IGCSE Chemistry
2026 - 2028
Syllabus Checklist ✅
Topic 7: The Mole Concept
Fundamentals
State that concentration
can be measured in g/dm³
or mol/dm³
State that the mole (mol)
is the unit of amount of substance
and that one mole contains 6.02 × 10²³
particles (atoms, ions, or molecules); this number is the Avogadro constant
Quantitative Relationships
Use the relationship between amount of substance (mol)
, mass
, molar mass
, and relative atomic or molecular mass
to calculate:
(a) amount of substance
(b) mass
(c) molar mass
(d) relative atomic mass or relative molecular/formula mass
(e) number of particles , using the value of the Avogadro constant
(a) amount of substance
(b) mass
(c) molar mass
(d) relative atomic mass or relative molecular/formula mass
(e) number of particles , using the value of the Avogadro constant
Gas Calculations
Use the molar gas volume
, taken as 24 dm³ at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.)
, in calculations involving gases
Stoichiometric Calculations
Calculate stoichiometric reacting masses
, limiting reactants
, volumes of gases
at r.t.p., volumes of solutions
, and concentrations
of solutions expressed in g/dm³
and mol/dm³
, including conversion
between cm³
and dm³
Use experimental data
from a titration
to calculate the moles of solute
, or the concentration
or volume
of a solution
Empirical and Molecular Formulae
Calculate empirical formulae
and molecular formulae
, given appropriate data
Percentage Calculations
Calculate percentage yield
, percentage composition by mass
, and percentage purity
, given appropriate data


