Building Materials

How do rocks provide building materials? The exploitation of rocks provides essential building materials. Limestone is a naturally occurring resource that provides a starting point for the manufacture of cement, concrete and glass. Throughout Unit Chemistry 1, candidates should know that atoms are held together in molecules and lattices by chemical bonds, but no detailed knowledge of the types of chemical bonding is required. Candidates should be able to interpret chemical equations in symbol form and should be able to balance equations in terms of numbers of atoms.

Atoms and Elements

Chemical Reations

Balancing Chemical Equations

Limestone

Quarrying

Practice Questions