Chemistry Virtual Lessons
Course content
Atoms, elements and mixtures
- Writing chemical equations
- Mixtures
- Paper Chromatography
- Developments of the atomic model
- Structure of the atom
- Isotopes
The Periodic Table
- The periodic table
- Development of the periodic table
- Metals and non-metals
- The Noble gases
- Alkali metals
- The halogens
- Transition metals
Structure and bonding
- Ionic Bonding
- Properties of ionic compounds
- Covalent bonding
- Metallic bonding and alloys
- Polymers
- States of matter
- Properties of covalent substances
- Carbon compounds
Quantitative chemistry
- Relative mass
- Conservation of mass
- Empirical Formulae
- Moles and reacting masses
- Limiting reactants and stoichiometry
- Concentration of solutions
- Percentage yield and atom economy
Chemical reactions
- Oxidation and reduction
- Reactivity series of metals
- Extracting metals from ores
- Metals and acids
- Neutralisation
- Making salts
- The pH Scale
- Titrations
- Salts and precipitates
- Electrolysis of molten ionic substances
- Electrolysis of solutions
- Electrolysis to extract metals
- Displacement reactions of halogens
Energy and rates of reaction
- Bond Energies
- Cell, batteries and fuel cells
- Measuring rates of reactions
- Investigating rates of reaction
- Collision theory
- Catalysts
- Reversible reactions and equilibria
Organic chemistry
- Crude oil and fractional distillation
- Combustion and cracking
- Alkenes
- Alcohols
- Carboxylic acids and esters
- Addition polymerisation
- Condensation polymerisation
- Natural polymers
Chemical and instrumental analysis
- Chemical and instrumental analysis
- Test for cations
- Test for anions
Chemistry and the environment
- Global warming
- Fuels and pollution
Using resources
- Alternative metal extraction
- Life cycle assessments
- Recycling and sustainable development
- Preventing Corrosion
- Uses of ceramics, polymers and composites
- The Haber process
- The production and uses of NPK fertilisers
