Name: Chemistry for CSEC® Examinations Student’s Book
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ISBN: 9780230479463

Macmillan Education

Chemistry for CSEC® Examinations Student’s Book

Tania Chung, Mike Taylor

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Chemistry for CSEC® Examinations Student’s Book

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Chemistry for CSEC® Examinations is part of a well-established series of books aimed at students preparing for their CSEC Science studies. This revised edition is aligned to the latest CSEC syllabus (2013) and includes the most up-to-date scientific information.

• Written for the latest CSEC syllabus
• Dedicated School-Based Assessment section gives step-by-step tips to maximise success in the CSEC coursework
• Practical activities and experiments throughout
• New group-work feature tests students’ investigative skills
• Demonstrates real-world applications of key syllabus points
• Benefits from a new, clear and accessible design
• Written by an expert team of science educators

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Language

English

ISBN

9780230479463

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Series Preface

About this Book

Section A: Principles of Chemistry

1 States of Matter

Three states of matter

Changes of state

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

2 Mixtures and Separations

Elements, mixtures and compounds

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

3 Atomic Structure

Some early ideas about atoms

Uses of radioactivity

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

4 Periodic Table and Periodicity

What is the Periodic Table?

Trends in the Periodic Table

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

5 Structure and Bonding

Stable electronic structures

Bonding

Compounds containing more than one type of bond

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

6 Mole Concept

Numbers of atoms

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

7 Acids, Bases and Salts

Acids

Bases

Salts

Acidity and pH

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

8 Oxidation–Reduction Reactions

Oxidation and reduction

Oxidation number

Tests for oxidising and reducing agents

Redox in electrolysis

Some common redox reactions

Some common oxidising and reducing agents

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

9 Electrochemistry

Electrical conduction through a solution

Electrolysis

Electrolysis calculations

Electrolysis in commercial processes

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

10 Rates of Reaction

Fast and slow reactions

Reversible reactions

Measuring rate of reaction in the laboratory

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

11 Energetics

Chemical energy

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

Section B: Organic Chemistry

12 Sources of Hydrocarbon Compounds

Natural gas

Crude oil

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

13 Introduction to Organic Series

Organic chemistry

Homologous series

Nomenclature of organic compounds

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

14 Structural Isomerism

Structural isomers of alkanes

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

15 Reactions of Alkanes and Alkenes

Reactions of alkanes

Reactions of alkenes

Reactions that distinguish between alkanes and alkenes

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

16 Reactions of Alcohols, Acids and Esters

Alcohols

Carboxylic acids

Esters

Detergents

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

17 Polymers

Macromolecules

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

Section C: Inorganic Chemistry

18 Characteristics of Metals

General properties of metals

Metals and non-metals in the Periodic Table

The physical and chemical properties of selected metals

Reactions of metal compounds

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

19 Reactivity and Extraction of Metals

The reactivity of metals

The occurrence of metals in nature

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

20 Uses of Metals

Structure of metals

Alloys

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

21 Metals and the Environment

Corrosion

Metals and living systems

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

22 Non-metals and Water

The general properties of non-metals

Physical and chemical reactions of some non-metals

Laboratory preparation of gases

Non-metals and their uses

Pollution caused by non-metals

Water

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

23 Green Chemistry

The 12 principles of Green Chemistry

The benefits of Green Chemistry

Examples of Green Chemistry in industry

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

24 Qualitative Analysis

Anions, cations and gases

Chapter summary

Answers to ITQs

Examination-style questions

Section D: School-Based Assessment

25 School-Based Assessment

Practical work in Chemistry

School-Based Assessment contents

Appendices

A FAQs on moles

B FAQs on electrolysis

C Periodic Table

D Tables of common elements and atomic numbers

E Charts in Periodic Table form

F Common units and useful constants

G The reactivity series of metals

H The Greek alphabet

Index

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