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Chemistry
OCR GCSE Chemistry B
Chemical patterns

OCR GCSE Chemistry B · J258 · Chapter C2

Chemical patterns

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Trace the development of ideas about atomic structure and the arrangement of elements in the modern Periodic Table.

C2.1 History of the atomic model

History of the atomic model
Structure of the atom
Sub-atomic particles
Size and scale of atoms
Typical size of atoms
Relating size to physical objects
Calculating particle numbers

C2.2 The Periodic Table and elements

Periodic Table arrangement
Mendeleev's arrangement
Support for Mendeleev's ideas
Metals vs non-metals
Group 1 properties
Group 7 properties
Predicting reactions
Identifying Group 7 reactivity
Identifying Group 1 reactivity

C2.3 Formation of compounds

Group 0 properties
Outer shell electrons and properties
Reactions and electron arrangement
Atomic structure and Periodic Table position
Ionic bonding nature
Ionic bonding explanation
Calculating particles in ions
Dot and cross diagrams
Bulk properties of ionic materials
Melting points of ionic compounds
Limitations of models
Translating chemical structures

C2.4 Chemical equations

Writing formulae
Deducing formulae from ions
Writing balanced equations
State symbols

C2.5 Transition metal properties

Properties of transition metals

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