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Topic plan · IGCSE Chemistry 0620 · Topic 12

Experimental techniques and chemical analysis

The practical half of the course. Experimental design, titrations, chromatography, separation and purification, and the tests for ions and gases.

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Unit at a glance

6 lessons, 270 minutes of teaching

Lessons
6, each planned for 45 minutes
Worksheets
6 with answer keys
Quiz questions
48 multiple-choice, assignable in the app
Lab
Stoichiometry lab
Scheme of work

The lessons in order

RefLesson packStructureWorksheetQuizLab tab
12.1Experimental design and apparatus
Every practical question starts with the same choices: what to measure, which apparatus to use and how precise it needs to be.
Frayer Model6 Q, 15 marks8 MCQnone
12.2Acid-base titrations
A titration finds exactly how much acid neutralises a measured volume of alkali.
Numbered Heads Together6 Q, 16 marks8 MCQtab 6
12.3Chromatography
A spot of ink on paper, a little solvent, and ten minutes later the mixture has spread into its separate components.
Anticipation / Reaction Guide6 Q, 13 marks8 MCQnone
12.4Separation and purification
Salt from sea water, pure water from ink, ethanol from a fermented mixture: each separation uses a difference in property, whether solubility, particle size or boiling point.
Cooperative Concept Mapping6 Q, 14 marks8 MCQnone
12.5Tests for anions and cations
A white powder could be almost anything.
Quiz-Quiz-Trade6 Q, 16 marks8 MCQtab 5
12.5Tests for gases
Colourless gases look identical, but each one reacts in a way that gives it away: a squeaky pop, a splint bursting into flame, limewater turning milky.
Mix-Pair-Share6 Q, 13 marks8 MCQtab 1

Each pack holds the plan, worksheet and quiz for its lesson. Teach the rows in order; the lab tabs match the student lessons.

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