Key ideas in GCSE chemistry
What is here?
Worksheets and practical guides to support key ideas in GCSE chemistry, and pages that describe and explain these ideas.
Coverage
02 Elements, compounds and mixtures
05 Chemical formulae and equations
Worksheets
| PDF code | Title of worksheet | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G-keyideas-01-01 | Changes of state | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-01-02 | States of matter - summary | Information |
| G-keyideas-02-01 | Hazard symbols | Information |
| G-keyideas-02-02 | Using hazard symbols | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-03-01 | Atoms, subatomic particles, and electronic configurations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-03-02 | Subatomic particle calculations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-03-03 | Atomic structure - what do you recall? | Revision aid |
| G-keyideas-03-04 | Periodic table codes | Revision aid |
| G-keyideas-04-01 | General properties of metals and non-metals | Information |
| G-keyideas-04-02 | Key features of the periodic table | Information |
| G-keyideas-04-03 | Electronic configurations and the periodic table | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-05-01 | Balancing chemical equations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-05-02 | Balancing equations card sort | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-05-03 | Chemical equations card sort | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-05-04 | Balancing equations practice | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-01 | Relative formula mass and percentage mass calculations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-02 | Working out empirical formulae | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-03 | Finding the formula of magnesium oxide | Practical guide |
| G-keyideas-06-04 | Reacting mass problems 1 | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-05 | Reacting mass problems 2 | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-06 | Mass, amount and concentration calculations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-06-07 | Percentage yield calculations | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-07-01 | Formulae of common ions | Information |
| G-keyideas-07-02 | Working out the formulae of ionic compounds | Information |
| G-keyideas-07-03 | Formula of ionic compounds - practice | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-07-04 | Names and formulae of ionic compounds | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-07-05 | Common ions flash cards | Revision aid |
| G-keyideas-07-06 | Formulae and names of ionic compounds | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-08-01 | Investigating the properties of ionic and covalent compounds | Practical guide |
| G-keyideas-08-02 | Covalent bonding: dot and cross diagrams | Worksheet |
| G-keyideas-08-03 | Structure, bonding and physical properties of different substances | Information |
Answers
By popular demand, these worksheets have model answers where appropriate.
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