Confey College, Leixlip.

Course Coordinator: Ms. A. McKenna.

Mr. R. Clarke.

New (1-1-11) From Ms. McKenna

Happy new year. Hope study going well.

I am running an HONOURS CHEMISTRY CLASS on WEDNESDAY 5^th Jan 2011 from 10am till 12:45.

I will finish topic CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM, also go through some of work assigned since 20^th Dec. Hope to see you all in Room 30 at 10am on Wed. Bring all completed work with you please. A McKenna

Ms McKenna (New Material for 6th Yr Students.)

New: Chemistry Tasks

Leaving Certificate Chemistry

Programme of Study 2010-2011

5^th Year

Autumn Term ( 70 periods ) periods Mand Exps

Unit 1 : Elements of the Periodic Table

1.1 The Periodic Table: 3

1.2 Atomic Structure: 6 1.1 3.2

1.3 Radioactivity 2

1.4 Electronic Structure of Atoms 11

End of Module Test 1

Unit 2 : Chemical Bonding

2.1 Chemical Compounds 5 2.1 6.1

2.2 Ionic Bonding 4

2.3 Chemical Bonding 4

2.4 Electronegativity 2

2.5 Shapes of Molecules 5

End of Module Test 1

Unit 3 : The Mole

3.3 The Mole 9

3.4 Chemical Formulae 6 3.1 10.1

3.5 Chemical Equations 10

End of Module Test 1

Spring Term ( 50 periods )

Unit 4 : Acids and Bases

4.1 Acids and Bases 4

4.2 Concentration of Solutions 8 4.8 15.4

4.3 Volumetric Analysis 22 4.1 13.1

4.2 13.2

13.3

4.3 13.4

4.4 13.5

End of Module Test 1

Unit 5 : Hydrocarbons

5.1 Sources of Hydrocarbons 1

5.5 Oil Refining and Products 4

5.2 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons 5

5.3 Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1

5.6 Other Chemical Fuels 3

End of Module Test 1

Summer Term ( 25 periods )

Unit 6 : Rates of Reaction and Chemical Equilibrium

6.1 Reaction Rates 3 6.1 16.1

6.2 Factors Affecting Rates 8 6.2 16.2/16.3

6.3 Chemical Equilibrium 8

6.4 Le Chatelier’s Principle 5 8.1 17.1

End of Module Test 1

6th Year

Autumn Term ( 70 periods )

Unit 7 : Redox Reactions

7.1 Oxidation and Reduction: 7 1.2 14.1

7.2 Oxidation Numbers 5 4.5 15.1

4.7 15.2-3

End of Module Test 1

Unit 8 : The Gas Laws and Heats of Reaction

8.1 States of Matter 1

8.2 Gas Laws 7

8.3 Exothemic/Endothermic 9 5.1 21.4

End of Module Test 1

Unit 9 : Organic Chemistry

9.1 Tetrahedral Carbon 4

9.2 Planar Carbon 11 7.3 21.1

9.3 Organic Reactions 22 5.2 21.2

7.1 5.1

7.2 23.1

7.4 23.2

7.5 23.3/22.1

End of Module Test 1

Spring Term ( 50 periods )

Including a day of Lab work at NUI Maynooth reviewing selected Mandatory

Experiments and an additional day visit to the water treatment facility.

Unit 10 : Chemical Techniques

10.1 Organic Natural Products 4 7.6 22.2

10.2 Instrumentation 3 7.7 23.4

End of Module Test 1

Unit 11 : Environmental Chemistry

11.1 pH Scale 6 9.2 19.2

11.2 Hardness in Water 3 9.3 19.1

11.3 Water Treatment 5 9.4 19.3

11.4 Water Analysis 11 9.1 19.4

End of Module Test 1

Ordinary Level = one option alternating between A (‘10, ‘12, etc) and B (‘09,’11, etc)

Higher Level = options 1 or options 2 in their entirety.

Option 1A : Additional Industrial Chemistry

1A.1 General Principles 3

1A.2 Case Study 5

Course Revision 8

Option 1B : Atmospheric Chemistry

1B.1 Oxygen 1

1B.2 Nitrogen 2

1B.3 Carbon Dioxide 4

1B.4 Atmospheric Pollution 2

1B.5 The Ozone Layer 4

Course Revision 3

Option 2A : Materials

2A.1 Crystals 3

2A.2 Addition Polymers 5

2A.3 Metals 1

Course Revision 7

Option 2B : Electrochemistry and Metal Extraction

2B.1 The Electrochemical Series 1

2B.2 Electrolysis 1

2B.3 Corrosion 2

2B.4 Sodium and Aluminium 4

2B.5 d-Block Metals 4

Summer Term ( 16 periods )

Course Revision 16

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