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SQA National 5 Chemistry C813 75
47 points in 3 topics, with SQA's codes and titles.
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1 Chemical changes and structure
- 1.a Rates of reaction
- 1.b Atomic structure and bonding related to properties of materials
- 1.b.i Periodic table and atoms
- 1.b.ii Covalent bonding
- 1.b.iii Ionic compounds
- 1.c Formulae and reacting quantities
- 1.c.i Chemical formulae
- 1.c.ii Calculations involving the mole and balanced equations
- 1.c.iii Percentage composition
- 1.d Acids and bases
- 1.d.i pH
- 1.d.ii Neutralisation reactions
- 1.d.iii Neutralisation reactions can be used to prepare soluble salts
2 Nature’s chemistry
3 Chemistry in society
- 3.a Metals
- 3.a.i Metallic bonding
- 3.a.ii Reactions of metals
- 3.a.iii Redox
- 3.a.iv Extraction of metals
- 3.a.v Electrochemical cells
- 3.b Plastics
- 3.b.i Addition polymerisation
- 3.b.ii Representation of the structure of monomers and polymers
- 3.c Fertilisers
- 3.c.i Commercial production of fertilisers
- 3.c.ii Haber and Ostwald processes
- 3.d Nuclear chemistry
- 3.d.i Radiation
- 3.d.ii Nuclear equations
- 3.d.iii Half-life
- 3.d.iv Use of radioactive isotopes
- 3.e Chemical analysis
- 3.e.i Common chemical apparatus
- 3.e.ii General practical techniques
- 3.e.iii Analytical methods
- 3.e.iv Reporting experimental work