Category Archives: C8 Acids, Bases & Salts

C8 Syllabus Statements

 Here are some key terms for this topic: Key Terms C8

GCSE Bitesize has revision pages (that take you through the topic), a test and an activity – scroll down to Acids, Bases and Salts. GCSE s-cool – Acids & Alkalis – revision notes & animations, practise exam questions & a revision summary. Skoool Chemistry – click on ‘7.Acids, Alkalis & Salts’ for excellent lessons that take you through the topic; also a glossary of terms. Chemactive worksheets & answers just click on Acids & Alkali questions. Also worksheets from Mr Guch that cover Acids, Bases & SolutionsFor Doc Brown’s Chemistry quizzes, word-fills, crosswords and study notes go here and just scroll down. Great resources from the Australian International School – videos, powerpoints, worksheets, practicals, animations, flashcards etc.

C8.1 Acids and Bases

A bit of revision:

GCSE Bitesize – Acids, Bases & Salts (5m 23s):

Bitesize Top 20 Science Demos – Acids & Alkalis (3m 12s). Also (in American) is a 14m 13s video on Acids & Bases.

Coke Cans in Acid and Base from the Periodic Table of Videos. All about that Base (no acid) – musical parody.

TEXTBOOK REVISION

Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE, chapter 11, pp.148 – 153

Infographic from Compound Interest:

Colours-of-pH-Indicators-POST

C8.4 Identification of Ions & Gases

The Virtual School video clips on how to test for gases, for anions (carbonates, sulphates & nitrates), for cations (copper, iron, zinc & ammonium) and ammonium ions (2nd half) .

IGCSE Chemistry, a 25m lesson from ChemistryKlipz covers testing for ions from 19m 45s to 25m 30s.

For Doc Brown’s Chemistry quizzes, word-fills, crosswords and study notes go here and just scroll down to ’23.Chemical Tests for Identification’.

Great resources from the Australian International School – videos, powerpoints, worksheets, practicals, animations, flashcards etc.

This powerpoint revises group properties (from C9 The Periodic Table) and then covers testing for ions & gases:

TEXTBOOK REVISION

Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE, chapter 19, p.285 – 287 (we don’t need Al, Ca, Br or I)