Chemistry
Year 11 · Curriculum for Wales
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View topicsYear 11 completes WJEC GCSE Chemistry in Wales. Remaining content covers rates of reaction, energy changes, organic chemistry, the Earth's atmosphere and resources, and chemical analysis.
The year is dominated by consolidating calculations and exam practice. Moles, concentration, percentage yield and atom economy recur throughout the papers, and specified-practical questions expect method and error analysis, not just results.
Curriculum Breakdown
Important Topics
- Rates of ReactionCollision theory, factors affecting rate, catalysts and rate graphs.
- Energy ChangesExothermic and endothermic reactions, bond energies and reaction profiles.
- Organic ChemistryCrude oil, alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids and polymers.
- Earth's Atmosphere & ResourcesAtmospheric change, pollution, water treatment and sustainability.
- Chemical AnalysisTests for ions and gases, chromatography and instrumental methods.
- Calculations & Exam TechniqueMoles, concentration, yield, atom economy and structured working.
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