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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 38 - Condensation Polymers. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.48C - Know that condensation polymerisation, in which a dicarboxylic acid reacts with a diol, produces a polyester and water.
Specification Point 4.49C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formula of a polyester, showing the repeat unit, given the formulae of the monomers from which it is formed including the reaction of ethanedioic acid and ethanediol.
Specification Point 4.50C - Know that some polyesters, known as biopolyesters, are biodegradable.
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Specification Point 1.22 - Practical: investigate how extension varies with applied force for helical springs, metal wires and rubber bands.
Specification Point 1.23 - Know that the initial linear region of a force-extension graph is associated with Hooke’s law.
Specification Point 1.24 - Describe elastic behaviour as the ability of a material to recover its original shape after the forces causing deformation have been removed.
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Specification Point 3.1 - Use the following units: degree (°), hertz (Hz), metre (m), metre/second (m/s) and second (s).
Specification Point 3.2 - Explain the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves.
Specification Point 3.3 - Know the definitions of amplitude, wavefront, frequency, wavelength and period of a waves.
Specification Point 3.4 - Know that waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter.
Specification Point 3.5 - Know and use the relationship between the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave.
Specification Point 3.6 - Use the relationship between frequency and time period.
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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 6 - Paper Chromatography. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
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.
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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 13 - Covalent Bonding. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
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.
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Specification Point 3.1 - Know that chemical reactions in which heat energy is given out are described as exothermic, and those in which heat energy is taken in are described as endothermic.
Specification Point 3.2 - Describe simple calorimetry experiments for reactions such as combustion, displacement, dissolving and neutralisation.
Specification Point 3.3 - Calculate the heat energy change from a measured temperature change using the expression Q = mcΔT.
Specification Point 3.4 - Calculate the molar enthalpy change (ΔH) from the heat energy change, Q.
Specification Point 3.8 - Practical: investigate temperature changes accompanying some of the following types of change: salts dissolving in water, neutralisation reactions, displacement reactions and combustion reactions.
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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.
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Specification Point 3.1 - Know that chemical reactions in which heat energy is given out are described as exothermic, and those in which heat energy is taken in are described as endothermic.
Specification Point 3.2 - Describe simple calorimetry experiments for reactions such as combustion, displacement, dissolving and neutralisation.
Specification Point 3.3 - Calculate the heat energy change from a measured temperature change using the expression Q = mcΔT.
Specification Point 3.4 - Calculate the molar enthalpy change (ΔH) from the heat energy change, Q.
Specification Point 3.8 - Practical: investigate temperature changes accompanying some of the following types of change: salts dissolving in water, neutralisation reactions, displacement reactions and combustion reactions.
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Specification Point 1.1 - Understand how to use some common units in physics.
Specification Point 1.3 - Plot and explain distance−time graphs.
Specification Point 1.4 - Know and use the relationship between average speed, distance moved and time taken.
Specification Point 1.5 - Practical: investigate the motion of everyday objects such as toy cars or tennis balls.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 31 - Organic Compounds. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
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 4.3.8 - Aggression.
The ethological explanation of aggression, including reference to innate releasing mechanisms and fixed action patterns.
Evolutionary explanations of human aggression.
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Specification Point 4.3.2 - Relationships.
Virtual relationships in social media: self-disclosure in virtual relationships; effects of absence of gating on the nature of virtual relationships.
Complete set of Chapter 9 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 29 - Reversible Reactions. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 3.17 - Know that some reactions are reversible and this is indicated by the symbol ⇌ in equations.
Specification Point 3.18 - Describe reversible reactions such as the dehydration of hydrated copper (II) sulphate and the effect of heat on ammonium chloride.
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Specification Point 4.2.1 - Approaches in psychology.
The psychodynamic approach: the role of the unconscious, the structure of personality, that is Id, Ego and Superego, defence mechanisms including repression, denial and displacement, psychosexual stages.
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Specification Point 4.3.7 - Stress.
The physiology of stress, including general adaptation syndrome, the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal system, the sympathomedullary pathway and the role of cortisol.
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Specification Point 4.3.3 - Gender.
Sex and gender, sex-role stereotypes.
Androgyny and measuring androgyny including the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
Atypical gender development: gender dysphoria; biological and social explanations for gender dysphoria.
Complete set of Chapter 10 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 44 - Genetic Diagrams. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 3.22 - Understand that most phenotypic features are the result of polygenic inheritance rather than single genes.
Specification Point 3.23 - Describe patterns of monohybrid inheritance using a genetic diagram.
Specification Point 3.24 - Understand how to interpret family pedigrees.
Specification Point 3.25 - Predict probabilities of outcomes from monohybrid crosses.
Specification Point 3.26 - Understand how the sex of a person is controlled by one pair of chromosomes, XX in a female and XY in a male.
Specification Point 3.27 - Describe the determination of the sex of offspring at fertilisation, using a genetic diagram.
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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.
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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 37 - Addition Polymers. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.44 - Know that an addition polymer is formed by joining up many small molecules called monomers.
Specification Point 4.45 - Understand how to draw the repeat unit of an addition polymer, including polyethene, polypropene, polychloroethene and polytetrafluoroethene.
Specification Point 4.46 - Understand how to deduce the structure of a monomer from the repeat unit of an addition polymer and vice versa.
Specification Point 4.47 - Explain problems in the disposal of addition polymers.
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Specification Point 4.3.2.1 - Producing monoclonal antibodies.
Specification Point 4.3.2.2 - Uses of monoclonal antibodies.
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