) of Reaction
- Describe and explain the effect of concentration, particle size, catalysts (including enzymes) and temperature on the rate of reactions
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a practical method for investigating the rate of a reaction involving gas evolution
- NOTE: candidates should be encouraged to use the term rate rather than speed.
- Devise and evaluate a suitable method for investigating the effect of a given variable on the rate of a reaction
- Interpret data obtained from experiments concerned with rate of reaction
- Describe and explain the effects of temperature and concentration in terms of collisions between reacting particles. (An increase in temperature causes an increase in collision rate and more of the colliding molecules have sufficient energy (activation energy) to react whereas an increase in concentration only causes an increase in collision rate.)
- Describe the application of the above factors to the danger of explosive combustion with fine powders, (e.g. flour mills) and gases (e.g. methane in mines)
6.1 Energetics of a Reaction
- Interpret energy level diagrams showing exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Draw and label energy level diagrams for exothermic and endothermic reactions using data provided
- Describe bond breaking as an endothermic process and bond forming as an exothermic process
- Calculate the energy of a reaction using bond energies
7.2 Rate (Speed) of Reaction
- Describe and explain the role of light in photochemical reactions and the effect of light on the rate of these reactions
- NOTE: This should be linked to section 14.4.
6: Metals and the Reactivity Series
10.1 Properties of Metals
- List the general physical properties of metals
3.2.5 Metallic Bonding
- Describe metallic bonding as a lattice of positive ions in a ‘sea of electrons' and use this to describe the electrical conductivity and malleability of metals
10.1 Properties of Metals
- Describe the general chemical properties of metals, e.g. reaction with dilute acids and reaction with oxygen
- Explain in terms of their properties why alloys are used instead of pure metals
10.2 Reactivity Series
- Place in order of reactivity: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, (hydrogen) and copper, by reference to the reactions, if any, of the metals with:
- water or steam
- dilute hydrochloric acid and the reduction of their oxides with carbon.
- water or steam
- Describe the reactivity series as related to the tendency of a metal to form its positive ion, illustrated by its reaction, if any, with:
- the aqueous ions
- the oxides of the other listed metals.
- the aqueous ions
- Account for the apparent unreactivity of aluminium in terms of the oxide layer which adheres to the metal
10.4 Uses of Metals
- Name the uses of aluminium:
- in the manufacture of aircraft because of its strength and low density
- in food containers because of its resistance to corrosion.
- in the manufacture of aircraft because of its strength and low density
10.2 Reactivity Series
- Deduce an order of reactivity from a given set of experimental results
10.3 Extraction of Metals
- Describe the ease in obtaining metals from their ores by relating the elements to the reactivity series
- Describe and state the essential reactions in the extraction of iron from hematite
- Describe the conversion of iron into steel using basic oxides and oxygen
10.4 Uses of Metals
- Describe the idea of changing the properties of iron by the controlled use of additives to form steel alloys
- Name the uses of mild steel (car bodies and machinery) and stainless steel (chemical plant and cutlery)
10.3 Extraction of Metals
- Describe in outline, the extraction of zinc from zinc blende
10.4 Uses of Metals
- Explain the uses of zinc for galvanising and for making brass
- Name the uses of copper related to its properties (electrical wiring and in cooking utensils)
10.3 Extraction of Metals
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of recycling metals, limited to iron/steel and aluminium
9.4 Transition Elements
- Describe the transition elements as a collection of metals having high densities, high melting points and forming coloured compounds, and which, as elements and compounds, often act as catalysts
- Know that transition elements have variable oxidation states
10.2 Reactivity Series
- Describe and explain the action of heat on the hydroxides, carbonates and nitrates of the listed metals
- Note: the listed metals are: potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, (hydrogen) and copper
7: Covalent Bonding
3.2.3 Molecules and Covalent Bonds
- Describe the formation of single covalent bonds in H2, Cl2, H2O, CH4, NH3 and HCl as the sharing of pairs of electrons leading to the noble gas configuration
- Describe the electron arrangement in more complex covalent molecules such as N2, C2H4, CH3OH and CO2
- Describe the differences in volatility, solubility and electrical conductivity between ionic and covalent compounds
- Explain the differences in melting point and boiling point of ionic and covalent compounds in terms of attractive forces
3.2.4 Macromolecules
- Describe the giant covalent structures of graphite and diamond
- Relate their structures to their uses, e.g. graphite as a lubricant and a conductor, and diamond in cutting tools
- Describe the macromolecular structure of silicon(IV) oxide (silicon dioxide)
- Describe the similarity in properties between diamond and silicon(IV) oxide, related to their structures
8: Organic 1
14.1 Names of Compounds
- Name and draw the structures of methane, ethane, ethene, ethanol, ethanoic acid and the products of the reactions stated in syllabus references 14.4–14.6
- Name and draw the structures of the unbranched alkanes, alkenes (not cis-trans), alcohols and acids containing up to four carbon atoms per molecule
- State the type of compound present, given a chemical name ending in -ane, -ene, -ol, or -oic acid, or a molecular structure
14.3 Homologous Series
- Describe the concept of homologous series as a ‘family' of similar compounds with similar properties due to the presence of the same functional group
- Describe the general characteristics of a homologous series
- Recall that the compounds in a homologous series have the same general formula
- Describe and identify structural isomerism
6.2 Energy Transfer
- State the use of hydrogen as a fuel
14.2 Fuels
- Name the fuels coal, natural gas and petroleum
- Name methane as the main constituent of natural gas
- Describe petroleum as a mixture of hydrocarbons and its separation into useful fractions by fractional distillation
- Describe the properties of molecules within a fraction
- Name the uses of the fractions as:
- refinery gas for bottled gas for heating and cooking
- gasoline fraction for fuel (petrol) in cars
- naphtha fraction for making chemicals
- kerosene/paraffin fraction for jet fuel
- diesel oil/gas oil for fuel in diesel engines
- fuel oil fraction for fuel for ships and home heating systems
- lubricating fraction for lubricants, waxes and polishes
- bitumen for making roads
- refinery gas for bottled gas for heating and cooking
14.4 Alkanes
- Describe the properties of alkanes (exemplified by methane) as being generally unreactive, except in terms of burning
- Describe substitution reactions of alkanes with chlorine
- Describe the bonding in alkanes
14.5 Alkenes
- Describe the manufacture of alkenes and of hydrogen by cracking
- Describe the properties of alkenes in terms of addition reactions with bromine, hydrogen and steam
- Distinguish between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons
- from molecular structures
- by reaction with aqueous bromine
- from molecular structures
- Describe the formation of poly(ethene) as an example of addition polymerisation of monomer units
14.6 Alcohols
- Describe the manufacture of ethanol by fermentation and by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene
- Outline the advantages and disadvantages of these two methods of manufacturing ethanol
- Describe the properties of ethanol in terms of burning
- Name the uses of ethanol as a solvent and as a fuel
9: Amount of Substance
4.1 Stoichiometry
- Determine the formula of an ionic compound from the charges on the ions present
- Deduce the formula of a simple compound from a model or a diagrammatic representation
- Construct equations with state symbols, including ionic equations
- Deduce the balanced equation for a chemical reaction, given relevant information
- Define relative atomic mass, Ar, as the average mass of naturally occurring atoms of an element on a scale where the C-12 atom has a mass of exactly 12 units
- Define relative molecular mass, Mr, as the sum of the relative atomic masses (Relative formula mass or Mr will be used for ionic compounds
- NOTE: Calculations involving reacting masses in simple proportions may be set. Calculations will not involve the mole concept.
4.2 The Mole concept
- Define the mole and the Avogadro constant
- Use the molar gas volume, taken as 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure
- Calculate stoichiometric reacting masses, volumes of gases and solutions, and concentrations of solutions expressed in g/dm3 and mol/dm3
- NOTE: Calculations involving the idea of limiting of reactants may be set. Questions on the gas laws and the conversion of gaseous volumes to different temperatures and pressures will not be set.
- Calculate empirical formulae and molecular formulae
- Calculate percentage yield and percentage purity
10: Organic 2
14.7 Carboxylic Acids
- Describe the formation of ethanoic acid by the oxidation of ethanol by fermentation and with acidified potassium manganate(VII)
- Describe the properties of aqueous ethanoic acid
- Describe ethanoic acid as a typical weak acid
- Describe the reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to give an ester
14.1 Naming of Compounds
- Name and draw the structural formulae of the esters which can be made from unbranched alcohols and carboxylic acids, each containing up to four carbon atoms
14.8.1 Polymers
- Define polymers as large molecules built up from small units (monomers)
- Understand that different polymers have different units and/or different linkages
14.8.2 Synthetic Polymers
- Name some typical uses of plastics and of man-made fibres such as nylon and Terylene
- Describe the pollution problems caused by non-biodegradable plastics
- Deduce the structure of the polymer product from a given alkene and vice versa
- Explain the differences between condensation and addition polymerisation
- Describe the formation of nylon (a polyamide) and Terylene (a polyester) by condensation polymerisation, the structure of nylon being represented as: see syllabus and the structure of Terylene as: see syllabus
- NOTE: Details of manufacture and mechanisms of these polymerisations are not required.
14.8.3 Natural Polymers
- Name proteins and carbohydrates as constituents of food
- Describe proteins as possessing the same (amide) linkages as nylon but with different units
- Describe the structure of proteins as: see syllabus
- Describe the hydrolysis of proteins to amino acids
- NOTE: Structures and names are not required.
- Describe complex carbohydrates in terms of a large number of sugar units, considered as HO-☐-OH, joined together by condensation polymerisation, e.g. - e.g. -O-☐-O-☐-O-☐-O-
- Describe the hydrolysis of complex carbohydrates (e.g. starch) by acids or enzymes to give simple sugars
- Describe the fermentation of simple sugars to produce ethanol (and carbon dioxide)
- NOTE: Candidates will not be expected to give the molecular formulae of sugars.
- Describe, in outline, the usefulness of chromatography in separating and identifying the products of hydrolysis of carbohydrates and proteins
11: Redox, Electrochemistry and Group VII
7.4 Redox
- Define oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen loss/gain (Oxidation state limited to its use to name ions, e.g. iron(II), iron(III), copper(II), manganate(VII)
- Define redox in terms of electron transfer
- Identify redox reactions by changes in oxidation state and by the colour changes involved when using acidified potassium manganate(VII), and potassium iodide
- NOTE: Recall of equations involving KMnO4 is not required.
- Define oxidising agent as a substance which oxidises another substance during a redox reaction.
- Define reducing agent as a substance which reduces another substance during a redox reaction.
- Identify oxidising agents and reducing agents from simple equations
7.2 Rate (Speed) of Reaction
- Describe the use of silver salts in photography as a process of reduction of silver ions to silver; and photosynthesis as the reaction between carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll and sunlight (energy) to produce glucose and oxygen
5 Electricity and Chemistry
- Define electrolysis as the breakdown of an ionic compound, molten or in aqueous solution, by the passage of electricity
- Describe the electrode products and the observations made during the electrolysis of:
- molten lead(II) bromide
- concentrated hydrochloric acid
- concentrated aqueous sodium chloride
- dilute sulfuric acid
- and between inert electrodes (platinum or carbon).
- molten lead(II) bromide
- State the general principle that metals or hydrogen are formed at the negative electrode (cathode), and that non-metals (other than hydrogen) are formed at the positive electrode (anode)
- Predict the products of the electrolysis of a specified binary compound in the molten state
- Construct ionic half-equations for reactions at the cathode
- Describe the transfer of charge during electrolysis to include:
- the movement of electrons in the metallic conductor
- the removal or addition of electrons from the external circuit at the electrodes
- the movement of ions in the electrolyte
- the movement of electrons in the metallic conductor
10.3 Extraction of Metals
- Know that aluminium is extracted from the ore bauxite by electrolysis
- Describe in outline, the extraction of aluminium from bauxite including the role of cryolite and the reactions at the electrodes
5 Electricity and Chemistry
- Describe, in outline, the manufacture of aluminium from pure aluminium oxide in molten cryolite (refer to section 10.3)
- NOTE: Starting materials and essential conditions should be given but not technical details or diagrams.
- Describe the reasons for the use of copper and (steel-cored) aluminium in cables, and why plastics and ceramics are used as insulators
- Describe electrolysis in terms of the ions present and reactions at the electrodes in the examples given
- Predict the products of electrolysis of a specified halide in dilute or concentrated aqueous solution
- Describe, in outline, the manufacture of chlorine, hydrogen and sodium hydroxide from concentrated aqueous sodium chloride
- NOTE: Starting materials and essential conditions should be given but not technical details or diagrams.
9.3 Group Properties
- Describe the halogens, chlorine, bromine and iodine in Group VII, as a collection of diatomic non-metals showing a trend in colour and density and state their reaction with other halide ions
- Predict the properties of other elements in Group VII, given data where appropriate
- Identify trends in Groups, given information about the elements concerned
5 Electricity and Chemistry
- Describe the electroplating of metals
- Outline the uses of electroplating
- Relate the products of electrolysis to the electrolyte and electrodes used, exemplified by the specific examples in the Core together with aqueous copper(II) sulfate using carbon electrodes and using copper electrodes (as used in the refining of copper)
- Describe the production of electrical energy from simple cells, i.e. two electrodes in an electrolyte
- NOTE: This should be linked with the reactivity series in section 10.2 and redox in section 7.4.
6.2 Energy Transfer
- Describe the use of hydrogen as a fuel reacting with oxygen to generate electricity in a fuel cell
- NOTE: Details of the construction and operation of a fuel cell are not required.
12: Equilibria
7.3 Reversible Reactions
- Understand that some chemical reactions can be reversed by changing the reaction conditions (limited to the effects of heat and water on hydrated and anhydrous copper(II) sulfate and cobalt(II) chloride.)
- NOTE: Concept of equilibrium is not required.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of equilibrium
- Predict the effect of changing the conditions (concentration, temperature and pressure) on other reversible reactions
11.3 Nitrogen and Fertilisers
- Describe and explain the essential conditions for the manufacture of ammonia by the Haber process including the sources of the hydrogen and nitrogen, i.e. hydrocarbons or steam and air
- Describe the need for nitrogen-, phosphorus- and potassium-containing fertilisers
12 Sulfur
- Name some sources of sulfur
- Name the use of sulfur in the manufacture of sulfuric acid
- State the uses of sulfur dioxide as a bleach in the manufacture of wood pulp for paper and as a food preservative (by killing bacteria)
- Describe the manufacture of sulfuric acid by the Contact process, including essential conditions and reactions
- Describe the properties and uses of dilute and concentrated sulfuric acid