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Content overview

Candidates study the following topics:

1 States of matter

2 Atoms, elements and compounds

3 Stoichiometry

4 Electrochemistry

5 Chemical energetics

6 Chemical reactions

7 Acids, bases and salts

8 The Periodic Table

9 Metals

10 Chemistry of the environment

11 Organic chemistry

12 Experimental techniques and chemical analysis

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives (AOs) are:

AO1 Knowledge with understanding

Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• scientific phenomena, facts, laws, definitions, concepts and theories

• scientific vocabulary, terminology and conventions (including symbols, quantities and units)

• scientific instruments and apparatus, including techniques of operation and aspects of safety

• scientific and technological applications with their social, economic and environmental implications.

Subject content defines the factual material that candidates may be required to recall and explain.

Candidates will also be asked questions which require them to apply this material to unfamiliar contexts
and to

apply knowledge from one area of the syllabus to another.

AO2 Handling information and problem-solving


Candidates should be able, in words or using other written forms of presentation (i.e. symbolic,
graphical and

numerical), to:

• locate, select, organise and present information from a variety of sources

• translate information from one form to another

• manipulate numerical and other data

• use information to identify patterns, report trends and form conclusions

• present reasoned explanations for phenomena, patterns and relationships

• make predictions based on relationships and patterns

• solve problems, including some of a quantitative nature.

Questions testing these skills may be based on information that is unfamiliar to candidates, requiring
them to apply

the principles and concepts from the syllabus to a new situation, in a logical, deductive way.

AO3 Experimental skills and investigations

Candidates should be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of how to select and safely use techniques, apparatus and materials
(including

following a sequence of instructions where appropriate)

• plan experiments and investigations

• make and record observations, measurements and estimates

• interpret and evaluate experimental observations and data

• evaluate methods and suggest possible improvements.

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