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SQA National 5 Chemistry

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Flashcards for SQA National 5 Chemistry, split into the course's three areas, from Chemical changes and structure to Chemistry in society, and then by key area in the order of the course specification (version 5.0). Values printed in the data booklet, such as relative atomic masses, are left for you to look up, so the cards cover the ideas, reactions and methods you use them with.

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What is inside (18 subdecks)

  • 1 Chemical changes and structure197 cards
    • 1(a) Rates of reaction14 cards
    • 1(b) Atomic structure and bonding related to properties of materials85 cards
      • (i) Periodic table and atoms48 cards
      • (ii) Covalent bonding19 cards
      • (iii) Ionic compounds18 cards
    • 1(c) Formulae and reacting quantities52 cards
    • 1(d) Acids and bases46 cards
  • 2 Nature's chemistry96 cards
    • 2(a) Homologous series52 cards
    • 2(b) Everyday consumer products29 cards
    • 2(c) Energy from fuels15 cards
  • 3 Chemistry in society168 cards
    • 3(a) Metals54 cards
    • 3(b) Plastics16 cards
    • 3(c) Fertilisers19 cards
    • 3(d) Nuclear chemistry39 cards
    • 3(e) Chemical analysis40 cards

Some of its cards

  • What can be measured over time to follow the progress of a chemical reaction?
    A change in mass, volume or another quantity
  • Why are alcohols used as fuels?
    They are highly flammable and burn with a very clean flame
  • Between which type of atom does a covalent bond form?
    Non-metal atoms
  • What is an exothermic reaction or process?
    One that releases heat energy
  • What is metallic bonding?
    The electrostatic attraction between positive metal ions and the delocalised electrons among them
  • What is a homologous series?
    A group of compounds that share one general formula and have similar chemical behaviour
  • Name three nutrients that growing plants need, which fertilisers can supply.
    Compounds containing nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium
  • What do most compound names ending in '-ide' indicate?
    That the compound contains the two elements named
  • Why do atoms lose or gain electrons to form ions?
    So that they end up with the same stable electron arrangement as a noble gas
  • What does the pH scale indicate?
    The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution

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