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Boardworks Year 1 and AS Chemistry Contents Guide
2015 1/23
Boardworks A-Level Year 1 and AS Chemistry Contents Guide: Presentations
Acids and Bases Definitions of acids and bases 4 slides
• Definition of acids and bases
Acid strength 5 slides
• Overview of pH
• Definition of strong and weak acids
Neutralisation reactions 7 slides
• Introducing neutralisation reactions
• Reactions between acids and bases, including alkalis, carbonates and metal oxides
• Reactions between acids and metals
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the name of the salt created in a neutralisation reaction
Completing the neutralisation word and symbol equations
Aci
ds
and
Bas
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Alcohols Nomenclature and production 9 slides
• Overview of alcohols, nomenclature and uses
• Alcohols and hydrogen bonding
• Alcohol production by fermentation
Animation illustrating the production of ethanol from the hydration of ethene
Identifying whether statements relate to fermentation or the hydration of ethene
Oxidation 12 slides
• Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols
• Oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols
Virtual experiment investigating the oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
Identifying missing substances in reactions involving the oxidation of alcohols
Virtual experiments to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones
Esterification
Identifying the type of alcohol and reaction conditions needed to produce specific aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
Other reactions 9 slides
• Dehydration of ethanol in the lab
• Combustion of alcohols
• Forming halogenoalkanes from alcohols
Animation illustrating the production of ethane from ethanol
Animation illustration the reaction of ethanol with sodium
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to the reactions of alcohols
Biofuels 8 slides
• Introduction to biofuels
• Defining carbon neutrality
Animation addressing whether biofuels are carbon neutral
Identifying aspects of biofuels as either advantages or disadvantages
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Identifying the structure of alcohols and products of their reactions
Multiple-choice quiz
Alc
oh
ols
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Alkanes Nomenclature 6 slides
• Overview of alkanes, nomenclature and structural isomerism
Animation illustrating how to name branched-chain alkanes
Activity to identify the names of branched-chain alkanes
Fractional distillation 8 slides
Animated graph illustrating the trend in boiling points of straight-chain alkanes
• Explanation of the trend in boiling point of alkanes
• Overview of crude oil
Animation illustrating the process of fractional distillation
Guide to the properties and uses of crude oil fractions
Ordering the fractions of crude oil in terms of boiling point
Cracking 9 slides
• Crude oil fractions: supply vs. demand
• Overview of cracking
Animation illustrating thermal cracking
Animation illustrating catalytic cracking
• Comparison of thermal and catalytic cracking
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to cracking
Combustion 13 slides
• Complete and incomplete combustion
• Reactions of carbon and nitrogen in the internal combustion engine
Animation illustrating the function of a catalytic converter
• Sulfur contamination of fossil fuels
• Sulfur dioxide and acid rain
• Carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect
Matching pollutant gases to their descriptions
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Alk
anes
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Alkenes Nomenclature 8 slides
• Overview of alkenes
Guide to positional isomers
Animation illustrating the nature of the sigma and pi carbon–carbon bonds in alkenes
• E–Z isomerism in alkenes
Identifying missing words relating to alkenes and carbon–carbon double bonds
Addition reactions 14 slides
• Overview of electrophiles and electrophilic addition reactions
• Hydrogenation
• The bromine water test for unsaturation
Animations illustrating electrophilic addition reactions
• Addition reactions involving unsymmetrical alkenes
• Primary, secondary and tertiary carbocations, and their relative stability
Identifying primary, secondary and tertiary carbocations from their structures
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to electrophiles
Polymerisation 10 slides
• Overview of addition polymerisation
Animation illustrating the free radical mechanism of the polymerisation of ethene
• LDPE, HDPE, polypropene and polychloroethene
Identifying which monomer was used to make different polymers
• Properties and uses of LDPE, HDPE and polypropene
Waste polymers and alternatives 13 slides
• Effect of waste polymers on the environment and sustainable alternatives
• Overview of recycling processes
Multiple-choice quiz
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Alk
enes
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Analytical Chemistry Interpreting mass spectra 11 slides
• Uses of mass spectrometry
• Introduction to molecular ions
• Using high resolution mass spectrometry to distinguish between similar compounds
Calculations relating to molecular formulae and m/z peaks
Animation illustrating fragmentation of molecules during mass spectrometry
Interpreting mass spectra
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to mass spectrometry
Infrared spectroscopy 10 slides
Animation illustrating molecular vibrations as a result of IR energy
Animation illustrating changes in dipole during molecular vibrations
Animation illustrating the use of an infrared spectrometer
• Overview of infrared spectra
• Understanding greenhouse gases in terms of infrared absorption
Guide to the absorption spectra of atmospheric gases
• The use of infrared spectroscopy in breathalyser
Identifying missing words relating to infrared spectroscopy
Interpreting infrared spectroscopy 7 slides
• Understanding infrared spectra in terms of characteristic bonds and fingerprint regions
Guide to identifying some common organic chemical groups from their infrared spectra
Matching chemical groups to their characteristic bonds
Interpreting infrared spectra
Combined techniques 10 slides
• An introduction to combined analytical techniques and worked examples
Multiple-choice quiz
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
An
alyti
cal
Ch
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Atomic Structure
Fundamental particles 8 slides
• Subatomic particles, atomic/mass number and isotopes
Identifying the number of subatomic particles, and the atomic/mass number of selected elements
Mass spectrometry 11 slides
• Overview of mass spectrometry
Animation illustrating how mass spectrometry works
Identifying the functions of different parts of a mass spectrometer
Ordering the stages of mass spectrometry
Animation illustrating what information is provided by the mass spectrum of monatomic elements
Animation illustrating what information is provided by the mass spectrum of diatomic elements
Matching processes involved in mass spectrometry to their description
Relative atomic mass 7 slides
• Introducing relative atomic mass and how it is calculated
• How mass spectra of elements can be used to calculate their relative atomic mass
Calculations relating to relative atomic mass
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Ato
mic
Str
uct
ure
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Bonding and Intermolecular Forces Nature of bonding 14 slides
• Overview of the main types of bonding
Animation illustrating how ionic bonds form
Animation illustrating how ionic bonds are represented in ionic compounds
Animation illustrating how covalent bonds form
Animation illustrating how co-ordinate bonds form
Guide to compounds containing co-ordinate bonds
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to co-ordinate bonds
Animation illustrating how metallic bonds form
• Explaining variation in strength of metallic bonding
Matching types of bonding to their descriptions
Bond polarity 13 slides
• Electronegativity and factors affecting it
• Non-polar bonds
Animation illustrating how polar bonds occur
• Polarisation and degrees of ionic and covalent character
• Polar and non-polar molecules
Identifying polar and non-polar molecules
Intermolecular forces 14 slides
• Overview of types of intermolecular force
Animation illustrating how van der Waals forces form
• Strength of van der Waals forces
Animated graph illustrating the variation in boiling points of alkanes of increasing length
• Permanent dipole–dipole forces
Identifying molecules that exhibit permanent dipole–dipole forces
• Overview of hydrogen bonding
Animated graph illustrating the effect of hydrogen bonds on the boiling points of hydrides
Identifying molecules that exhibit hydrogen bonding or permanent dipole–dipole forces
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Bon
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In
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Chemical Calculations Balanced equations 9 slides
• Overview of balancing equations
Activity to balance unfamiliar equations
Activity to balance ionic equations
Activity to add state symbols to reactions
Reacting masses 7 slides
Guide to how reacting masses can be calculated
• Example reacting masses calculations
Calculations relating to reacting masses, including full working out
More calculations relating to reacting masses
Titrations 12 slides
• Overview of concentration
Worked examples of calculations relating to concentration, moles and volume
Calculations relating to concentration, including full working out
• Overview of standard solutions and titrations including an example titration calculation
Animation to create a standard solution, including detailed calculations
Virtual experiment on how to perform a titration
Calculations relating to titrations, including full working out
More calculations relating to titrations
Gas volume 8 slides
• Gas volumes in reactions and gas volume equations, including worked examples
Multiple-choice quiz
Yield and atom economy 7 slides
• Theoretical yield and actual yield, and how to calculate percentage yield
• Atom economy and how to calculate it
Calculations relating to yield and atom economy, including full working out
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Ch
emic
al C
alcu
lati
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s
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Electron Configuration Energy levels 11 slides
• The Bohr model of the atom
• Ionisation energy
Matching equations to levels of ionisation energy
• Evidence for energy levels: successive ionisation energies
Animated graph illustrating the first ionisation energies of the first 54 elements
Identifying missing words relating to energy levels
Energy sub-levels 8 slides
• Evidence for energy sub-levels and an overview of the s, p, d and f sub-levels
Animation illustrating the relationship between principal energy levels and sub-levels
Interactive periodic table illustrating the location of s, p, d and f block elements
Ordering sub-levels in terms of energy
• The Aufbau principle
Electron configuration 9 slides
Animation illustrating how the electron configuration of an element can be determined
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to electron configuration
• Calculating the electron configuration of transition metals
Activity to calculate the electron configuration of any of the first 36 elements
• Calculating the electron configuration of ions
Activity to calculate the electron configuration of the ions of the first 30 elements
Orbitals and spin 10 slides
• Overview of electron orbitals
Guide to the 1s, 2s and 2p electron orbitals
• The Pauli exclusion principle and electron spin
• Hund’s rule, including supporting evidence
Activity to create electron spin diagrams of any of the first 30 elements
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Identifying the sub-levels in the first four principal energy levels
Multiple-choice quiz
Ele
ctro
n C
on
figu
rati
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Energetics Enthalpy change 12 slides
• Overview of enthalpy and enthalpy change
Animated enthalpy level diagram for exothermic reactions
Animated enthalpy level diagram for endothermic reactions
Identifying statements relating to endothermic and exothermic reactions
Guide to types of standard enthalpies
Identifying missing words relating to enthalpy
Calorimetry 9 slides
Virtual experiment investigating enthalpy of combustion
Virtual experiment investigating enthalpy of neutralisation
Animation illustrating how to calculate T from enthalpy change experiments
• Introducing the enthalpy change equation q=mcT
Worked examples of enthalpy change calculations
Calculations relating to enthalpy change, including full working out
Animation illustrating the bomb calorimeter
Hess’s law 8 slides
• Overview of Hess’s law
Animation illustrating how to calculate an enthalpy of reaction using Hess’s law
Calculations of enthalpies of reaction using Hess’s law, including full working out
Animation illustrating how to calculate an enthalpy of formation using Hess’s law
Calculations of enthalpies of formation using Hess’s law, including full working out
Bond enthalpies 8 slides
Animation illustrating enthalpy changes for making and breaking bonds
• Explanations of exothermic and endothermic reactions in terms of bonds
• Overview of mean bond enthalpy
Guide to calculating enthalpy change from mean bond enthalpies
Calculations of enthalpy change from mean bond enthalpies, including full working out
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
En
erget
ics
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Equilibria Equilibria and the equilibrium constant, Kc 12 slides
• Overview of reversible reactions and dynamic equilibria
• Rates of reaction and proportions of reactants at equilibrium
Identifying missing words relating to dynamic equilibria
• Introduction to the equilibrium constant and example calculation
Kc multiple-choice quiz
Le Chatelier’s principle 11 slides
• Overview of Le Chatelier’s principle.
Animation illustrating the effect of changing temperature on the equilibrium position
Virtual experiment investigating the effect of temperature on the equilibrium position
• Explaining the effect of changing concentrations of reactants on the equilibrium position
Virtual experiment investigating the effect of changing concentrations of reactants on the equilibrium position
Animation explaining the effect of changing gas pressure on the equilibrium position
Virtual experiment investigating the effect of changing gas pressure on the equilibrium position
• Catalysts and the equilibrium position
Identifying the effect of changing variables on the equilibrium position
Industrial equilibria 9 slides
• The production of ethanol from ethene
Animation explaining the need for compromise conditions for the hydration of ethene
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to the production of ethanol
• The production of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen
Animation explaining the need for compromise conditions for the formation of methanol
• Carbon neutral activities in industry
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to the production of methanol
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Eq
uil
ibri
a
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Halogenoalkanes
Nomenclature 7 slides
• Overview of halogenoalkanes: general formula and nomenclature
Activity to identify the names of halogenoalkanes
• Primary, secondary and tertiary halogenoalkanes
Identifying primary, secondary and tertiary halogenoalkanes from their structures
Synthesis 7 slides
• Overview of methods for synthesising halogenoalkanes
Animation illustrating the free radical substitution reaction mechanism between chlorine and methane to form chloromethane
• Products of chain reactions involving the production of halogenoalkanes
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to free radical reactions
Nucleophilic substitution reactions 7 slides
• Polar bonds and nucleophiles
• Overview of nucleophilic substitution reactions
Animations illustrating the reaction mechanisms between a halogenoalkane and OH-, CN- and NH3
• Rate of nucleophilic substitution reactions and the strength of the carbon–halogen bond
Identifying missing words relating to nucleophilic substitution reactions
Elimination reactions 8 slides
• Overview of elimination reactions
Animation illustrating the reaction mechanism between a chloroalkane and OH-
• Elimination reaction products: positional isomers
• Factors favouring elimination or nucleophilic substitution: base strength, temperature and type of halogenoalkane
Identifying whether halogenoalkanes will undergo elimination or nucleophilic substitution depending on the reaction conditions
Hal
ogen
oal
kan
es
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CFCs and the ozone layer 8 slides
• Overview of CFCs and the ozone layer
• How CFCs cause destruction of ozone molecules
• The Montreal Protocol
Animation illustrating the reaction mechanism by which CFCs can destroy ozone molecules
Identifying true-or-false statements about CFCs and ozone
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Hal
ogen
oal
kan
es
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Halogens Physical properties 8 slides
• Introduction to halogens
Identifying physical properties of halogens
• Explanation of trends in boiling points and electronegativities
• Overview of astatine
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to halogens
Chemical properties 17 slides
• Overview of reactions of halogens
Animation illustrating the reactions of halogens with iron
• Reactions of halogens with hydrogen
Animations illustrating the redox reactions of halogens with iron and hydrogen
Identifying missing words relating to the reactivity of halogens
Identifying whether displacement reactions will or will not take place
Identifying observations in displacement reactions
• Oxidising ability of halogens
Identifying oxidation and reduction in displacement reactions
Animations illustrating the reactions of chlorine with water and dilute sodium hydroxide
• Chlorine, water, bleach and the chlorate(I) ion
Balancing chemical equations involving chlorate(I) ions
Reactions of halide ions 16 slides
• Overview of halides
Virtual experiment investigating the test for halide ions
Matching silver halides to their test results
• Silver halides in photography
• Boiling points and reducing ability of hydrogen halides
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to halides
Virtual experiment investigating the reactions of sodium halides with sulfuric acid
Animations explaining the reactions of sodium halides with sulfuric acid
Calculating oxidation states
Identifying the products of reactions of sodium halides with sulfuric acid
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Hal
ogen
s
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Introducing Organic Chemistry
Formulae and functional groups 12 slides
• Molecular, empirical, displayed and structural formulae
Matching the structural formula of compounds to their displayed formula
• Skeletal formulae
Guide to the different types of formulae of selected compounds
Guide to the functional groups of selected organic compounds
• Homologous series, functional groups and general formulae
Matching functional groups to the organic compound in which they appear
Naming compounds 10 slides
• Naming alcohols, alkenes, alkanes and halogenoalkanes
Naming and positional isomerism in alkenes
Naming branched alkanes
Identifying the name of the halogenoalkane
Structural isomerism 8 slides
• Overview of isomerism
• Chain isomerism, positional isomerism and functional group isomerism
Identifying the type of structural isomerism exhibited by pairs of compounds
Stereoisomerism 8 slides
• The C=C bond and cis–trans isomerism
• E–Z isomerism
• Optical isomerism
Identifying true-or-false statements about stereoisomerism
Intr
od
uci
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rgan
ic C
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istr
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Reaction mechanisms 12 slides
• Introduction to reaction mechanisms
• Use of curly arrows to illustrate organic reaction
• Homolytic and heterolytic bond fission
• Radicals and forming covalent bonds
Multiple-choice quiz
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Intr
od
uci
ng O
rgan
ic C
hem
istr
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Kinetics Collision theory and Ea 18 slides
• Overview of collision theory
Animation illustrating activation energy
Animation introducing methods of measuring rate of reaction
• Effect of changing surface area on rate of reaction
Animated graph illustrating the effect of changing surface area on rate of reaction
Simulation illustrating the effect of concentration of reactants on rate of reaction
Animated graph illustrating the effect of concentration of reactants on rate of reaction
Simulation illustrating the effect of increased gas pressure on rate of reaction
Animated graph illustrating the effect of increased gas pressure on rate of reaction
Simulation illustrating the effect of changing temperature on particle speed and collisions
• Explaining the effect of changing temperature on rate of reaction
Animated graph illustrating the effect of temperature on rate of reaction
Identifying features of collision theory
Identifying factors that increase or decrease the rate of reaction
Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution 7 slides
Animation explaining the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
Guide to the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
Animation illustrating how changing temperature affects the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
Identifying effects of increasing temperature
Catalysts 10 slides
Animated graph illustrating the effect of adding a catalyst on rate of reaction
Animation illustrating why a catalyst increases the rate of reaction
• Example of providing an alternative reaction pathway
Animation illustrating how adding a catalyst affects the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution
• Heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts
• Advantages of using catalysts
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to catalysts
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Kin
etic
s
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Moles and Formulae Relative mass 7 slides
• The importance of calculating mass
• Relative atomic mass, relative molecular mass and relative formula mass
Activity to create your own substance and calculate its relative formula mass
Moles 12 slides
Animation introducing moles and Avogadro’s number
Example worked calculations relating to moles, mass and Ar/Mr
Calculations relating to moles, mass and Mr, including full working out
• Avogadro’s law, molar volumes and the ideal gas equation
Animations illustrating how the Mr of gases and volatile liquids can be determined
Worked examples of calculations relating to the ideal gas equation
Calculations relating to the ideal gas equation, including full working out
Types of formulae 8 slides
• The difference between empirical and molecular formulae
Animation illustrating how the empirical formula of magnesium oxide can be determined
Worked examples of calculations relating to empirical formulae
• Calculating molecular formulae
Calculations relating to empirical and molecular formulae, including full working out
Hydrated salts 10 slides
• Introduction to hydrated salts and water of crystallisation
• Methods of determining the empirical formulae of a hydrated salt
• Example mass composition calculation and percentage calculation
• Using experimental data to calculate the empirical formula of a hydrated salt
Multiple-choice quiz
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Mole
s an
d F
orm
ula
e
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Organic Synthesis
Practical techniques in organic synthesis 13 slides
• Introduction to key practical techniques
• Heating under reflux
• Distillation
Animation illustrating distillation technique
• Using a separating funnel and using drying agents
• The process of redistillation
Multiple-choice quiz
Synthetic routes 17 slides
• Introduction to synthetic routes
• The use of synthetic routes in pharmaceuticals
• Identifying functional groups in organic molecules
• The properties and reactions of alkenes, halogenoalkanes and alcohols
• An example of devising synthetic routes
Multiple-choice quiz
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Org
anic
Syn
thes
is
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Redox Reactions
Oxidation and reduction 16 slides
Identifying true-or-false statements about redox reactions
• Overview of oxidation and reduction, and oxidising and reducing agents
Identifying oxidising and reducing agents from equations
Animation illustrating how to write and combine half equations
Balancing redox half equations
Combining half equations
Guide to the rules for assigning oxidation numbers
Matching elements to their oxidation states in different substances
• Changes in oxidation number
Identifying elements that are oxidized or reduced by changes in their oxidation states
Redox reactions 14 slides
Matching pairs of reagents to observations about their reactions
Animation illustrating displacement reactions as redox reactions
Identifying which elements in reactions have been oxidized, reduced or are spectator ions
• Redox reactions of metals with acids
• Disproportionation reactions
• Extracting metals
• Extraction of Copper
• Using carbon to extract metals from their ores
Animation illustrating the extraction of iron in the blast furnace
Animation illustrating the extraction of aluminium by electrolysis
Identifying redox reactions
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Red
ox
Rea
ctio
ns
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Structure and Shape Types of crystals 8 slides
• Overview of types of crystals
Guide to the properties of ionic compounds
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to ionic crystals
Guide to the properties of metallic compounds
Identifying properties of ionic and metallic crystals
Identifying missing words relating to ionic and metallic crystals
Covalent structures 12 slides
• The structure of diamond
Animation illustrating the properties of diamond
• The structure of graphite
Animation illustrating the properties of graphite
Identifying properties of diamond and graphite
• Buckminsterfullerene and carbon nanotubes
• The structures of iodine and ice
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to covalent structures
Identifying missing words relating to covalent structures
Shapes of molecules 11 slides
• Bonding pairs and lone pairs
• Shapes of molecules in terms of bond lengths and bond angles
Guide to the basic shapes of molecules
• Effect of lone pairs on the shape of molecules
Guide to calculating the shapes of molecules
Calculations relating to the shapes of molecules
Animation illustrating the effect of lone pairs on bond angles
Identifying missing words relating to shapes of molecules
Identifying the name of different molecular shapes
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct spelling of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Stru
ctu
re a
nd
Sh
ape
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Trends in Group 2 Physical properties 11 slides
Animated graph illustrating the trend in atomic radii
• Explanation of the trend in atomic radii
Animated graph of the trend in first ionisation energies
Animation explaining the trend in first ionisation energies
Animated graph illustrating the trend in melting points
• Explanation of the trend in melting points
Identifying missing words relating to physical properties of group 2 elements
Ordering group 2 elements by ionisation energy
Solubility 11 slides
Virtual experiment investigating the solubility of group 2 hydroxides
• Applications of group 2 hydroxides
Virtual experiment investigating the solubility of group 2 sulfates
Virtual experiment investigating the barium chloride test for sulfate ions
• Applications of group 2 sulfates
Matching group 2 compounds to their applications
Identifying missing words relating to group 2 hydroxides and sulfates
Chemical properties 17 slides
Virtual experiment investigating the reactions of group 2 metals with oxygen
• Overview and explanation of flame tests and the results
Identifying group 2 ions from flame colours
• Redox reactions of group 2 metals with oxygen and chlorine
Virtual experiment investigating the reaction of group 2 metals with water
• Redox reaction of group 2 metals with water
• Explanation of the trend in reactivity for group 2 metals
• Reaction of group 2 metal oxides with water
• Thermal decomposition and thermal stability of group 2 metal carbonates and nitrates
Identifying the products of reactions involving group 2 metals
Ordering group 2 metal carbonates by thermal stability
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Tre
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Trends in Period 3 Atomic radius 12 slides
• Introduction to periodicity
• Overview of atomic radius
Animated graph illustrating the trend in atomic radii across period 3
• Explanation of the trend in atomic radii across period 3
Animation illustrating how shielding works
Ordering the period 3 elements by radius
Identifying true-or-false statements relating to atomic radii across period 3
First ionisation energy 10 slides
• Overview of ionisation energy
Animated graph illustrating the trend in first ionisation energies across period 3
• Exceptions to the trend in first ionisation energy
Identifying factors that are related to a higher or lower ionsation energy
Identifying missing words relating to ionisation energy
Melting and boiling points 10 slides
Animated graph illustrating the trends in melting and boiling points across period 3
• Trend in melting and boiling points for the metallic elements
• Structure of silicon
• Trend in melting and boiling points for the molecular elements
Guide to the structures and intermolecular forces of the molecular elements
Identifying which element of a pair has the highest melting point
Identifying missing words relating to melting point
Summary activities Glossary of keywords in the presentation
Identifying the correct definition of selected keywords in the presentation
Multiple-choice quiz
Tre
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