Chemistry Detailed KPI’s for EoT1 Exam-2023/2024

Grade 12 ADV Chemistry – CHM71

Assessment Statement
Objective
Topic 1 Energy and Chemical changes
1.1 Energy
1.1.5 Compare and contrast temperature and heat.
1.1.7 Perform interconversion between units of temperature and heat
1.1.8 Describe the relationship between the specific heat capacity of a substance and the
resistance to change in temperature.
1.1.9 Describe how the same amount of heat affects the temperature of different objects of
the same mass.
1.1.10 Calculate the amount of heat absorbed by a substance as its temperature changes
1.2 Heat
1.2.2 Describe the two types of calorimeters (Bomb calorimeter & Coffee-cup calorimeter)
1.2.3 Perform different calculations in a calorimetry experiment –Mixing aqueous
solutions or adding a metal to the water.
1.2.5 Differentiate among the system, the surrounding, and the universe.

1.2.6 Define enthalpy (H)

1.2.7 Define enthalpy change of reaction (∆Hrxn) while writing the equation used

1.2.9 Identify the direction of heat flow (For Exothermic and endothermic processes)
1.2.10 Compare and contrast potential energy diagrams of exothermic and endothermic
reactions in terms of general shape, enthalpy of reactants and products, the activation
energy of forward and backward reactions, and enthalpy of reaction and its sign
1.3 Thermochemical equations

1.3.2 Write thermochemical equations for exothermic and endothermic reactions.

1.3.5 Write a thermochemical equation for the combustion of a compound while including the
sign of ΔH and identifying whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.
1.3.6 Perform calculations using enthalpy of combustion
1.3.12 Interpret the energy diagram of the phase changes for water (using heating and
cooling curves of water)
1.4 Calculating heat changes

1.4.1 State Hess's Law

1.4.2 Describe the rules to be followed to apply Hess's Law.
1.4.3 Calculate, using Hess's law, the ∆H of a reaction.
1.4.4 Define standard enthalpy (heat) of formation of a compound while determining on what
basis it is defined

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 1.4.5 Identify the standard enthalpy (heat) of the formation of a free element in its standard
state.
1.5 Reaction Spontaneity

1.5.2 Define entropy, S, while identifying its unit.

1.5.3 List the two driving factors for all chemical reactions.

1.5.4 Recall the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics

1.5.5 Predict the change in the entropy of a system, ∆!"#"$%&, (According to a set of rules)

1.5.6 From a list of given reactions, identify the reaction that shows an increase or
decrease in entropy
1.5.9 Define free energy while identifying its unit

1.5.10 Describe free energy change and standard free energy change

1.5.11 Explain the relationship among the signs of ∆G, ∆H, ∆S that led to spontaneous or
non-spontaneous reactions while identifying the temperature conditions.
1.5.12 Calculate free energy change, ∆G, when ∆H, ∆S, and temperature (in Kelvin or Celsius)
are given while determining whether the reaction is spontaneous or nonspontaneous
1.5.13 Describe the significance of different values of Gibb’s free energy (> 0, < 0, = 0)

Topic 2 Reaction rates

2.1 A model of reaction rates

2.1.2 Explain what the reaction rate indicates about a particular chemical reaction.

2.1.3 Calculate the average reaction rate using the rate of consumption of reactants or the
rate of production of products
2.1.4 Compare the concentrations of the reactants and products during the course of a
chemical reaction (assuming no additional reactants are added)
2.1.7 Describe collision theory

2.1.8 Explain why a collision between two particles is necessary for a reaction.

2.1.9 List the two conditions, according to the collision theory, that must be met for a collision
between reactant molecules to be effective in producing new chemical species.
2.1.10 List the assumptions of the collision theory while predicting if a reaction will occur or no

2.1.11 Define activated complex

2.1.14 Interpret exothermic and endothermic reactions using the collision theory

2.1.16 Use a plot of concentration versus time to describe the progress of the reaction in terms
of change in the concentration of reactants and products

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 2.2 Reaction rate laws

2.2.3 Identify under what circumstance the specific rate constant (k) is not a

constant
2.2.4 Identify the relation between the size of the specific rate constant (k) and the reaction
rate.
2.2.6 Write the specific rate constant (k) unit for different reaction orders.

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