AQA Chemistry Checklist - Triple Award - VIDEO - EXAM - Q&A

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AQA Chemistry Checklist for the Triple Award is organized as a sequence of exam-focused video and Q&A topics. It covers atomic structure fundamentals such as atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures, periodic trends, electronic structure, relative atomic mass and experimental evidence for atomic model development. Subsequent sections address bonding, including ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, alongside particle-model limitations and key properties of different structures, with guidance on applying separation, identification and prediction skills.

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Topic 1. Atomic structure

Atoms, elements, compounds, mixtures

Separating mixtures

Scientific models of the atom

Atomic Structure

Relative Atomic Mass

Electronic Structure

The Periodic Table

Group 0-The Noble Gases

Group 1-The Alkali Metals

Group 7-Halogens

Transition elements

Topic 2. Bonding

Ionic Bonding

Covalent bonding

Metallic bonding

Solids, liquids and gases

Properties of ionic, covalent and metallic structures

Giant covalent structures

AQA Chemistry Checklist Triple Award VIDEO EXAM Q&A Topic 1. Atomic structure | Video: Atoms, elements, compounds, mixtures
• Use the names and symbols of the first 20 elements in the periodic table, the elements in Groups 1 and 7, and other elements in this specification.
• Name compounds of these elements from given formulae or symbol equations.
• Define an atom, an element, a compound and a mixture. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Video: Separating mixtures
• Describe, explain and give examples of the specified processes of separation.
• Suggest suitable separation and purification techniques for mixtures when given appropriate information. | | | | | Video: Scientific models of the atom
• Describe how and why the atomic model has changed over time.
• Describe the difference between the plum-pudding model of the atom and the nuclear model of the atom.
• Describe why the new evidence from the scattering experiment led to a change in the atomic model. | | | | | Video: Atomic Structure
• Recall the different charges of the particles that make up an atom.
• Describe why atoms have no overall charge.
• Use the periodic table to identify the number of protons in different elements. | | | | | Video: Relative Atomic Mass
• Calculate the relative atomic mass of an element given the percentage abundance of its isotopes. | | | | | Video: Electronic Structure
• Represent the electronic structures of the first twenty elements of the periodic table in both forms.
• Describe how many electrons there can be in the first, second and third energy shells.
• Answer questions in terms of either energy levels or shells. | | | | | Video: The Periodic Table
• Explain how the position of an element in the periodic table is related to the arrangement of electrons in its atoms and hence to its atomic number.
• Describe the key steps in the development of the periodic table.
• Explain the differences between metals and non-metals on the basis of their characteristic physical and chemical properties.
• Explain how the atomic structure of metals and non-metals relates to their position in the periodic table. | | | | The leading source of online video tutorials dedicated to the 9-1 Science GCSEs © [my-GCSEscience.com](my-GCSEscience.com) AQA Chemistry Checklist Triple Award VIDEO EXAM Q&A Video: Group 0-The Noble Gases • Explain how properties of the elements in Group 0 depend on their full outer shell of electrons • Predict properties such as boiling points from given trends down the group. | Video: Group 1-The Alkali Metals
• Describe the reactions of the first three alkali metals with oxygen, chlorine and water.
• Explain how properties of the elements in Group 1 depend on the outer shell of electrons of the atoms.
• Predict properties from given trends down the group.
| | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Video: Group 7-Halogens
• Describe the main properties of group 7 halogens, such as chlorine, bromine, iodine.
• Explain how properties of the elements in Group 7 depend on the outer shell of electrons of the atoms.
• Predict properties from given trends down the group.
| | | | | Video: Transition elements
• Describe the main differences in melting points, densities, strength, hardness and reactivity between transition metals and group 1 metals.
• Recall that transition elements have ions with different charges form coloured compounds and are useful as catalysts.
| | | | | Topic 2. Bonding | | | | | Video: Ionic Bonding
• The definition of an ionic bond.
• Describe how ionic bonds form between metals and non-metals.
• Recognise a compound from its formula or from a 3D diagram.
• Describe key properties of ionic compounds. | | | | | Video: Covalent bonding
• Recognise common substances that consist of small molecules from their chemical formula
• Draw dot and cross diagrams for the molecules of hydrogen,

FAQs

What key ideas are covered in Topic 1 Atomic structure?

The checklist covers defining atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures, separation of mixtures, atomic models and how evidence changed them, plus periodic table and electron structure topics.

How do you calculate relative atomic mass in this checklist?

Calculate relative atomic mass using the percentage abundance of isotopes for the element.

Which bonding types and properties are included under Topic 2 Bonding?

It includes ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, representations of bonding diagrams, states of matter and the properties of ionic, covalent and metallic structures.

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