Explore the world of chemical structures and reactions in this free online Chemistry AS diploma 1 course. Join us on an intriguing journey into the world of atoms, where you'll discover the fascinating ways they bond to create new compounds in various forms. Explore the concept of enthalpy change, which reveals the energy released or gained during reactions. Gain valuable insights into the influential lattice energy that brings ions together, and master techniques for calculating compound amounts using the mole, concentrations, or grams.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201525 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Describe the atom, the atomic number (Z), the mass number (A), isotopes and ions • Discuss the structure of atoms and their subatomic particles: protons, neutrons and electrons • Recognise the long and the short form of the electronic configuration • Define 'relative atomic' and 'molecular masses', the 'mole' and 'Avogadro's Constant' • Identify and write a chemical equation, its parts and the steps to balance chemical equations • Summarise the factors that affect the strength of the metallic bonds and the properties of metals • Outline the links between chemical bonding and physical characteristics and solubility of substances • Define 'enthalpy' and the various types of enthalpy changes • Summarise the concepts of matter, elements and compounds and their properties • Explain the relation between the mole used to describe the amount of chemical substance and concentration • Explain how to write the relative formula mass and calculate accurate relative atomic mass using a mass spectrometer • Outline lattice energy and lattice enthalpy, and use Hess's Law to calculate the overall enthalpy change of a reaction |
| Course Code | 5857 |

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