Task Card 1: Atomic Structure Task Card 2: Atomic Structure
Task Card 1: Atomic Structure Task Card 2: Atomic Structure
Task Card 1: Atomic Structure Task Card 2: Atomic Structure
1. Describe the difference between an element and a 1. Draw diagrams of how the atomic model has
compound. Give examples of each. changed over time. Write around each diagram
2. Write out an example of how to balance and some information on who discovered the new
equation showing the steps you would do. Include atomic model and what experiments they did.
an explanation of the state symbols. 2. Draw and label an atom including the charges and
3. Draw the equipment needed for masses of the subatomic particles.
a. Filtration 3. Draw out an example atom with the right number
b. Crystallisation of protons, neutrons and electrons. Write down
c. Simple distillation the rules you used to work it out.
d. Fractional distillation 4. Draw a diagram to show how atoms become ions.
e. Chromatography Give an example of a metal forming a positive ion
Label your diagrams with the key information about and a non-metal forming a negative ion.
the technique e.g. what you do, why it works. 5. Draw out the different isotopes of hydrogen and
label how they are different.
6. Draw the electronic structure of some atoms and
explain how you work it out.
Task Card 3: Periodic table Task Card 4: Periodic table
1. Draw a flow chart to show how to first periodic 1. Draw the electronic configuration for chlorine as an atom
table was organised, how Mendeleev changed it, and then as an ion.
2. Write out the word and symbol equation for the reaction
how the modern periodic table is organised.
of chlorine and potassium bromide. Use it to explain the
2. Draw the electron configuration of any of the noble displacement reactions between halogens.
gases and use it to explain why they are so 3. Draw the electronic configuration of fluorine, chlorine and
unreactive. bromine. Use them to explain why their reactivity
3. Write out the equation for sodium with water. decreases.
Include details on what you would see when it 4. What three things affect how strong the electrostatic
reacts. Include what would happen when universal attraction is between an electron and the nucleus of an
indicator is added, and why. atom. Use diagrams of Lithium and Sodium atoms to help
explain. Which of these three factors has the biggest
4. Draw out the electronic structures of Lithium,
effect?
Sodium and potassium. Use these diagrams to 5. Draw this table. Fill it in with the differences between
explain these two types of metals.
a. why their melting points decrease
Alkali metals Transition metals
b. why their reactivity increases
Physical Properties
Chemical properties
Properties of the compounds
they make
Task Card 5: Structure and Bonding Task Card 6: Structure and Bonding
1. Draw the particles in a solid, liquid and gas and 1. Draw and label a giant ionic lattice.
write about the movement of the particles and 2. Use you diagram to explain why ionic compounds
how close together they are. have high melting points.
2. Draw a heating curve and label it. 3. Use your diagram to explain why ionic compounds
only conduct electricity when molten or in solution.
3. HT ONLY: describe the limitations of the particle
model. 4. Draw the simple covalent molecules: hydrogen,
oxygen, hydrogen chloride, water and methane as
4. Draw electron configuration diagrams to show the both electron configuration and also as the
formation of sodium chloride. Name the force of displayed formula.
attraction between the ions. 5. Explain the difference between intermolecular
5. How can you quickly work out the charge on an ion forces and covalent bonds.
from the group number? 6. Draw the displayed formula for a polymer.
6. Use diagrams of calcium and chlorine atoms and 7. Explain why simple covalent molecules do not
ions to explain why calcium chloride is CaCl2. conduct electricity.
Task Card 7: Structure and Bonding Task Card 8: TRIPLE ONLY Structure and
Bonding
1. Draw out a small part of a giant covalent structure
such as diamond or silicon dioxide. 1. What are nanoparticles and how do they differ to
2. Use the diagram to explain why they have high the same materials in bulk?
melting and boiling points, are insoluble, and 2. Why do they make good catalysts?
generally don’t conduct electricity. 3. Give 3 other uses of nanoparticles.
3. Draw the structure of graphite and label the 4. Give the potential risks of nanoparticles.
bonding.
4. Use the diagram to explain why it is used in pencils
and why it can conduct electricity and thermal
energy.
5. Draw a diagram of a fullerene. Use it to explain
their uses.
6. Draw a diagram of graphene. Use it to explain its
uses.
7. Draw and fully label a diagram of metallic bonding.
8. Use it to explain why metals can be bent and
shaped. Why alloys are stronger than pure metals.
Why metals can conduct heat and thermal energy.
Task Card 9: Chemical Calculations Task Card 10: HT ONLY Chemical
Calculations
1. Write the definition for Relative Atomic Mass.
2. Write out how you could find the relative formula
mass of H2O. 1. HT ONLY Explain how to work out how many moles
3. Explain what a mole is. Use how many atoms are in of a substance you have got if you know the mass of
12g of Carbon as an example to explain this idea. the substance. As an example show how to work out
4. Draw particle diagrams of a dilute and a how many moles of carbon there are in 36g of carbon.
concentrated solution and use them to explain the
terms ‘dilute’ and ‘concentrated’. 2. HT ONLY Explain how to work out how much a given
5. How many cm3 are in a dm3? number of moles of a substance would weigh. As an
6. Explain how to calculate the concentration of a example show how to work out how much 3 moles of
solution? Use the example: Calcium carbonate would weigh (CaCO3)
50g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in water to
200cm3. What is the concentration in g/dm3? 3. HT ONLY what is Avagadro’s constant and how will
you remember it?
Task Card 11: TRIPLE ONLY Chemical Task Card 12: TRIPLE ONLY Chemical
Calculations Calculations
1. Write out an example showing how you can work 1. Explain what the limiting reagent is and how you
out reacting masses. Use the example: can work out which reactant is limiting. Use the
How much hydrogen chloride can you make from 4g of example:
hydrogen? Mg + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2
H2 + Cl2 2HCl If you have 4.8g of Mg reacting with a solution
containing 7.3g HCl – which is the limiting reagent?
2. Write out an example showing how you can work
out the stoichiometry of a reaction from the reacting 3. What is meant by the ‘yield’ of a reaction?
masses. Use the example: 4. Write out an example of how you calculate
Copper + oxygen copper oxide. Calculate the percentage yield. Use the example:
number of moles of each reactant and product to write If 7.0g of nitrogen are reacted with an excess of
a balanced symbol equation if 6.35g of copper reacted hydrogen and 1.8g of ammonia is made, what is the
completely with 1.60g of oxygen to make 7.95g of percentage yield?
copper oxide. N2+ 3H2 2NH3
5. List the factors affecting percentage yield.
Task Card 13: TRIPLE ONLY Chemical
Calculations Task Card 14: TRIPLE ONLY Required
Practical – Titrations.
1. What is meant by the term ‘atom economy’?
2. Write out an example of how you calculate the atom
1. Write out the titration method – include details of:
economy of a reaction. Use the example: • What is meant by ‘end point’
In the combustion of lead sulphide to produce lead • How to use a burette
oxide what is the atom economy? • How to use a pipette and why it is better than a
2PbS + 3O2 2PbO + 2SO2
measuring cylinder
• What a meniscus is and how to measure using it
3. Write the definition of ‘molar gas volume’. (you will • What an anomaly is
be given the molar gas volume in the exam). • What precise results are and what the term
4. Write out how to find out the volume of a particular concordant means
mass of a gas. Use the example: • Safety precautions needed
What volume of nitrogen gas (N2) would weigh 70.0g? • How to use your results to calculate the
5. Write out how you can use your knowledge of concentration of an unknown alkali solution
reacting masses and that of the molar gas volume to
find the volumes of reactants or products which are
gases. Use the example:
What mass of sodium azide (NaN3) is needed to make
48dm3 of nitrogen gas?
2 NaN3(s) 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)
Task Card 15: TRIPLE ONLY Chemical
Task Card 16: Chemical Changes
Calculations
1. Draw out a table of the metals in order of their
1. Explain how to calculate how many moles of a reactivity as below. Use it to compare the reactions
substance are in a known volume of a known with water and dilute acids.
concentration. Use the example:
What mass of potassium sulphate, K2OS2, is there in Metals in order Reaction with Reaction with
of reactivity water Dilute acid
25cm3 of a 2mol/dm3 solution?
Include:
• How you will know how much calcium carbonate to add
• Any safety precautions needed
• A word (and if possible symbol) equation for the reaction
Task Card 21: Electrolysis
1. Write a method for using the temperature change 1. HT ONLY – explain whether bond making and bond
in the reaction between sodium hydroxide and breaking are exothermic or endothermic.
hydrochloric acid to find the point of neutralisation. 2. HT ONLY – Explain exothermic and endothermic
Include: reactions in terms of whether more energy was
• A diagram of the apparatus used. needed to break bonds, or released to make them.
• Any safety precautions you might need to use. 3. HT ONLY – describe how you can calculate the
• A sketch of the graph you would draw of your overall energy change of a reaction using bond
results and how, using the graph, you could energies. Use as an example:
find the volume of sodium hydroxide needed Calculate the overall energy change when ammonia is
to neutralise the acid. made from nitrogen and hydrogen.
• Two ideas of how you could improve the N2 + H2 NH3
method. If the bond energies are:-
N-N 945
H-H 436
N-H 391
1. Describe what crude oil is made of. 1. Write a word equation to show what is produced
when a hydrocarbon burns in plenty of air. Use
2. Draw the displayed formulae of the first four propane as an example.
alkanes of the homologous series. Name them and 2. Draw the apparatus you would use to test the
write their formulae. products given off when a hydrocarbon burns.
3. Write the general formula for an alkane. Include details of how to test for the different
products given off.
4. Draw a fractional distillation column. Label where
it is hottest and coldest. Show where different 3. Write a word equation for the incomplete
fractions are collected. combustion of a hydrocarbon.
Include the trends in:
• The boiling points of the fractions. 4. Draw the apparatus for cracking paraffin in the
• The volatility of the fractions. laboratory. Label it to show the catalyst.
• The viscosity of the fractions.
• The flammability of the fractions. 5. Explain why we carry out cracking of longer chain
hydrocarbons.
6. What are the products of cracking and what are they
used for?
Task Card 35: TRIPLE ONLY - Organic
Task Card 36: TRIPLE ONLY – Organic
Reactions
Reactions
1. Give the definition of a ‘functional group’. 1. Draw the displayed formula for the first four
2. Give the general formula of alkenes. How do they alcohols, name them, and highlight the functional
differ from alkanes? group.
3. Write word and symbol equations for the following 2. Give some uses of alcohols.
reactions of alkenes. 3. Write word and symbol equations for the following
reactions of alcohols.
• Combustion of alkenes (use ethene as the • Combustion (use ethanol as an example)
example). • Reaction with sodium
• Addition reactions of alkenes (use ethene • Oxidation using oxygen atoms from
reacting with bromine and hydrogen as potassium dichromate (V) solution
examples).
• Reactions of alkenes with water (use 4. Draw the displayed formula for the first four
ethene as the example). carboxylic acids, name them, and highlight the
functional group.
5. Explain why carboxylic acids are weak acids.
6. Draw the displayed formula of the ester made
when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid. Name this
ester and highlight its functional group. Describe
the reaction conditions needed to make this ester.
Task Card 37: TRIPLE ONLY - Polymers
Task Card 38: Chemical Analysis
1. What is the bonding in polymers? 1. Explain the difference between pure substances
2. Draw the displayed formula equation for ethene and mixtures. Include how melting point and
monomers becoming poly(ethene) in addition boiling point data can be use to tell if something is
polymerisation. pure.
3. Explain the difference between addition and 2. Draw and label the apparatus you could use to find
condensation polymerisation. the melting point of a solid.
4. Show how you can represent the general 3. Describe what a formulation is. Give two examples.
polymerisation used to make polyesters. 4. Describe the test for hydrogen gas.
5. Use a diagram to show how you can make polymers 5. Describe the test for oxygen gas.
such as starch and cellulose from simple 6. Describe the test for carbon dioxide gas.
carbohydrates. 7. Describe the test for chlorine gas.
6. Use a diagram to show how you can make
polypeptides and proteins from amino acids.
7. Use a diagram to show how DNA is made from the
condensation polymerisation of monomers called
nucleotides. Include details of what the
nucleotides are made of and how two polymer
strands form a double helix.
Task Card 39: Required Practical -
Task Card 40: TRIPLE ONLY - Chemical
Chromatography
Analysis
1. Draw the apparatus needed to carry out 1. Describe the method used to identify metal ions (Li,
chromatography. Na, K, Ca and Cu) using Flame tests. Include the
2. Write a method for this technique. results you would expect.
Use the keywords: capillary tube, pencil, 2. Describe how sodium hydroxide solution can be
chromatography paper, solvent used to identify metal ions and draw a flow chart to
show the how the different precipitates formed can
3. Draw an example of a chromatogram and use it to be used to identify the metal ion.
show how you could calculate the Rf value of a
substance. 3. Write ionic equations for the reactions of
aluminium ions and iron ions with hydroxide ions as
examples of the precipitation reactions.
Task Card 42: TRIPLE ONLY - Chemical
Analysis
1. Write about the tests to identify the following
negative ions:
Task Card 41: TRIPLE ONLY Required • Carbonates
Practical – Identifying unknown ionic • Halides
• Sulphates
compounds
Include ionic equations for each reaction.
1. Write a method you could use to identify an
unknown compound. Include a list of the tests you
2. What are the advantages of modern instrumental
would carry out and what the results would mean.
techniques?
2.Write a word equation for the formation of rust 2. Draw a diagram of LD poly(ethene) and HD
(hydrated iron (III) oxide). poly(ethene). Next to the diagrams write the
reaction conditions used. Use the diagrams to
3. Describe different materials that can be used to explain their properties.
coat iron to prevent rusting.
3. Draw diagrams of a thermosetting and a
4.Explain how galvanising and sacrificial protection thermosoftening polymer. Label any covalent bond
prevent rusting. crosslinks. Use the diagram, and the difference
between covalent bonds and intermolecular forces,
5. Draw a diagram to help explain why alloys are to explain why one will soften on heating and the
harder than pure metals. other will not.