Island School Chemistry PT & E 1a

IGCSE Chemistry : Periodic Table & Equations Syllabus

Statements with a ‘C’ are examined on Paper 2 only.
Lesson Teaching Objectives Refs.
1  Know the difference between physical and chemical changes Complete
Physical &  Use observations to recognize physical and chemical changes Chemistry(CC)
Chemical  Apply equation writing to practical situations p 47
Changes
2&3  1.25 write word equations and balanced chemical equations (including CC
Equations state symbols) for reactions studied in this specification and for unfamiliar P68 - 69
reactions where suitable information is provided
4  1.23 understand why elements in the same group of the Periodic Table have CC
Patterns similar chemical properties P166 – 167,
 1.24 understand why the noble gases (Group 0) do not readily react 172 – 173
5  1.20 understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base CC
Metal & character of oxides to classify elements as metals or non-metals P174 – 177
Non  1.21 identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position
Metal in the Periodic Table
6  2.1 understand how the similarities in the reactions of Group 1 elements CC
Alkali with water provide evidence for their recognition as a family of elements P168 – 169
Metals  2.2 understand how the differences between the reactions of these elements
with air and water provide evidence for the trend in reactivity in Group 1
 2.3 use knowledge of trends in Group 1 to predict the properties of other
alkali metals
 2.4C explain the trend in reactivity in Group 1 in terms of electronic
configuration
7&8  2.5 know the colours, physical states (at room temperature) and trends in CC
Halogens physical properties of the Halogens (F to I) P170 – 171
 2.6 use knowledge of trends in Group 7 to predict the properties of other
halogens
 2.7 understand how displacement reactions involving halogens and halides
provide evidence for the trend in reactivity in Group 7
 2.8C explain the trend in reactivity in Group 7 in terms of electronic
configurations
9 & 10  2.9 know the approximate percentages by volume of the four most abundant CC
Air & gases in dry air P210 – 211
Oxygen  2.10 understand how to determine the percentage by volume of oxygen in 156 – 157
air using experiments involving the reactions of metals (e.g. iron) and non-
metals (e.g. phosphorus) with air.
 2.14 practical: determine the approximate percentage by volume of oxygen
in air using a metal or a non-metal
 2.11 describe the combustion of elements in oxygen, including magnesium,
hydrogen and sulfur
11  2.12 describe the formation of carbon dioxide from the thermal CC
Carbon decomposition of metal carbonates, including copper(II)carbonate P189, 238 – 239
Dioxide  2.13 know that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and that increasing
amounts in the atmosphere may contribute to climate change
12  Test