Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

§5.1Foundation and Higher tierAQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464)

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table sits inside Chemistry in the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy specification. Below is the structure the official spec gives it — the areas it covers and the concepts examiners can ask about.

What Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table covers

  • A Simple Model of the Atom§5.1.1
  • The Periodic Table§5.1.2

Concepts you need to know

The named concepts the 8464 specification examines in this subtopic. The full what-to-know, how-to-get-top-marks and examiner-expectations breakdown for each lives inside the app.

Atoms, Elements, Compounds and MixturesThe Periodic TableDevelopment of the Periodic TableDevelopment of the Atomic ModelAtomic Structure and IsotopesMetals and Non-MetalsSize and Mass of AtomsGroup 0 — Noble GasesRelative Atomic MassGroup 1 — Alkali MetalsElectronic StructureGroup 7 — Halogens

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