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Specification Point 4.1.1 - Social influence.
Conformity to social roles as investigated by Zimbardo.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 4.1.1 - Social influence.
Explanations for obedience: agentic state and legitimacy of authority, and situational variables affecting obedience including proximity and location, as investigated by Milgram.
Dispositional explanation for obedience: the authoritarian personality.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 5.2 - Understand the factors leading to rural changes in a named developed country.
Specification Point 5.2 - Understand the factors leading to rural changes in a named developing or emerging country.
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Specification Point 6.3 - Understand the range of possible strategies aimed at making urban living more sustainable and improving the quality of life for the chosen urban environment.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 1.18 - Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.19 - Understand how to deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.20 - Understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base character of oxides to classify elements as metals or non-metals.
Specification Point 1.21 - Identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.22 - Understand how the electronic configuration of a main group element is related to its position in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.23 - Understand why elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar chemical properties.
Specification Point 1.24 - Understand why the noble gases (Group 0) do not readily react.
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 1.18 - Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.19 - Understand how to deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.20 - Understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base character of oxides to classify elements as metals or non-metals.
Specification Point 1.21 - Identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.22 - Understand how the electronic configuration of a main group element is related to its position in the periodic table.
Specification Point 1.23 - Understand why elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar chemical properties.
Specification Point 1.24 - Understand why the noble gases (Group 0) do not readily react.
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 1.25 - Understand how to write word equations and balanced chemical equations (including state symbols).
Specification Point 1.26 - Calculate relative formula masses (including relative molecular masses) from relative atomic masses.
Specification Point 1.27 - Know that the mole is the unit for the amount of a substance.
Specification Point 1.28 - Understand how to carry out calculations involving amount of substance, relative atomic mass and relative formula mass.
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 2.33C - Describe how to carry out an acid-alkali titration.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 22 - Titrations. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 2.33C - Describe how to carry out an acid-alkali titration.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Worksheets are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 12 - Ionic Bonding. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 1.37 - Understand how ions are formed by electron loss or gain.
Specification Point 1.38 - Know the charges of several atomic and molecular ions.
Specification Point 1.39 - Write formulae for compounds formed between the ions listed in 1.38.
Specification Point 1.40 - Draw dot-and-cross diagrams to show the formation of ionic compounds by electron transfer, limited to combinations of elements from groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7.
Specification Point 1.41 - Understand ionic bonding in terms of electrostatic attractions.
Specification Point 1.42 - Understand why compounds with giant ionic lattices have high melting and boiling points.
Specification Point 1.43 - Know that ionic compounds do not conduct electricity when solid, but do conduct electricity when molten and in aqueous solution.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Worksheets are available.
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Specification Point 1.44 - Know that a covalent bond is formed between atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons.
Specification Point 1.45 - Understand covalent bonds in terms of electrostatic attractions.
Specification Point 1.46 - Understand how to use dot-and-cross diagrams to represent covalent bonds in a variety of molecules.
Specification Point 1.47 - Explain why substances with a simple molecular structures are gases or liquids, or solids with low melting and boiling points.
Specification Point 1.48 - Explain why the melting and boiling points of substances with simple molecular structures increase, in general, with increasing relative molecular mass.
Specification Point 1.49 - Explain why substances with giant covalent structures are solids with high melting and boiling points.
Specification Point 1.50 - Explain how the structures of diamond, graphite and fullerene influence their physical properties, including electrical conductivity and hardness.
Specification Point 1.51 - Know that covalent compounds do not usually conduct electricity.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 1.44 - Know that a covalent bond is formed between atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons.
Specification Point 1.45 - Understand covalent bonds in terms of electrostatic attractions.
Specification Point 1.46 - Understand how to use dot-and-cross diagrams to represent covalent bonds in a variety of molecules.
Specification Point 1.47 - Explain why substances with a simple molecular structures are gases or liquids, or solids with low melting and boiling points.
Specification Point 1.48 - Explain why the melting and boiling points of substances with simple molecular structures increase, in general, with increasing relative molecular mass.
Specification Point 1.49 - Explain why substances with giant covalent structures are solids with high melting and boiling points.
Specification Point 1.50 - Explain how the structures of diamond, graphite and fullerene influence their physical properties, including electrical conductivity and hardness.
Specification Point 1.51 - Know that covalent compounds do not usually conduct electricity.
Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
EdexcelCompanion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 4 - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 1.8 - Understand how to classify a substance as an element, compound or mixture.
Specification Point 1.9 - Understand that a pure substance has a fixed melting and boiling point, but that a mixture may melt or boil over a range of temperatures.
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Specification Point 1.14 - Know what is meant by the terms atom and molecule.
Specification Point 1.15 - Know the structure of an atom in terms of the positions, relative masses and relative charges of subatomic particles.
Specification Point 1.16 - Know what is meant by the terms atomic number, mass number, isotopes and relative atomic mass (Ar).
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 1.11 - Understand how a chromatogram provides information about the composition of a mixture.
Specification Point 1.12 - Understand how to use the calculation of Rf values to identify the components of a mixture.
Specification Point 1.13 - Practical: understand how a chromatogram provides information about the composition of a mixture.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 4.1 - Know that a hydrocarbon is a compound of hydrogen and carbon only.
Specification Point 4.2 - Understand how to represent organic molecules using empirical formulae, molecular formulae, general formulae, structural formulae and displayed formulae.
Specification Point 4.3 - Know what is meant by the terms homologous series, functional group and isomerism.
Specification Point 4.4 - Understand how to name compounds relevant to this specification using the rules of IUPAC nomenclature.
Specification Point 4.5 - Understand how to write the possible structural and displayed formulae of an organic molecule given its molecular formula.
Specification Point 4.6 - Understand how to classify reactions of organic compounds as substitution, addition and combustion.
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Specification Point 4.11 - Know that a fuel is a substance that, when burned, releases heat energy.
Specification Point 4.12 - Know the possible products of complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons with oxygen in the air.
Specification Point 4.13 - Understand why carbon monoxide is poisonous, in terms of its effect on the capacity of blood to transport oxygen.
Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen.
Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen.
Specification Point 4.15 - Explain how the combustion of some impurities in hydrocarbon fuels results in the formation of sulphur dioxide.
Specification Point 4.16 - Understand how sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen contribute to acid rain.
Specification Point 4.17 - Describe how long-chain alkanes are converted to alkenes and shorter-chain alkanes by catalytic cracking.
Specification Point 4.18 - Explain why cracking is necessary, in terms of the balance between supply and demand for different fractions.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 4.7 - Know that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons.
Specification Point 4.8 - Describe how the industrial process of fractional distillation separates crude oil into fractions.
Specification Point 4.9 - Know the names and uses of the main fractions obtained from crude oil.
Specification Point 4.10 - Know the trend in colour, boiling point and viscosity of the main fractions.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 32 - Crude Oil. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.7 - Know that crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons.
Specification Point 4.8 - Describe how the industrial process of fractional distillation separates crude oil into fractions.
Specification Point 4.9 - Know the names and uses of the main fractions obtained from crude oil.
Specification Point 4.10 - Know the trend in colour, boiling point and viscosity of the main fractions.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 33 - Burning Hydrocarbons. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.11 - Know that a fuel is a substance that, when burned, releases heat energy.
Specification Point 4.12 - Know the possible products of complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons with oxygen in the air.
Specification Point 4.13 - Understand why carbon monoxide is poisonous, in terms of its effect on the capacity of blood to transport oxygen.
Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen.
Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen.
Specification Point 4.15 - Explain how the combustion of some impurities in hydrocarbon fuels results in the formation of sulphur dioxide.
Specification Point 4.16 - Understand how sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen contribute to acid rain.
Specification Point 4.17 - Describe how long-chain alkanes are converted to alkenes and shorter-chain alkanes by catalytic cracking.
Specification Point 4.18 - Explain why cracking is necessary, in terms of the balance between supply and demand for different fractions.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.