{"id":3311,"date":"2026-05-11T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsystem.net\/xyz\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3311"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T06:29:52","slug":"atomic-structure-and-the-periodic-table-topic-1","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsystem.net\/xyz\/product\/atomic-structure-and-the-periodic-table-topic-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table &#8211; Topic 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic\" style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: Poppins, Arial, sans-serif; color: #1f2937; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<style>\n.ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-mobile-version {<br \/>  display: none;<br \/>}<br \/>.ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-desktop-version {<br \/>  display: block;<br \/>}<br \/>@media (max-width: 600px) {<br \/>  .ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-desktop-version {<br \/>    display: none !important;<br \/>  }<br \/>  .ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-mobile-version {<br \/>    display: block !important;<br \/>  }<br \/>}<br \/>@media (min-width: 601px) {<br \/>  .ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-desktop-version {<br \/>    display: block !important;<br \/>  }<br \/>  .ols-course-overview-topic-1-atomic .ols-spec-mobile-version {<br \/>    display: none !important;<br \/>  }<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><!-- INTRO BANNER --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8fafc 0%, #eef2f7 100%); padding: 36px; border-radius: 20px; margin: 0 0 22px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35);\">Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table &#8211; Topic 1<\/h1>\n<div style=\"width: 88px; height: 5px; background: #c81e1e; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 18px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">The Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table Topic 1 Edexcel A Level Chemistry course provides approximately <strong>18 Hours of Guided Learning<\/strong>. Students work through guided video teaching, auto-marked MCQ practice, teacher-marked short-answer questions, and a specification assignment with a personalised progress report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- STATS STRIP --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81e1e 0%, #a91515 100%); padding: 18px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 34px 0; box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(200,30,30,0.18);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; min-width: 180px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px 16px; color: #ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; opacity: 0.88;\">Guided Learning<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2;\">18 Hours<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; min-width: 180px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px 16px; color: #ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; opacity: 0.88;\">Video Lessons<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2;\">369 mins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; min-width: 180px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px 16px; color: #ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; opacity: 0.88;\">MCQ Assessments<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2;\">86 Marks<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; min-width: 180px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px 16px; color: #ffffff;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; opacity: 0.88;\">SAQ Assessments<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2;\">215 Marks<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- VIRTUAL LESSON --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f3f4f6; padding: 30px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 28px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Guided Video Teaching<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35); border-left: 6px solid #c81e1e; padding-left: 14px;\">Virtual Lesson<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">The recorded lessons teach atomic structure, mass spectrometry, ionisation energy, electron configuration, and periodic trends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">Students pause during exam-practice sections, attempt questions independently, then review the worked explanations and mark scheme approach.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; padding: 14px; border-radius: 14px; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 10px;\" title=\"Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table Topic 1 Edexcel A Level Chemistry Virtual Lesson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fu_PA7Ec6Fk\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ASSIGNMENT REPORT --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f3f4f6; padding: 30px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 34px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Specialist Marking<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35); border-left: 6px solid #c81e1e; padding-left: 14px;\">Assignment &amp; Progress Report<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">The 47-mark assignment assesses the full Topic 1 specification, including atomic structure, isotopes, mass spectrometry, ionisation energies, electron configuration, and periodic trends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">After marking, students receive a colour-coded progress report showing secure areas, partial understanding, and specification points requiring further revision.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2545 aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 480px; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; margin: 0 auto; box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);\" title=\"Topic 1 - Edexcel - Progress Report\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsystem.net\/xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Topic-1-Edexcel-Progress-Report.jpg\" alt=\"Student progress report for Edexcel Topic 1 Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table with colour-coded achievement levels.\" width=\"830\" height=\"1174\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- MCQ --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f3f4f6; padding: 30px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 28px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Instant Feedback<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35); border-left: 6px solid #c81e1e; padding-left: 14px;\">Multiple Choice Question Assessments<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">Five auto-marked MCQ quizzes provide 86 marks of targeted practice across Topic 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">Each option includes diagnostic feedback, so students can see why the correct answer is right and why each incorrect option loses marks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 14px; padding: 16px; margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 130px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">MCQ A<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 130px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">MCQ B<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 130px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">MCQ C<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 130px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">MCQ D<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 130px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 12px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">MCQ E<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">6<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2532\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 700px; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; margin: 0 auto; box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);\" title=\"A Level Chemistry Ionisation Energy MCQ Identifying Group 2 Element for YF2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsystem.net\/xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a-level-chemistry-ionisation-energy-mcq-group-2-yf2-identification.webp\" alt=\"A Level Chemistry multiple choice question using first ionisation energy data to identify which element forms YF2 with explanation of Group 2 behaviour\" width=\"870\" height=\"779\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SAQ --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f3f4f6; padding: 30px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 28px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Detailed Written Feedback<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35); border-left: 6px solid #c81e1e; padding-left: 14px;\">Short Answer Question Assessments<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">Nine teacher-marked short-answer quizzes provide 215 marks of written exam practice across Topic 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">Students may attempt all SAQ quizzes. A maximum of two SAQ quizzes can be submitted per week, and each submission is marked by a real chemistry teacher within three working days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">Feedback identifies what was correct, what was missing, and how to improve exam-standard written responses.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 14px; padding: 16px; margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ A<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">27<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ B<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ C<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">24<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ D<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ E<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">27<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ F<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ G<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">22<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ H<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">25<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 95px; background: #fff7f7; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; border-radius: 12px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\">SAQ I<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #c81e1e; line-height: 1.2;\">30<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280;\">marks available<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2533\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 700px; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; margin: 0 auto; box-shadow: 0 6px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);\" title=\"A Level Chemistry Electronic Structure SAQ Feedback Boron Aluminium Thallium Comparison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelearningsystem.net\/xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a-level-chemistry-electronic-structure-saq-boron-aluminium-thallium-feedback.webp\" alt=\"A Level Chemistry short answer feedback comparing electronic structures of boron aluminium and thallium with shell configurations and group trends\" width=\"931\" height=\"840\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SPECIFICATION DESKTOP --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ols-spec-desktop-version\" style=\"background: #f3f4f6; padding: 30px; border-radius: 18px; margin: 0 0 28px 0; border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Exam Board Alignment<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: #1c244b; text-shadow: -9px 0 9px rgba(28,36,75,0.35); border-left: 6px solid #c81e1e; padding-left: 14px;\"><a style=\"color: #1c244b; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/qualifications.pearson.com\/content\/dam\/pdf\/A%20Level\/Chemistry\/2015\/Specification%20and%20sample%20assessments\/a-level-chemistry-2015-specification.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table Topic 1 Edexcel A Level Chemistry<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">This course covers the following Edexcel A Level Chemistry specification points for Topic 1 Atomic Structure and The Periodic Table.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">1<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the structure of an atom in terms of electrons, protons and neutrons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">2<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the relative mass and relative charge of protons, neutrons and electrons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">3<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know what is meant by the terms \u2018atomic (proton) number\u2019 and \u2018mass number\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">4<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to determine the number of each type of sub-atomic particle in an atom, molecule or ion from the atomic (proton) number and mass number<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">5<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand the term \u2018isotopes\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">6<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to define the terms \u2018relative isotopic mass\u2019 and \u2018relative atomic mass\u2019, based on the <sup>12<\/sup>C scale<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">7<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p>understand the terms \u2018relative molecular mass\u2019 and \u2018relative formula mass\u2019, including calculating these values from relative atomic masses<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b7280; font-style: italic;\">Definitions of these terms will not be expected.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b7280; font-style: italic;\">The term \u2018relative formula mass\u2019 should be used for compounds with giant structures.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">8<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to analyse and interpret data from mass spectrometry to calculate relative atomic mass from relative abundance of isotopes and vice versa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">9<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to predict the mass spectra, including relative peak heights, for diatomic molecules, including chlorine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">10<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<p>understand how mass spectrometry can be used to determine the relative molecular mass of a molecule<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #6b7280; font-style: italic;\">Limited to the m\/z value for the molecular ion, M<sup>+<\/sup>, giving the relative molecular mass of the molecule.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">11<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to define the terms \u2018first ionisation energy\u2019 and \u2018successive ionisation energies\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">12<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand how ionisation energies are influenced by the number of protons, the electron shielding and the electron sub-shell from which the electron is removed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">13<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand reasons for the general increase in first ionisation energy across a period<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">14<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand reasons for the decrease in first ionisation energy down a group<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #fff5f5; border: 1px solid #efcaca; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #b91c1c; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">15<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">understand how ideas about electronic configuration developed from:<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">i<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the fact that atomic emission spectra provide evidence for the existence of quantum shells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">ii<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the fact that successive ionisation energies provide evidence for the existence of quantum shells and the group to which the element belongs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">iii<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the fact that the first ionisation energy of successive elements provides evidence for electron sub-shells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">16<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the number of electrons that can fill the first four quantum shells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">17<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know that an orbital is a region within an atom that can hold up to two electrons with opposite spins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">18<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the shape of an <em>s<\/em>-orbital and a <em>p<\/em>-orbital<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">19<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the number of electrons that occupy <em>s<\/em>, <em>p<\/em> and <em>d<\/em>-subshells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">20<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know that electrons fill subshells singly, before pairing up, and that two electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #fff5f5; border: 1px solid #efcaca; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #b91c1c; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">21<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">be able to predict the electronic configurations, using 1s notation and electrons-in-boxes notation, of:<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">i<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">atoms, given the atomic number, Z, up to Z = 36<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">ii<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">ions, given the atomic number, Z, and the ionic charge, for <em>s<\/em> and <em>p<\/em> block ions only, up to Z = 36<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">22<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know that elements can be classified as <em>s<\/em>, <em>p<\/em> and <em>d<\/em>-block elements<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">23<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand that electronic configuration determines the chemical properties of an element<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">24<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand periodicity in terms of a repeating pattern across different periods<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #fff5f5; border: 1px solid #efcaca; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #b91c1c; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">25<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">understand reasons for the trends in the following properties of the elements from periods 2 and 3 of the Periodic Table:<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">i<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the melting and boiling temperatures of the elements, based on given data, in terms of structure and bonding<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 70px; background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 12px 10px;\">ii<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">ionisation energy based on given data or recall of the plots of ionisation energy versus atomic number<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; align-items: stretch; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 90px; background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; padding: 18px 12px;\">26<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding: 16px 20px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to illustrate periodicity using data, including electronic configurations, atomic radii, melting and boiling temperatures and first ionisation energies<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SPECIFICATION MOBILE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ols-spec-mobile-version\" style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto 28px auto; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #1f2937; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff7f7 0%, #fef2f2 100%); border: 1px solid #f3d6d6; border-radius: 22px; padding: 26px; box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 22px 0;\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; color: #c81e1e; border: 1px solid #f1d2d2; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 14px 0;\">Specification Coverage<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.2; color: #111827;\">Students will be assessed on their ability to:<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 88px; height: 5px; background: #c81e1e; border-radius: 999px; margin: 0 0 16px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">The following specification points outline the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">1<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the structure of an atom in terms of electrons, protons and neutrons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">2<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know the relative mass and relative charge of protons, neutrons and electrons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">3<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">know what is meant by the terms \u2018atomic (proton) number\u2019 and \u2018mass number\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">4<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to determine the number of each type of sub-atomic particle in an atom, molecule or ion from the atomic (proton) number and mass number<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; 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font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">\n<p>understand how mass spectrometry can be used to determine the relative molecular mass of a molecule<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-style: italic; color: #4b5563;\">Limited to the m\/z value for the molecular ion, M<sup>+<\/sup>, giving the relative molecular mass of the molecule.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">11<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">be able to define the terms \u2018first ionisation energy\u2019 and \u2018successive ionisation energies\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ead4d4; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; 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font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 30px; line-height: 30px;\">i<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the fact that atomic emission spectra provide evidence for the existence of quantum shells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 30px; line-height: 30px;\">ii<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">the fact that successive ionisation energies provide evidence for the existence of quantum shells and the group to which the element belongs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; 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line-height: 1.8; color: #374151; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">be able to predict the electronic configurations, using 1s notation and electrons-in-boxes notation, of:<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 30px; line-height: 30px;\">i<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">atoms, given the atomic number, Z, up to Z = 36<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #f1d5d5; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"background: #fca5a5; color: #7f1d1d; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 30px; line-height: 30px;\">ii<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8; color: #4b5563;\">ions, given the atomic number, Z, and the ionic charge, for <em>s<\/em> and <em>p<\/em> block ions only, up to Z = 36<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; 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border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #c81e1e; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">24<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151;\">understand periodicity in terms of a repeating pattern across different periods<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #fff5f5; border: 1px solid #efcaca; border-radius: 16px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<div style=\"background: #b91c1c; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; height: 34px; line-height: 34px;\">25<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 18px 20px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: #374151; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\">understand reasons for the trends in the following properties of the elements from periods 2 and 3 of the Periodic Table:<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; 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