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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………...i

RATIONALE ............................................................................................................................................ 1

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AIMS………………….. ................................................................................................................................. 2

SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ................................................................................................. 2

PREREQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS ........................................................................................................ 4

STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS .............................................................................................................. 5

SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING THE SYLLABUS ...................................................................................... 5

THE PRACTICAL APPROACH ................................................................................................................... 6

UNIT 1: CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS I ......................................................................... 10

MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTALS IN CHEMISTRY ......................................................................... 10
MODULE 2: KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIA .................................................................................... 21

MODULE 3: CHEMISTRY OF THE ELEMENTS ........................................................................... 29

UNIT 2: CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS II ........................................................................ 36

MODULE 1: THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS ....................................................... 36
MODULE 2: ANALYTICAL METHODS AND SEPARATION TECHNIQUES .................................... 45
MODULE 3: INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................... 55

OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 64

REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES ......................................................................................... 71

REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES .............................................................................................. 71

ASSESSMENT GRID .............................................................................................................................. 72

APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................................... 73

APPENDIX II: CHEMISTRY DATA BOOKLET .......................................................................................... 78

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