| Students should:
- recognise the three sub-atomic particles and their positions
within the atom.
- be able to calculate the number of sub-atomic particles given
the mass and atomic numbers¨ appreciate the existance of isotopes
and their everyday uses.
- understand the relationship between the layout of the periodic
table and the sub-atomic structure
- recognise that the electronic configuration gives rise to chemical
activity
- recognise that the electronic structure determines the nature
of the element
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History of atomic theory, Greeks to present day. Historical development
of the periodic table. Mendeleev.
Elements and compounds, the periodic
table
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