Overview
Qualification Grading Type
Graded
This unit is expiring
The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2029.
Unit Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the importance of Health and Safety in a laboratory.
Assessment Criteria
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1.1.
Explain Health and Safety procedures in a laboratory.
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1.2.
Explain Health and Safety legislation and hazards relevant to different Scientific working environments.
2.
Be able to use laboratory equipment effectively.
Assessment Criteria
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2.1.
Follow instructions in a complex chemistry practical assessment.
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2.2.
Use laboratory equipment to carry out practical procedures correctly and safely.
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2.3.
Construct a suitable report from observations made in a practical experiment presented in a suitable format.
3.
Be able to investigate quantitative and qualitative analysis safely and effectively.
Assessment Criteria
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3.1.
Demonstrate accurately the composition and amount of components in samples.
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3.2.
Discuss the measures taken to ensure accuracy in determining the composition and the amount of components in samples.
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3.3.
Carry out qualitative analysis of some inorganic chemical compounds to identify the components present.
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3.4.
Explain how one of the analysis techniques works in terms of chemical reactions.
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3.5.
Assess how qualitative techniques can be used quantitatively