Wednesday, February 1, 2017

January Chemistry Newsletter

This month students will learn about Acid and Base
This unit builds on ideas from earlier units. The concepts of this unit will be revisited in Units 6, 8 and 9.
This unit starts with the introduction to the usefulness of a word equation to summarize reactants and products (this might have been introduced in earlier units). Word equations can then be written for the reactions of acids and bases. There is a considerable range of practical work that can be carried out. Opportunity for learners to research the common products used in the home that is acidic/alkaline in nature and apply this knowledge to some everyday examples of neutralization reactions indigestion
tablets, insect bites or stings. In addition, learners can make and test their predictions in relation to salt preparation.

These are the main topics we will cover for IGCSE combined science
  • ·        Characteristic properties of acids and bases
  • ·        Preparation of salts
  • ·        Suggest a method of making a given salt from suitable starting material, given appropriate information
  • ·        Identification of ions and gasses




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