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AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Topic overviewAtoms, elements and compoundsWord equations, symbols and balanced equationsMixturesFrom the plum pudding model to the nuclear modelBohr, Chadwick and the modern model of the atomRelative electrical charges of subatomic particlesSize and mass of atomsRelative atomic mass and electronic structureThe periodic tableDevelopment of the periodic tableMetals and non-metalsGroup 0Group 1Group 7Transition metals, and how they differ from Group 1
Bonding, Structure, and the Properties of Matter
Topic overviewChemical bonds, including metallic bondingIonic bondingIonic compoundsCovalent bonding and how it is representedThe three states of matter and changes of statePredicting state, state symbols, and the limits of the particle modelProperties of ionic compoundsProperties of small moleculesPolymers and giant covalent structuresProperties of metals and alloys, and why metals conductDiamond and graphiteGraphene and fullerenesSizes of particles and their propertiesUses of nanoparticles
Chemical Analysis
Chemical Changes
Topic overviewThe reactivity seriesMetal oxides, extraction, and redox in terms of electronsAcids reacting with metals, neutralisation and saltsSoluble saltsThe pH scale and neutralisationTitrationsThe process of electrolysis, and molten ionic compoundsUsing electrolysis to extract metalsElectrolysis of aqueous solutions
Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Topic overviewThe Earth's early atmosphereHow oxygen increased and carbon dioxide decreasedThe gases in today's atmosphere, and which are greenhouse gasesHuman activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphereGlobal climate change and carbon footprintsAtmospheric pollutants from fuels, and their effects
Energy Changes
Organic Chemistry
Topic overviewCrude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanesFractional distillation and petrochemicalsProperties of hydrocarbonsCracking, and testing alkenes with bromine waterWhy cracking is useful, and equations for itStructure and formulae of alkenesReactions of alkenesAlcoholsCarboxylic acidsAddition polymerisationAmino acids, DNA and naturally occurring polymers
Quantitative Chemistry
The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change
Using Resources
Topic overviewUsing the Earth's resources and sustainable developmentProducing potable water in the UKDesalination, and analysing water samplesWaste water treatmentLife cycle assessmentWays of reducing the use of resourcesCorrosion and its preventionAlloys as useful materialsGlass, clay ceramics and polymersComposites, and comparing materialsThe Haber processProduction and uses of NPK fertilisers
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Mixtures
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Overview
What a mixture is and why its substances keep their properties, why air is a mixture, separation by filtration, crystallisation, simple and fractional distillation and chromatography, and choosing a method for sea water, ethanol and water, and black ink.
What you need to know
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What is a mixture?
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Air contains nitrogen, oxygen and argon. Explain why air is a mixture and not a compound.
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What is a mixture?
Model answer
A mixture consists of two or more elements or compounds that are not chemically combined together.
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What happens to the chemical properties of each substance in a mixture?
Model answer
They are unchanged, because the substances are not chemically combined.
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Air contains nitrogen, oxygen and argon. Explain why air is a mixture and not a compound.
Model answer
The gases are not chemically combined, they are not present in fixed proportions and each keeps its own properties.
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Name five physical processes used to separate mixtures.
Model answer
Filtration, crystallisation, simple distillation, fractional distillation and chromatography.
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Why are no new substances made when a mixture is separated?
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Because the separation uses physical processes and no chemical reaction takes place.
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What does filtration separate?
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It separates an insoluble solid from a liquid.
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