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Microscale chemistry: the chemistry of silver

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Delve into the properties of silver compounds with redox reactions, complex formation and colour/state changes

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Northern Ireland
- GCSE
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit 1: Structures, Trends, Chemical Reactions, Quantitative Chemistry and Analysis
      - 1.9 Chemical analysis
        1.9.15 describe the tests for the following: chloride, bromide and iodide (using silver nitrate solution);
- A/AS level
  - CCEA Chemistry
    - Unit AS 1: Basic Concepts in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
      - 1.10 Qualitative tests
        1.10.4b adding acidified silver nitrate solution to distinguish between chloride, bromide and iodide (followed by adding dilute and concentrated ammonia solution); and
    - Unit A2 2: Analytical, Transition Metals, Electrochemistry and Organic Nirtrogen Chemistry
      - 5.6 Electrode potentials
        5.6.2 use standard electrode potentials to predict feasibility and direction of reactions, to calculate the emf and demonstrate understanding of the limitations of such predictions in terms of concentrations and kinetics.
England
- A/AS level
Wales
- GCSE
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 2: Chemistry 1
      - 2.2 ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
        (s) the identification of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions by flame tests and Cl⁻, Br⁻ and I⁻ ions by their reactions with silver nitrate solution (including ionic equations)
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 1: CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, REACTIONS and ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
      - 1.2 ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
        (t) the identification of Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions by flame tests and Cl⁻, Br⁻ and I⁻ ions by their reactions with silver nitrate solution (including ionic equations)
- A/AS level
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 1: THE LANGUAGE OF CHEMISTRY, STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND SIMPLE REACTIONS
      - 1.6 The Periodic Table
        (o) reaction between aqueous Ag⁺ and halide ions followed by dilute aqueous NH₃

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