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This document outlines the topics to be covered in 4th form chemistry for the 2022/2023 school year. It includes: 1) laboratory equipment and safety regulations, 2) planning experiments and analyzing results, 3) chemical bonding and structure, 4) types of reactions and balancing equations, 5) the periodic table and periodicity, 6) acids, bases and salts, 7) oxidation-reduction reactions, 8) the mole concept, 9) the mole in chemical reactions, and 10) volumetric analysis including calculations involving concentration and moles.

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4th Form Course Outline 2022-2023-1

This document outlines the topics to be covered in 4th form chemistry for the 2022/2023 school year. It includes: 1) laboratory equipment and safety regulations, 2) planning experiments and analyzing results, 3) chemical bonding and structure, 4) types of reactions and balancing equations, 5) the periodic table and periodicity, 6) acids, bases and salts, 7) oxidation-reduction reactions, 8) the mole concept, 9) the mole in chemical reactions, and 10) volumetric analysis including calculations involving concentration and moles.

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4TH FORM CHEMISTRY

Topic Outline 2022/2023

THE CHEMISTRY LAB, LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS & SAFETY


T REGULATIONS
E
PLANNING & DESIGNING EXPERIMENTS
R ▪ Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered
M through scientific investigations.
▪ Develop appropriate experimental procedures for given questions/
student generated questions.
▪ Analyze variables in scientific investigations
1
▪ Analyze evidence to explain observations, make inferences and
predictions and develop the relationship between evidence and
explanation.
▪ Present quantitative data resulting from scientific investigations:
▪ Use oral and written language to communicate findings, defend
conclusions of scientific investigations and describe strengths and
weaknesses of claims, arguments, and/or data

CHEMICAL BONDING AND STRUCTURE


▪ Explain the formation of ionic and covalent bonds.
▪ Predict the likelihood of an atom forming an ionic or a covalent bond
based on atomic structure.
▪ Write formulae to represent ions, molecules and formula units.
▪ describe ionic crystals, simple molecular crystals and giant molecular
crystals; ▪ distinguish between ionic and molecular solids;
▪ relate structure of sodium chloride, diamond and graphite to their properties
and uses
▪ explain the term allotropy

TYPES OF REACTIONS AND BALANCING EQUATIONS


▪ Identify a reactant and a product in a chemical equation.
▪ State the law of conservation of matter
▪ Apply the law of conservation of matter when balancing chemical
equations. ▪ identify and state how the four different state symbols
are used:
▪ Aqueous – (aq)
▪ Solid – (s)
▪ Liquid - (l)
▪ Gas – (g)
▪ Identify the seven different types of chemical equations.
▪ Write balanced ionic equations.

PERIODIC TABLE AND PERIODICITY


▪ Explain the basis for the arrangement of elements in the periodic
table ▪ explain trends in Group II
▪ Explain trends in Group VII
▪ Identify trends in period 3
▪ Predict properties of unknown elements based on the position in periodic
table

ACIDS, BASES AND SALTS


T ▪ Define acid, acid anhydride, base, alkali, salt, acidic, basic, amphoteric and
E neutral oxides
▪ Relate acidity and alkalinity to the pH scale
R
M ▪ Discuss the strength of acids and alkalis on the basis of their
completeness of ionisation
▪ Investigate the reactions of non- oxidising acids
2 ▪ List examples of acids in living systems
▪ Investigate the reaction of bases with ammonium salts
▪ Identify an appropriate method of salt preparation based on the solubility
of the salt
▪ List the uses and dangers of salts
▪ Distinguish between acid salts and normal salts

OXIDATION – REDUCTION REACTIONS


▪ Investigate the action of common oxidising and reducing substances in
everyday activities
▪ Define oxidation and reduction
▪ Deduce oxidation number from formulae
▪ Identify oxidation and reduction reactions including reactions at
electrodes ▪ distinguish between oxidising and reducing agents
▪ Perform tests for oxidising and reducing agents

MOLE CONCEPT
▪ Define mole and molar mass
▪ Perform calculations involving the mole
▪ State Avogadro’s Law
▪ State the Law of Conservation of Matter and explain its relevance to
chemical reactions

THE MOLE AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS


T
▪ Perform mole calculations based on written balanced equations
E ▪ Define the term standard solution
▪ Apply the mole concept to equations, both ionic and molecular
R ▪ Investigate neutralisation reactions using indicators and temperature
M changes Perform calculations using volumetric analysis data
VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS
▪ Fundamental quantities and units
3 ▪ Types of indicators and their color changes in different pH mediums
▪ Neutralisation reactions using indicators (acid/base titrations) and
temperature changes (thermometric titrations)
o Strong acid vs. weak base
o Strong acid vs. strong base
o Weak acid vs. weak base
▪ Use of colour change of indicators and temperature changes to determine
neutralization point.
▪ Acid/base reaction applications-
o Action of toothpaste in neutralizing acids in the mouth
o Fluoride ions replacing hydroxide ions in the enamel of the
tooth
o Adding lime to soil
▪ Adding lime and an ammonium fertilizer to soil at the same time
▪ Perform calculations using volumetric analysis data
▪ Number of moles reacting
▪ The mole ratio in which the reactants combine
▪ The molar concentration and mass concentration of reactants

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