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Chemistry specialism additional subject knowledge audit
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S
Secure
R
Refreshment needed
D
Development needed
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Formulae, equations and amounts of substance
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Empirical and
molecular
formulae; ionic
and chemical
equations
The Avogadro
constant and the
amount of
substance (mole)
Relative atomic
mass and
relative isotopic
mass. The use of
mass
spectrometry
Calculations:
reacting masses,
concentrations,
gases,
percentage
yields and atom
economies
Acid–base
titrations
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Atomic structure; Bonding and structure
Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Structure and
electronic
configuration (s, p,
d) of atoms (up to
Z = 36)
Ionic, covalent and
metallic bonding;
examples of
simple covalent,
giant covalent,
ionic and metallic
structures
Electronegativity;
interpretation of
the physical
properties of
materials in terms
of structure and
bonding
Permanent and
induced dipole–
dipole interactions
between
molecules
Shapes of simple
molecules and
ions with up to six
outer pairs of
electrons
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Energetics
Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Enthalpy changes
(standard
enthalpy changes
of reaction,
formation and
combustion;
average bond
enthalpies)
Use of Hess’s law
Use of energetics,
including entropy,
to predict the
feasibility of
reactions.
Kinetics
A qualitative
understanding of
collision theory
Activation energy;
the effect of
temperature and
catalysts on rate
Determination
and use of rate
equations
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Using orders of
reactions to
determine a
possible
mechanism for a
reaction
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Area
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Qualitative
discussion of
dynamic equilibria
Equilibria
Equilibrium
constants, Kc, Kp.
Calculation of
reacting quantities
The effect of
temperature
changes on Kc
The Bronsted–
Lowry theory of
acids. Kw; pH of
strong acids and
bases
Dissociation
constants of weak
acids, Ka.
Calculation of pH
for weak acids
Buffer solutions
and their
applications
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Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Oxidation states
and their
calculation
Inorganic chemistry and the periodic
table
Redox
Oxidation and
reduction
equations and
half- equations
Electrode
potentials and
their applications
Classification of
elements into s, p
and d blocks.
Trends within
groups of metals
and non-metals.
Trends in melting
point and
ionisation energy
across a period.
The transition
metals and their
characteristic
properties
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Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Organic chemistry
Isomerism –
structural and
stereoisomerism.
Types of reaction;
addition,
elimination,
substitution,
oxidation,
reduction,
hydrolysis,
addition
polymerisation
and condensation
polymerisation.
Mechanisms;
radical
substitution,
electrophilic
addition,
nucleophilic
substitution,
electrophilic
substitution and
nucleophilic
addition
Bonds; the effect
of bond type,
polarity and
enthalpy on
reactivity.
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Benzene;
structure and
bonding; reactivity
Organic
synthesis;
characteristic
reactions of
alkanes, alkenes,
halogenoalkanes,
alcohols, arenes,
aldehydes,
ketones,
carboxylic acids,
esters, amines,
amino acids and
amides
Modern analytical techniques
Level and year of previous study
Rating
Action taken
Mass
spectrometry
Infrared
spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic
resonance
Chromatography
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