Chemistry skills

Year 7

Particle theory

  1. The particle model
  2. States of matter

Pure substances and mixtures

  1. Pure substances and mixtures
  2. Separating mixtures
  3. Solutions and solubility

Year 8

Elements, compounds and mixtures

  1. Elements, compounds and mixtures
  2. Chemical symbols and formulas

Physical and chemical change

  1. Physical and chemical changes
  2. Energy changes in reactions

Year 9

Atoms

  1. Structure of the atom
  2. Protons, neutrons and electrons
  3. Radioactivity

The periodic table

  1. Electronic configuration
  2. Positions of atoms in the periodic table
  3. Metal reactivity

Year 10

Atoms

  1. Structure of the atom
  2. Protons, neutrons and electrons
  3. Radioactivity

The periodic table

  1. Electronic configuration
  2. Positions of atoms in the periodic table
  3. Metal reactivity

Chemical reactions

  1. Rearrangement of atoms
  2. Types of chemical reactions
  3. Understanding chemical reactions
  4. Balance chemical reaction equations
  5. Oxidation and reduction reactions

Year 11

Basic analytical chemistry

  1. Molecular mass
  2. Moles
  3. pH calculations
  4. Solution molarity

Periodic table

  1. Electronic configuration
  2. Periodic trends

Organic compounds

  1. Identify hydrocarbons
  2. Write the molecular formula for a molecule
  3. Properties of hydrocarbons
  4. Percentage composition calculations
  5. Organic reactions

Year 12

Analytical chemistry

  1. Stoichiometry
  2. Molarity
  3. Deriving the empirical formula by mass composition