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Practical skills, mathematical requirements and assessment

Study AQA AS and A-level Chemistry practical skills, required practicals, mathematical requirements, assessment objectives and practical endorsement expectations.

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Chemistry

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AQAA LevelChemistry7405

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  • AS practical skills and required practical activities: Required practical 1: make up a volumetric solution and carry out a simple acid-base titration.
  • AS practical skills and required practical activities: Required practical 2: measure an enthalpy change.
  • AS practical skills and required practical activities: Handle solids and liquids safely, including hazardous substances.
  • AS practical skills and required practical activities: Measure reaction rates using appropriate methods.
  • A-level practical endorsement and required practical activities: Apply risk management and safe working in practical contexts.
  • A-level practical endorsement and required practical activities: Demonstrate competence in apparatus and techniques across the A-level course.
  • A-level practical endorsement and required practical activities: Required practical 1: make up a volumetric solution and carry out a simple acid-base titration.
  • A-level practical endorsement and required practical activities: Required practical 10: prepare an organic solid and test its purity.
  • Mathematical requirements and assessment objectives: Apply geometry or trigonometry where required by chemical contexts.
  • Mathematical requirements and assessment objectives: Handle data, units, standard form, significant figures and uncertainty.
  • Mathematical requirements and assessment objectives: Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific information, ideas and evidence.
  • Mathematical requirements and assessment objectives: Apply knowledge and understanding in theoretical, practical, qualitative and quantitative contexts.
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