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S3 Content Mastery Course

Become Great At Tackling Questions on
“Atomic Structure”!

What Your Child Will Be Learning

During this content-packed masterclass, we’ll work closely with your child to improve his/her answering techniques to tackle questions on the topic of Atomic Structure.

🧱 Understand Key Science Concepts, Master Various Question Trends & Question Types

We’ll help to break down complex Atomic Structure concepts using coloured illustrations, comparison charts and worked examples. Next, we’ll help your child relate these concepts to different scenarios so that he/she is better able to understand how these concepts work.

Our S3 Atomic Structure Masterclass is all about understanding various examination question trends and question types & how to apply our tested and proven answering techniques to tackle these questions.

Knowing how questions may possibly be tested during examinations will help your child understand what to study and how to study. This also means that your child will be better equipped to tackle similar questions during his/her examinations and hence will be able to process these questions a lot faster than his/her peers.

If your child diligently reviews and applies what we’ve taught, he/she will definitely make progress in their abilities to tackle Atomic Structure questions.

 

🚀 Valuable Examination-centric Resources To Accelerate Understanding

Your child will NOT leave this workshop empty-handed.

Not only will our Chemistry Specialists take your child through the step-by-step process of tackling Atomic Structure questions, we’ll also provide your child with beautifully-illustrated notes, worksheets and worked examples that are designed to help students learn this topic easier, better and faster.

These valuable resources will help to shorten the learning curve tremendously. You and your child can expect to save lots of valuable time and frustration trying to figure out what examination setters are looking out for.

Here’s a sample of what your child will receive…

 

💣 Avoid ‘Concept Traps’ That Cause Most Students To Lose Marks Unnecessarily

It is important to have an understanding of the common conceptual pitfalls so that your child can learn to avoid them. We also included little ‘warning notes’ to remind students of potential misconceptions in their syllabus.

Do not underestimate these tips as they will help your child improve the odds of scoring an A1 for his/her Science examination!

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S3 Atomic Structure Masterclass

  • Level Eligibility: Secondary 3
    1. IP/ IB/ IGCSE (Sessions 1 & 2)
    2. O-Level (Express) (Session 1 ONLY)
  • Session(s): 2
  • Total Duration & Tuition Fee:
    1. IP/ IB/ IGCSE: $257 for 4 hours (2 x 2hrs)
    2. O-Level (Express): $157 for 2 hours (1 x 2 hrs)
  • Learning Arrangement:
    • Digital Classes
    • Onsite Classes* (subjected to changes to National Safe Management Measures)

About Your Child’s Instructors

Your child will be taught by one of these instructors from our Secondary Science Specialist team.

Ms. June Hong
Chemistry Specialist

Ms. June is a Ministry of Education (MOE) trained teacher with a Bachelor's and Master’s Degree in Chemistry from the National University of Singapore (NUS). With over 16 years of teaching experience in a wide variety of academic environments, she has developed keen insights on making abstract Chemistry concepts easy to understand for her students.

She is well-liked among parents and students for her affable personality and strong dedication to helping them succeed in Chemistry. Although Chemistry is often dismissed as a boring subject, she has a strong gift of engaging her students through interactive discussions and story-telling to better relate to what they are learning.

Here’s What Your Child Will Receive

When your child enrolls today, he/she can look forward to gaining access to:

  • 4 Hours of Lesson Time on Atomic Structure
  • Beautifully Illustrated Science Notes
  • Question Booklet Containing Questions Adapted From Past Year Examination Papers For Application
  • Additional Practice Questions For Extra Hardworking Students!
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Course Details

Session 1

IP/ IB/ IGCSE Track

O Level (Express) Track

Atomic Structure

 

  • Derive information about subatomic particles from the periodic table:
    1. Proton number
    2. Electron number
    3. Neutron number
  • Relate the position of element in the periodic table to the electronic arrangement of atoms in 2.8.8 notation.
  • State the subatomic particles in an atom.
  • Understand and predict the angle/direction of deflection of subatomic particles in an electric field.
  • Infer nuclide notation for subatomic particles.
  • Interpret the Rutherford gold foil experiment about subatomic particles’ positions inside an atom.
  • Define relative atomic mass (Ar).
  • Define relative molecular mass (Mr) and recap the calculation of Mr as sum of Ar.
  • Define an isotope.
  • Master the naming convention for isotopes.
  • State and explain physical properties differences in isotopes:
    1. Rate of diffusion
    2. Melting and boiling points
    3. Density
  • State and explain chemical properties similarities of isotopes.
  • Learn to read the mass spectrometer spectrum to calculate relative atomic mass.

Electronic Configuration

 

  • Understand that electrons are arranged in electron shells and state the maximum number of electrons that can occupy each electron shell.
  • Master writing electronic configuration and drawing electronic structures.
  • State the maximum number of electrons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd electron shell.
  • Recognise and use the trends of electronic configuration of atoms in the periodic table:
    1. Number of electron shells
    2. Number of valence electrons
  • Apply the idea of stable noble gas electronic configuration to ion formation:
    1. Cations
    2. Anions
  • Learn how to interpret the chemical formulae to derive the number of atoms in compounds.
  • Discover how to interpret molecular ball and stick models to derive chemical formulas of compounds.

Session 2

IP/ IB/ IGCSE Track

Electronic Configuration

 

  • Draw a correlation between electron shells and principal quantum numbers.
  • Use the formula of 2n2 to show the maximum number of electrons for each principal quantum number.
  • Define and state the shape of atomic orbitals (s orbital, p orbital, d orbital)
  • Combine the concept of principal quantum number and types of orbitals for electron subshells.
  • Understand the concept of subshells becoming more diffused as principal quantum number increases due to electron repulsion.
  • Define degenerate orbitals.
  • Apply 3 rules of electron configuration to add electrons into orbitals:
    1. Aufbau principle
    2. Pauli exclusion principle
    3. Hund’s rule
  • Master spdf electronic configuration for first four periods of elements:
    1. Correlation of electron shells and period number
    2. Correlation of valence electrons and group number
  • Master using the periodic table’s arrangement in identifying the orbitals of valence electrons in spdf electronic configuration.
  • Utilise electronic configuration of Group 18 for condensed notation.
  • State the electronic configuration exceptions for Copper and Cobalt in the first row of transition elements.
  • Recognise that electrons are removed from the highest energy level and added to the lowest energy level.
  • Learn factors that affect ionisation energy:
    1. Nuclear charge (number of protons)
    2. Size (number of occupied electron shells)
    3. Shielding electrons (number of inner shell electrons)
  • Define effective nuclear change.
  • Define first and second ionisation energy.
  • State and explain the trend in successive ionisation energy successive ionisation energy within an atom.
  • Utilise trends in successive ionisation energy to determine number of valence electrons.
  • State and explain decreasing group trend in ionisation energy.
  • State and explain increasing period trend in ionisation energy.
  • Understand and explain exceptions in periodic trend at group 2-13 and 15-16.

S3 Atomic Structure Masterclass Details

Two Tracks For Students In O-Level (Express) AND IP*/ IB*/ IGCSE* Track (*See FAQ)

O-Level (Express) Track

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