GCSE Chemistry Specification

OCR A J248

Section C3.1: Introducing chemical reactions

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#C3.1a

use chemical symbols to write the formulae of elements and simple covalent and ionic compounds

#C3.1b

use the names and symbols of common elements and compounds and the principle of conservation of mass to write formulae and balanced chemical equations and half equations

#C3.1c

use the names and symbols of common elements from a supplied Periodic Table to write formulae and balanced chemical equations where appropriate

the first 20 elements, Groups 1, 7, and 0 and other common elements included within the specification

#C3.1d

use the formula of common ions to deduce the formula of a compound

#C3.1e

construct balanced ionic equations

#C3.1f

describe the physical states of products and reactants using state symbols (s, l, g and aq)

#C3.1g

recall and use the definitions of the Avogadro constant (in standard form) and of the mole

the calculation of the mass of one atom/molecule

both the classical (carbon-12 based) and revised (Avogadro constant based) definitions of the mole accepted

#C3.1h

explain how the mass of a given substance is related to the amount of that substance in moles and vice versa

#C3.1i

recall and use the law of conservation of mass

#C3.1j

explain any observed changes in mass in non-enclosed systems during a chemical reaction and explain them using the particle model

#C3.1k

deduce the stoichiometry of an equation from the masses of reactants and products and explain the effect of a limiting quantity of a reactant

#C3.1l

use a balanced equation to calculate masses of reactants or products