Course Introduction

Course Introduction

This course covers Topic 7: Chemistry of Acids, which is assessed on Papers 1 and 2 of the Eduqas GCSE Chemistry course.

This chapter contains two specified practicals:

• SP7A Preparation of crystals of a soluble salt from an insoluble base or carbonate
• SP7B Titration of a strong acid against a strong base using an indicator

The following information, included in this course, is assessed at Higher Tier only:

• The distinction between dilute and concentrated solutions, and between strong and weak acids
• The fact that pH is a log scale
• The relationships between the volume, mass of solute and concentration of a solution