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Year 8

Understanding chemical reactions

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Characteristics of chemical reactions

I can describe some of the changes that indicate a chemical reaction is taking place.

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Conservation of mass and balanced symbol equations

I can explain the conservation of mass and write balanced chemical equations to show how the atoms of reactants in a chemical reaction are rearranged to form products.

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1 Video

Chemical reactions: oxidation

I can describe oxidation reactions, including combustion and rusting, and name the products of some oxidation reactions.

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Chemical reactions: combustion

I can describe the processes of combustion and burning, and name the products of these reactions.

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Chemical reactions: decomposition

I can describe what happens during decomposition reactions, and write chemical equations to show these.

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1 Video

Chemical reactions: precipitation

I can describe what happens during precipitation reactions, and write chemical equations to show these.

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