Slide Preview for EdExcel Unit C2 - Discovering Chemistry

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Use this PowerPoint to help you teach the C2 unit from EdExcel 2011 Additional Science! It covers: the Periodic Table and its development, the structure of the atom, mass and atomic number, protons, electrons and neutrons, electron structure, groups in the Periodic Table, metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table, isotopes, average atomic masses, compounds, ionic bonding, ions, how to name some compounds, balancing ions, giant ionic structures, dissolving ionic substances, solubility general rules, precipitation reactions, barium sulfates and using them in X rays, flame tests, testing for carbonates, testing for other ions, spectroscopy, covalent bonding, dot and cross diagrams, properties of covalent molecules, giant covalent structures, separating immiscible liquids, separating miscible liquids, fractional distillation of air, chromatography, Rf values, metallic structures, properties of metals, transition metals, the alkali metals and their reactivity, the halogens and their reactivity and properties, explaining reactivity in groups 1 and 7 in terms of electron structure, displacement reactions of halogens, the noble gases, how the noble gases were discovered, exothermic and endothermic reactions, energy level diagrams, rates of reaction, how concentration, surface area and temperature affect reaction rates, catalysts, relative formula mass, empirical formulae, calculating percentage mass, balancing equations, calculating the mass of a product, percentage yield, chemical economics.