I am a very experienced chemistry teacher and have produced many quality resources which have been extensively tested in the classroom. My resources aim to engage the students and lighten the planning load for the teacher. A distinctive feature is the use of unique images, often animated, to explain concepts. The resources include interactive PowerPoints, activities and games, quizzes, worksheets with answers and exam style questions. Please review my resources!
I am a very experienced chemistry teacher and have produced many quality resources which have been extensively tested in the classroom. My resources aim to engage the students and lighten the planning load for the teacher. A distinctive feature is the use of unique images, often animated, to explain concepts. The resources include interactive PowerPoints, activities and games, quizzes, worksheets with answers and exam style questions. Please review my resources!
This complete resource (1-2 lessons) on the shapes of molecules is ideal for classroom or home learning. It features a 42 slide PowerPoint showing the application of the electron pair repulsion theory in a highly visual way with high quality animated 3D images. Also included are starter, balloon modeling activity, model answer to exam question and plenary along with a 9 page workbook and a lesson plan. Exam tips and answers to all exercises are provided.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 2 – Electrons, bonding and structure
2.2.2 Bonding and structure
Please review!
Content covered:
• Electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR)
• Effect of lone pairs on shape
• Model answer to exam question
• How to draw simple shapes in 3D
• Bond angles
Duration: 1-2 lessons
Links
Previous lesson: Topic 16 – covalent bonding
/teaching-resource/covalent-bonding-ocr-as-chemistry-12605422
Next lesson: topic 18 – Electronegativity and bond polarity
/teaching-resource/electronegativity-and-bond-polarity-ocr-as-chemistry-12888524
This complete year 12 lesson on chemical equilibrium covers part of OCR section 3.2.3 (chemical equilibrium). It includes le Chatelier’s principle and its use in predicting the effect of changing conditions on the position of equilibrium. There is also a section on industrial chemical reactions and the factors that influence the choice of conditions. Finally the equilibrium constant Kc is introduced with examples, including calculations.
The resource features a 63 slide animated PowerPoint that illustrates the concepts in a lively, visual and systematic way and includes a starter, learning checks, clearly explained examples, including animated images, and a plenary activity. A 22 page worksheet and answers to the exercises are provided.
This resource is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 3 – Periodic table and energy
Part 2 – Physical chemistry
3.2.3 – Chemical equilibrium
Content covered:
• Le Chatelier’s principle
• Effect of changing concentration, pressure or temperature on position of equilibrium, predicted and explained using le Chatelier’s principle
• Practical examples with colour changes
• Effect of adding a catalyst on rate of reaction and position of equilibrium
• Position of equilibrium and yield
• Choice of conditions in the chemical industry - factors considered including yield, rate , costs and safety
• How far, how fast?
• The Haber process as example of an industrial process
• The equilibrium constant Kc
• The equilibrium law
• Writing expressions for Kc and calculating values.
Duration: 2-3 lessons
Please review!
Links
Previous topic: Topic 31 – Introduction to chemical equilibrium
/teaching-resource/introduction-to-chemical-equilibrium-ocr-as-chemistry-13200000
Next topic: Introduction to organic chemistry (free resource)
/teaching-resource/introduction-to-organic-chemistry-ocr-as-chemistry-12237143
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers all of the OCR A level chemistry specification sections 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 − reaction rates and chemical equilibrium. The topics covered are measuring reaction rates, collision theory, factors affecting rates of reaction, dynamic equilibrium, le Chatelier’s principle, factors affecting position of equilibrium, industrial chemical processes and the equilibrium constant Kc. Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
This bundle is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following section:
Module 3 – Periodic table and energy
Part 2 – Physical chemistry - 3.2.2 Reaction rates and 3.2.3 Chemical equilibrium
Content covered:
Measuring rate of reaction
• Gradients
• Definition , calculation and units of rate of reaction
• Measuring rate of reaction experimentally using volume of gas, loss of mass or change in concentration
• Determining rate from a graph of concentration (or gas volume or mass loss) against time using tangents
• Smooth curve versus dot-to-dot
Collision theory and factors affecting rate of reaction
• Factors affecting rate of reaction
• The collision theory of reactions
• Activation energy and enthalpy profile diagrams
• Effect of concentration and pressure on rate and explanation in terms of collision theory
• Effect of temperature and catalysts on rate
• Catalysts – how they work and their advantages
• Using Boltzmann distribution curves and activation energy to explain the effect of temperature and catalysts on rate
Introduction to chemical equilibrium
• Static vs dynamic equilibrium
• Irreversible and reversible reactions
• Meaning of closed system
• Examples of dynamic equilibrium and how it is reached
• Definition of dynamic equilibrium
• How rates vary with time (graph of rate against time)
• How concentrations vary with time (graphs of concentration against time)
• Position of equilibrium – illustrated by concentration-time graphs
• Yield of reaction
Le Chatelier’s principle and equilibrium constant Kc
• Le Chatelier’s principle
• Effect of changing concentration, pressure or temperature on position of equilibrium, predicted and explained using le Chatelier’s principle
• Practical examples with colour changes
• Effect of adding a catalyst on rate of reaction and position of equilibrium
• Position of equilibrium and yield
• Choice of conditions in the chemical industry - factors considered including yield, rate , costs and safety
• How far, how fast?
• The Haber process as example of an industrial process
• The equilibrium constant Kc
• The equilibrium law
• Writing expressions for Kc and calculating values.
Links
Next lesson: – Introduction to organic chemistry (free resource)
Next bundle: Basic concepts of organic chemistry
/teaching-resource/basic-concepts-of-organic-chemistry-ocr-as-chemistry-12643964
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers electron configuration, ionic bonding, covalent bonding and shapes of molecules. It includes all of the OCR A level chemistry specification section 2.2.1 and part of 2.1.2.
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet. Answers to all exercises are provided. Three of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
This bundle is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry / Part 2 – Electrons, bonding and structure
2.2.1 Electron structure and part of 2.2.2 – Bonding and structure
Content covered:
Electron configuration – shells, sub-shells and orbitals
• Energy levels
• Main shells, sub-shells and orbitals
• Rules for filling orbitals
• Electron configurations of atoms and ions
• Deducing electron configuration using the Periodic Table
• Relationship of electron configuration to the Periodic Table
Ionic bonding
• Bonding and the Periodic Table
• Predicting ionic formulae
• Definition of ionic bonding
• Dot-and-cross diagrams – some of them animated
• Half equations
• Giant ionic lattice
• Physical properties of ionic compounds including
o melting point
o electrical conductivity
o solubility in polar and non-polar solvents
Covalent bonding
• Definition of a covalent bond
• Single, double and triple covalent bonds
• Lone pairs
• How to construct dot-and-cross diagrams
• Dative covalent or coordinate bonds
• The Octet Rule and exceptions
• Average bond enthalpies
Shapes of molecules and ions
• Electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR)
• Effect of lone pairs on shape
• Model answer to exam question
• How to draw simple shapes in 3D
• Bond angles
Links
Next lesson – free resource: Topic 18 – Electronegativity and bond polarity
/teaching-resource/electronegativity-and-bond-polarity-ocr-as-chemistry-12888524
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers electronegativity and bond polarity, intermolecular forces and structure and bonding. It includes part of the OCR A level chemistry specification section 2.2.2 and part of 3.1.1.
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
Content covered:
Electronegativity and bond polarity
• Definition of electronegativity
• Atomic core and calculation of core charge
• Factors affecting electronegativity
• Pauling scale of electronegativity
• Electronegativity and bond polarity
• Non-polar and polar covalent bonds
• Electronegativity and bonding type (including intermediate bonding)
• Polarity of molecules from the bond polarities and the molecular shape
• Predicting whether a molecule will have an overall dipole from its symmetry
Intermolecular forces
• What are intermolecular forces?
• Strengths of bonds and intermolecular forces
• Types of intermolecular forces
• Induced dipole-dipole interactions (London (dispersion) forces)
• How London forces arise
• Factors affecting strength of London forces
• Permanent dipole-dipole interactions
• How permanent dipole-dipole interactions arise
• How intermolecular forces affect properties
• Hydrogen bonding
• What’s special about hydrogen bonds
• Effects of hydrogen bonds on properties
• Special properties of water
• Summary of intermolecular forces
• Predicting the type of intermolecular forces
Structure and bonding
• Factors influencing physical properties
• The way the atoms/ions are grouped together (structure)
• The type of particles the solid is built up from
• The bonds or forces holding these particles together
• Structure and physical properties of ionic compounds (see also topic 15)
• Structures and physical properties of covalent substances including giant covalent and simple molecular
• Diamond and graphite – structures and properties
• Graphene
• Metallic bonding, structure and physical properties
• Summary of types of bonding
• Jigsaw discussion to summarise 4 main types of structure and their properties
Links
Next lesson – free resource: Topic 21 – the Periodic Table past and present
/teaching-resource/periodic-table-past-and-present-ocr-as-chemistry-12964450
This bundle includes a complete lesson on naming hydrocarbons and a fun quiz on naming alkanes and cycloalkanes, based on the format used by A Question of Sport in their picture quiz.
The complete lesson on naming alkanes and alkenes features a 38 slide interactive, animated PowerPoint as well as a starter activity and plenary (quiz activity) along with a 13 page workbook and a lesson plan. Exam tips and answers to all exercises are provided.
The quiz can be used as a team or individual activity, using mini whiteboards to write the answers. A linked interactive PowerPoint, with answers and explanations, is provided along with full teaching notes.
Please review!
Content covered:
• Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature for systematically naming organic compounds
• Naming alkanes and cycloalkanes
• Naming branched alkanes
• Naming alkenes and branched alkenes
• Naming quiz
Duration: 1 lesson + 20 minutes for quiz
Links
Previous lesson: topic 40 – Introduction to organic chemistry
/teaching-resource/introduction-to-organic-chemistry-ocr-as-chemistry-12237143
Next lesson: topic 42 – Functional groups - names and formulae
/teaching-resource/functional-groups-names-and-formulae-ocr-as-chemistry-12624555
This complete year 12 lesson on covalent bonding includes dot-and-cross diagrams, single, double, triple and dative covalent bonds as well as lone pairs, exceptions to the Octet Rule and bond enthalpies. It features a 37 slide animated PowerPoint that illustrates the concepts in a lively and visual way and includes a starter, learning checks, animations, clearly explained examples including dot-and-cross diagrams, and a plenary discussion. A 12 page worksheet and answers to the exercises are provided.
This resource is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 2 – Electrons, bonding and structure
2.2.2 Bonding and structure
Content covered:
• Definition of a covalent bond
• Single, double and triple covalent bonds
• Lone pairs
• How to construct dot-and-cross diagrams
• Dative covalent or coordinate bonds
• The Octet Rule and exceptions
• Average bond enthalpies
Duration: 1-2 lessons
Please review!
Links
Previous topic: Topic 15 Ionic bonding OCR AS Chemistry /teaching-resource/resource-12598361
Next topic: Topic 17 – Shapes of molecules and ions OCR AS Chemistry /teaching-resource/resource-12220291
This complete year 12 lesson on structure and bonding includes structures and physical properties of giant ionic, giant covalent, giant metallic and simple molecular substances. The factors affecting physical properties are discussed, including structure, types of particles the lattice is built up from and the bonds or forces holding these particles together. The resource features a 52 slide animated PowerPoint that illustrates the concepts in a lively and visual way and includes a starter, learning checks, animations, clearly explained examples, a jigsaw discussion and a plenary quiz. A 15 page worksheet and answers to the exercises are provided.
This resource is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 2 – Electrons, bonding and structure
2.2.2 Bonding and structure (part)
Module 3 – Periodic table and energy
Part 1 – the Periodic Table
3.1.1 Periodicity (part)
Content covered:
• Factors influencing physical properties
• The way the atoms/ions are grouped together (structure)
• The type of particles the lattice is built up from
• The bonds or forces holding these particles together
• Structure and physical properties of ionic compounds (see also topic 15)
• Structures and physical properties of covalent substances including giant covalent and simple molecular structures
• Diamond and graphite – structures and properties
• Graphene
• Metallic bonding, structure and physical properties
• Summary of types of bonding
• Jigsaw discussion to summarise 4 main types of structure and their properties
Duration: 2 lessons
Please review!
Links
Previous topic: Topic 19 – Intermolecular forces
/teaching-resource/intermolecular-forces-ocr-as-chemistry-12927621
Next topic: Topic 21 The Periodic Table past and present
/teaching-resource/periodic-table-past-and-present-ocr-as-chemistry-12964450
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers the whole of the OCR A level chemistry specification sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet and a lesson plan. Answers to all exercises are provided. Three of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
This bundle is the first in a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry / Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.1 – Atomic structure and isotopes and 2.1.2 – Formulae and equations
Content covered
The Changing Atom
• How Science Works - HSW7 - The changing accepted models of atomic structure over time.
• The contributions of five scientists to the development of the theory of atomic structure.
Atomic structure
• Protons, neutrons and electrons – mass and relative charge
• Atomic number and mass number
• Isotopes
• Key definitions
Atomic masses
• Relative masses - comparison of masses to carbon-12
• Calculating relative atomic mass from the masses and abundances of the isotopes
• Mass spectrometry and its use in the above
• Calculating relative molecular and relative formula masses from formulae
• Key definitions of relative atomic mass and relative isotopic mass
Formulae and Equations
• Formulae of ions
• Predicting ionic charges from the Periodic Table
• Writing the formulae of ionic compounds and elements
• Writing and balancing equations
• Common types of reaction and their equations
Links
Next lesson – free resource:
Topic 5 – Amount of substance and the mole
/teaching-resource/amount-and-moles-ocr-as-chemistry-12190652
Next bundle - Moles, masses, concentrations, gas volumes and reactions (covers whole of OCR section 2.1.3)
/teaching-resource/moles-masses-concentrations-gas-volumes-and-reactions-12404451
Includes a fully interactive PowerPoint true-false quiz to recap the previous lesson on atomic structure, along with the template for the true-false cards needed in the classroom. This complete lesson on the topic atomic masses and mass spectrometry is ideal for classroom or home study. It features a 30 slide interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a 10 page worksheet and a lesson plan. An exam style question is also included. Answers to all exercises are provided.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.1 Atomic structure and isotopes
Please review!
Content covered
• Relative masses - comparison of masses to carbon-12
• Calculating relative atomic mass from the masses and abundances of the isotopes
• Mass spectrometry and its use in the above
• Calculating relative molecular and relative formula masses from formulae
• Key definitions of relative atomic mass and relative isotopic mass
Duration: one lesson
Links
Previous lesson: Topic 2: Atomic structure
/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-ocr-as-chemistry-12182593
Next lesson: Topic 4: Formulae and equations
/teaching-resource/formulae-and-equations-ocr-as-chemistry-12186723
Bundle covering the whole of the OCR A level chemistry specification sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2. (topics 1-4)
/teaching-resource/atomic-masses-formulae-and-equations-ocr-as-chemistry-12348685
Includes a fully interactive PowerPoint quiz on writing the formulae of ions and compounds! This complete lesson is ideal for classroom or home learning. It features a 32 slide interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with an 8 page worksheet and a lesson plan. Answers to all exercises are provided.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.2 Compounds, formulae and equations
Please review!
Content covered:
• Formulae of ions
• Predicting ionic charges from the Periodic Table
• Writing the formulae of ionic compounds and elements
• Writing and balancing equations
• Common types of reaction and their equations
Duration: one lesson
Links
Previous lesson: Topic 3: Atomic masses
/teaching-resource/atomic-masses-ocr-as-chemistry-12183618
Next lesson: Topic 5: Amount of substance and the mole
/teaching-resource/amount-and-moles-ocr-as-chemistry-12190652
Bundle covering the whole of the OCR A level chemistry specification sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2. (topics 1-4)
/teaching-resource/atomic-masses-formulae-and-equations-ocr-as-chemistry-12348685
This complete year 12 lesson on moles and gas volumes is ideal for classroom or home learning and features a 45 slide interactive PowerPoint that aims to illustrate the concepts in a visual way and includes starter, learning checks, example calculations, multiple choice quiz, and plenary. An 8 page worksheet, a lesson plan and answers to all exercises are provided.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.3 – Amount of substance
Content covered:
• Molar volume of a gas
• Moles and gas volume triangle
• Summary of relationships for gases between amount of substance, volume, mass and number of molecules
• Calculating amount of substance from volume of gas and vice versa
• Ideal gases
• The ideal gas equation
Duration: 1 lesson
Please review!
Links
Previous lesson: Topic 6 - Determining formulae
/teaching-resource/determining-formulae-ocr-as-chemistry-12347977
Next lesson: Topic 8 – Moles and concentrations of solutions
/teaching-resource/moles-and-concentration-of-solutions-ocr-as-chemistry-12391026
Free resource - standard form, decimal places and significant figures
/teaching-resource/standard-form-decimal-places-and-significant-figures-a-level-chemistry-12405507
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers the whole of the OCR A level chemistry specification section 2.1.3 - Amount of Substance (together with the free resource - topic 10 Percentage yield and atom economy)
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet and a lesson plan. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
This bundle is the second in a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.3 – Amount of substance
Content covered
Amount of substance and the mole
• Relative masses and the mole
• Avogadro constant
• Calculating number of atoms
• Amount of substance
• Molar mass
• Calculating amount of substance from total mass and vice versa
• Mole triangle
Determining formulae
• Definitions and use of the terms empirical and molecular formula
• Simplest whole number ratios
• Calculations of empirical and molecular formulae, from composition by mass or percentage compositions by mass and relative molecular mass
• Calculating % by mass from the formula
• The terms anhydrous, hydrated and water of crystallisation
• Calculation of the formula of a hydrated salt from given percentage composition, mass composition or based on experimental results
Moles and gas volumes
• Molar volume of a gas
• Moles and gas volume triangle
• Summary of relationships for gases between amount of substance, volume, mass and number of molecules
• Calculating amount of substance from volume of gas and vice versa
• Ideal gases
• The ideal gas equation
Moles and concentrations of solutions
• Definitions and use of the terms concentration and mass concentration
• Concentrated and dilute
• Relationship between concentration, amount in mol and volume including concentration triangle
• Calculating concentration, amount in mol, volume and mass from given data
• Example calculations
• Mass concentrations
• Choosing the correct glassware to measure volumes
• Standard solutions
• Practical activity – making up a standard solution
• Diluting solutions and calculations
• Practical activity – diluting solutions
Moles and reactions
• Balanced chemical equations and stoichiometry
• Molar ratios
• Using molar ratio to calculate amounts in moles of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Using molar ratio to calculate masses of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Using molar ratio to calculate volumes of gases in a chemical reaction
• Flow diagrams showing steps in calculations involving quantities of reacting substances
• Example calculations – clearly illustrated in a highly visual way
Percentage yield and atom economy
• Introduction to Green Chemistry
• Reasons why reactions do not have 100% yield
• % yield and how to calculate it
• Calculations of % yield involving limiting reactant
• Atom economy and its importance in the sustainability of a chemical process
• Calculating atom economy
• Example calculations – clearly illustrated in a highly visual way
• Differences between atom economy and % yield
• Comparing chemical processes in terms of sustainability (using production of ethanol as an example)
Links
Previous bundle:
Atomic structure, masses, formulae and equations /teaching-resource/atomic-masses-formulae-and-equations-ocr-as-chemistry-12348685
Next bundle
Acids, titrations and redox
/teaching-resource/acids-titrations-and-redox-ocr-as-chemistry-12749654
Free resource - standard form, decimal places and significant figures
/teaching-resource/standard-form-decimal-places-and-significant-figures-a-level-chemistry-12405507
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers the whole of the OCR A level chemistry specification sections 2.1 - Atoms and Reactions
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet and a lesson plan. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz. A practical activity on titration is also included.
This bundle relates to the following sections of the OCR AS Chemistry specification:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions (whole)
2.1.1 – Atomic structure and isotopes
2.1.2 – Compounds, formulae and equations
2.1.3 – Amount of substance
2.1.4 – Acids
2.1.5 − Redox
Content covered:
The changing atom
How Science Works - HSW7 - The changing accepted models of atomic structure over time.
The contributions of five scientists to the development of the theory of atomic structure.
Atomic structure
• Protons, neutrons and electrons – mass and relative charge
• Atomic number and mass number
• Isotopes
• Key definitions
Atomic masses
• Relative masses - comparison of masses to carbon-12
• Calculating relative atomic mass from the masses and abundances of the isotopes
• Mass spectrometry and its use in the above
• Calculating relative molecular and relative formula masses from formulae
• Key definitions of relative atomic mass and relative isotopic mass
Formulae and equations
• Formulae of ions
• Predicting ionic charges from the Periodic Table
• Writing the formulae of ionic compounds and elements
• Writing and balancing equations
• Common types of reaction and their equations
Amount of substance and the mole
• Relative masses and the mole
• Avogadro constant
• Calculating number of atoms
• Amount of substance
• Molar mass
• Calculating amount of substance from total mass and vice versa
• Mole triangle
Determining formulae
• Definitions and use of the terms empirical and molecular formula
• Simplest whole number ratios
• Calculations of empirical and molecular formulae, from composition by mass or percentage compositions by mass and relative molecular mass
• Calculating % by mass from the formula
• The terms anhydrous, hydrated and water of crystallisation
• Calculation of the formula of a hydrated salt from given percentage composition, mass composition or based on experimental results
Moles and gas volumes
• Molar volume of a gas
• Moles and gas volume triangle
• Summary of relationships for gases between amount of substance, volume, mass and number of molecules
• Calculating amount of substance from volume of gas and vice versa
• Ideal gases
• The ideal gas equation
Moles and concentrations of solutions
• Definitions and use of the terms concentration and mass concentration
• Concentrated and dilute
• Relationship between concentration, amount in mol and volume including concentration triangle
• Calculating concentration, amount in mol, volume and mass from given data
• Example calculations
• Mass concentrations
• Choosing the correct glassware to measure volumes
• Standard solutions
• Practical activity – making up a standard solution
• Diluting solutions and calculations
• Practical activity – diluting solutions
Moles and reactions
• Balanced chemical equations and stoichiometry
• Molar ratios
• Using molar ratio to calculate amounts in moles of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Using molar ratio to calculate masses of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
• Using molar ratio to calculate volumes of gases in a chemical reaction
• Flow diagrams showing steps in calculations involving quantities of reacting substances
• Example calculations – clearly illustrated in a highly visual way
Percentage yield and atom economy
• Introduction to Green Chemistry
• Reasons why reactions do not have 100% yield
• % yield and how to calculate it
• Calculations of % yield involving limiting reactant
• Atom economy and its importance in the sustainability of a chemical process
• Calculating atom economy
• Example calculations – clearly illustrated in a highly visual way
• Differences between atom economy and % yield
• Comparing chemical processes in terms of sustainability (using production of ethanol as an example)
Acids and bases
• Definitions of acid, base, alkali and salt
• Formulae of acids, bases, alkalis and salts
• The relationship between bases and alkalis
• The pH scale
• Everyday examples of acids and bases
• Weak and strong acids
• Diprotic acids
• Writing and balancing neutralization reactions (including acid-carbonate reactions)
• Ionic equations
Acid-base titrations
• Titration and uses
• Standard solution
• Glassware and procedure for titration with detailed hints for technique
• Reading burette
• Recording titration results and calculating the mean
• Titration calculations
• Examples of structured and unstructured calculations
• Revision of calculations involving masses and volumes
• Practical titration activity
• Evaluation of titration experiment
• Uncertainties and calculating % uncertainties
• Procedural errors
Redox
• Redox definition in terms of electron transfer
• Oxidation numbers and how to calculate them
• Oxidation number in chemical names
• Redox definition in terms of oxidation number
• Using oxidation numbers to identify redox reactions and determine what has been oxidised and reduced
• Oxidising and reducing agents
• Disproportionation as oxidation and reduction of the same element
Links
Next bundle:
Electrons and bonding
/teaching-resource/electrons-and-bonding-ocr-as-chemistry-12605443
Next topic
Topic 14 – Electron configuration – shells, sub-shells and orbitals
/teaching-resource/electron-configuration-shells-sub-shells-and-orbitals-ocr-as-chemistry-12207312
A fun quiz on naming alkanes and cycloalkanes, based on the format used by A Question of Sport in their picture quiz. Can be used as a team or individual activity, using mini whiteboards to write the answers. A linked interactive PowerPoint, with answers and explanations, is provided along with full teaching notes.
Please review!
Content covered:
• Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature for systematically naming organic compounds
• Naming alkanes and cycloalkanes
• Naming branched alkanes
Duration: 20 minutes
Links
Complete lesson - Topic 41 - Naming hydrocarbons
/teaching-resource/naming-hydrocarbons-ocr-as-chemistry-12242016
This bundle is ideal for classroom or home learning and covers all of the OCR A level chemistry specification section 3.2. – physical chemistry. The topics covered are enthalpy changes, experimental determination of enthalpy changes, bond enthalpies, Hess’ Law measuring reaction rates, collision theory, factors affecting rates of reaction, dynamic equilibrium, le Chatelier’s principle, factors affecting position of equilibrium, industrial chemical processes and the equilibrium constant Kc.
Each topic includes a fully interactive PowerPoint including starter, group activities, questions and plenary along with a worksheet. Answers to all exercises are provided. Some of the resources include a PowerPoint quiz.
This bundle is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following section:
Module 3 – Periodic table and energy
Part 2 – Physical chemistry
3.2.1 Enthalpy changes, 3.2.2 Reaction rates and 3.2.3 Chemical equilibrium
Content covered:
Enthalpy changes
• What is enthalpy
• Law of conservation of energy
• Enthalpy change
• Enthalpy profile diagrams
• System and surroundings
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions and examples
• Activation energy
• Standard enthalpy changes
• Standard conditions
• Definitions of enthalpy changes
• Simple calculations involving enthalpy changes
Experimental determination of enthalpy changes
• Energy exchange with the surroundings - heat loss in a chemical system = heat gain by surroundings
• Temperature scales
• Determining enthalpy changes using calorimetry
• Calculations involving q = mc∆T .
• Determining enthalpy changes in solution
• Determining enthalpy of combustion
• Errors associated with calorimetry experiments and how to minimise them
• Cooling curves and how to find the temperature rise
• Thermometric titration
Bond enthalpies
• Making covalent bonds (exothermic) and breaking covalent bonds (endothermic)
• Overall enthalpy change linked to relative enthalpies of breaking and making bonds – enthalpy profile diagram
• Average bond enthalpies and why they differ from actual bond enthalpies
• Factors affecting average bond enthalpies
• Calculations involving bond enthalpies
• Limitations of bond enthalpy calculations
• Plenary discussion about why there is a constant increase in the enthalpy change of combustion of alcohols for each CH2 group added
Hess’ Law
• Hess’ Law
• Indirect determination of enthalpy changes
• Enthalpy cycles
• Calculating enthalpy changes from enthalpy changes of combustion
• Calculating enthalpy changes from enthalpy changes of formation
• Summary of types of enthalpy calculation
• Calculating enthalpy changes from unfamiliar enthalpy cycles
Measuring rate of reaction
• Gradients
• Definition , calculation and units of rate of reaction
• Measuring rate of reaction experimentally using volume of gas, loss of mass or change in concentration
• Determining rate from a graph of concentration (or gas volume or mass loss) against time using tangents
• Smooth curve versus dot-to-dot
Collision theory and factors affecting rate of reaction
• Factors affecting rate of reaction
• The collision theory of reactions
• Activation energy and enthalpy profile diagrams
• Effect of concentration and pressure on rate and explanation in terms of collision theory
• Effect of temperature and catalysts on rate
• Catalysts – how they work and their advantages
• Using Boltzmann distribution curves and activation energy to explain the effect of temperature and catalysts on rate
Introduction to chemical equilibrium
• Static vs dynamic equilibrium
• Irreversible and reversible reactions
• Meaning of closed system
• Examples of dynamic equilibrium and how it is reached
• Definition of dynamic equilibrium
• How rates vary with time (graph of rate against time)
• How concentrations vary with time (graphs of concentration against time)
• Position of equilibrium – illustrated by concentration-time graphs
• Yield of reaction
Le Chatelier’s principle and equilibrium constant Kc
• Le Chatelier’s principle
• Effect of changing concentration, pressure or temperature on position of equilibrium, predicted and explained using le Chatelier’s principle
• Practical examples with colour changes
• Effect of adding a catalyst on rate of reaction and position of equilibrium
• Position of equilibrium and yield
• Choice of conditions in the chemical industry - factors considered including yield, rate , costs and safety
• How far, how fast?
• The Haber process as example of an industrial process
• The equilibrium constant Kc
• The equilibrium law
• Writing expressions for Kc and calculating values.
Links
Next lesson: – Introduction to organic chemistry (free resource)
Next bundle: Basic concepts of organic chemistry
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This is part of a series of ACTIVE REVISION SHEETS for AS Chemistry, designed to help students actively learn by filling in blanks and testing themselves as part of their revision. Each revision sheet consists of alternating A4 question and answer pages. The question pages have gaps and tables to fill in, as well as quick check questions. The answer pages have the same format, but with all the blanks filled in and answers to all questions. The question and answer pages should be printed back to back on A4 or side by side on A3 or A4 (reduced) – in the latter case the sheets should be folded in half to hide the answers. Ideal for self-study or classroom use, students can complete the question pages before looking at the answers to check their learning. Learning outcomes and tick boxes for each outcome are also provided.
This 6 page revision sheet on atomic masses is part of a series primarily aimed at the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.1 Atomic structure and isotopes
Please review!
Content covered
• Relative masses - comparison of masses to carbon-12
• Calculating relative atomic mass from the masses and abundances of the isotopes
• Mass spectrometry and its use in the above
• Calculating relative molecular and relative formula masses from formulae
• Key definitions of relative atomic mass and relative isotopic mass
Links
Previous revision sheet – Atomic structure
Next revision sheet – Formulae and equations
For full lesson with PowerPoint and worksheet see also Topic 3 - Atomic masses
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This is the first in a series of ACTIVE REVISION SHEETS for AS Chemistry, designed to help students actively learn by filling in blanks and testing themselves as part of their revision. Each revision sheet consists of alternating A4 question and answer pages. The question pages have gaps and tables to fill in, as well as quick check questions. The answer pages have the same format, but with all the blanks filled in and answers to all questions. The question and answer pages should be printed back to back on A4 or side by side on A3 or A4 (reduced) – in the latter case the sheets should be folded in half to hide the answers. Ideal for self-study or classroom use, students can complete the question pages before looking at the answers to check their learning. Learning outcomes and tick boxes for each outcome are also provided.
This 4 page revision sheet on atomic structure is part of a series primarily aimed at the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 1 – Atoms and reactions
2.1.1 Atomic structure and isotopes
Please review!
Content covered
• Protons, neutrons and electrons – mass and relative charge
• Atomic number and mass number
• Isotopes
• Key definitions
Links
Next revision sheet: Atomic masses
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For full lesson with PowerPoint and worksheet see
/teaching-resource/atomic-structure-ocr-as-chemistry-12182593
This complete year 12 lesson on electronegativity and bond polarity includes electronegativity, core charge, non-polar and polar covalent bonds and predicting the polarity of molecules from the bond polarities and the molecular shape. It features a 23 slide animated PowerPoint that illustrates the concepts in a lively and visual way and includes a starter, learning checks, animations, clearly explained examples and a plenary. A 6 page worksheet and answers to the exercises are provided.
This resource is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following sections:
Module 2 – Foundations in chemistry
Part 2 – Electrons, bonding and structure
2.2.2 Bonding and structure
Content covered
• Definition of electronegativity
• Atomic core and calculation of core charge
• Factors affecting electronegativity
• Pauling scale of electronegativity
• Electronegativity and bond polarity
• Non-polar and polar covalent bonds
• Electronegativity and bonding type (including intermediate bonding)
• Polarity of molecules from the bond polarities and the molecular shape
• Predicting whether a molecule will have an overall dipole from its symmetry
Duration: 1 lesson
Please review!
Links
Previous topic: Topic 17 – Shapes of molecules and ions OCR AS Chemistry /teaching-resource/resource-12220291
Next topic: Topic 19 Intermolecular forces
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This complete year 12 lesson on names and formulae of organic compounds with functional groups covers part of OCR section 4.1.1 (Basic concepts of organic chemistry). It features a 42 slide animated PowerPoint as well as a starter activity and plenary along with a 12 page workbook. Exam tips and answers to all exercises are provided. Ideal for the classroom or blended learning, this resource could be used as an introduction to the topic, or for revision, extension or consolidation.
This lesson is part of a series covering the OCR AS Chemistry specification and relates to the following part of the specification:
Module 4 – Core organic chemistry
Part 1 – Basic concepts and hydrocarbons
4.1.1 Basic concepts of organic chemistry
Content covered:
• Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature for systematically naming organic compounds
• Practice naming organic compounds including those with functional groups
• Revision of empirical and molecular formula and how to calculate them
• Formulae of compounds with functional groups
- Displayed formula
- Structural formula
- Skeletal formula
Duration: 1 lesson
Please review!
Links
Previous lesson: topic 41 – Naming hydrocarbons
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Quiz: A question of naming alkanes
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Bundle: Naming alkanes with quiz
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Next lesson: topic 43 – Isomerism
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