To investigate how to separate and purify substances using a variety of techniques.
To demonstrate a knowledge of chromatography, its importance in purifying substances and how to interpret chromatograms.
To describe the difference between chemical and physical changes, the difference between atoms elements and compounds.
To describe the structure of atoms and to describe how electrons build up in shells around the nucleus.
To explain what an ion is and to use dot cross diagrams to represent ions.
To be able to construct and interpret ionic bond dot cross diagrams.
To be able to construct and interpret covalent bond diagrams.
To state the definition of a macromolecule and explain the properties of graphite, diamond and silicon dioxide.