Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Be able to apply the mole concept in calculations.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Apply the mole concept to describe the quantity of substance.
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1.2.
Calculate a mass from a number of moles and vice versa.
2.
Know the energetics of chemical reactions.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Explain why some chemical reactions are accompanied by an energy change.
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2.2.
Construct reaction profile diagrams to differentiate between exothermic and endothermic reactions.
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2.3.
Calculate enthalpy changes of reaction from average bond energies.
3.
Understand the factors affecting kinetics.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Explain the effect of temperature, concentration and surface area on rate of reaction using the collision theory.
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3.2.
Define activation energy and explain its influences on rate.
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3.3.
Explain the action of a catalyst.
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3.4.
Use the Maxwell-Boltzman distribution to explain the effect of a catalyst on rate of reaction.
4.
Understand equilibrium concepts in chemical reactions.
Assessment Criteria
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4.1.
Explain the characteristics of a dynamic equilibrium.
5.
Be able to apply Le Chaterliers principle.
Assessment Criteria
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5.1.
Define Le Chaterliers principle.
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5.2.
Apply Le Chaterliers principle to chemical systems that demonstrate dynamic equilibrium.