IB Chemistry interactive syllabus

IB Chemistry interactive syllabus 2009

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standard syllabus notes		higher syllabus notes

Topic 1: Stoichiometry (sl & hl) - summary
1.1	Mole concept and Avogadro's constant
1.2	Formulas
1.3	Chemical equations
1.4	Moles and gaseous volume relationships in chemical reactions
1.5	Solutions

Topic 2: Atomic theory (sl) - summary		Topic 12: Atomic structure (hl) - summary
2.1	The atom	12.1	Electron configuration
2.2	The mass spectrometer
2.3	Electron arrangement

Topic 3: Periodicity (sl) - summary		Topic 13: Periodicity (hl) - summary
3.1	The periodic table	13.1	Trends across period 3
3.2	Physical properties	13.2	First row "d" block elements
3.3	Chemical properties

Topic 4: Bonding (sl) - summary		Topic 14: Bonding (hl) - summary
4.1	Ionic bonding	14.1	Shapes of molecules and ions
4.2	Covalent bonding	14.2	Hybridisation
4.3	Intermolecular forces	14.3	Delocalisation of electrons
4.4	Metallic bonding
4.5	Physical properties

Topic 5: Energetics (sl) - summary		Topic 15: Energetics (hl) - summary
5.1	Exo and endothermic reactions	15.1	Standard enthalpy changes of reaction
5.2	Calculation of enthalpy changes	15.2	Born-Haber cycle
5.3	Hess' law	15.3	Entropy
5.4	Bond enthalpies	15.4	Spontaneity

Topic 6: Kinetics (sl) - summary		Topic 16: Kinetics (hl) - summary
6.1	Rates of reaction	16.1	Rate expression
6.2	Collision theory	16.2	Reaction mechanism
		16.3	Activation energy

Topic 7: Equilibrium (sl) - summary		Topic 17: Equilibrium (hl) - summary
7.1	Dynamic equilibrium	17.1	Liquid-vapour equilibrium
7.2	The position of equilibrium	17.2	The equilibrium law

Topic 8: Acids and Bases (sl) - summary		Topic 18: Acids and Bases (hl) - summary
8.1	Theories of acids and bases	18.1	Calculations involving acids and bases
8.2	Properties of acids and bases	18.2	Buffer solutions
8.3	Strong and weak acids and bases	18.3	Salt hydrolysis
8.4	The pH scale	18.4	Acid-base titrations
		18.5	Indicators

Topic 9: Oxidation and reduction (sl) - summary		Topic 19: Oxidation and reduction (hl) - summary
9.1	Introduction to oxidation and reduction	19.1	Standard electrode potentials
9.2	Redox equations	19.2	Electrolysis
9.3	Reactivity
9.4	Voltaic cells
9.5	Electrolytic cells

Topic 10: Organic chemistry (sl) - summary		Topic 20: Organic chemistry (hl) - summary
10.1	Introduction	20.1	Introduction
10.2	Alkanes	20.2	Nucleophilic substitution reactions
10.3	Alkenes	20.3	Elimination reactions
10.4	Alcohols	20.4	Condensation reactions
10.5	Halogenoalkanes	20.5	Reaction pathways
10.6	Reaction pathways	20.6	Stereoisomerism

Topic 11: Measurement and data processing
11.1	Uncertainty and error in measurement
11.2	Uncertainty in calculated results
11.3	Graphical techniques


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Opt.A	Modern analytical chemistry	Opt.A	Modern analytical chemistry
Opt.B	Human Biochemistry	Opt.B	Human Biochemistry
Opt.C	Chemistry in industry and technology	Opt.C	Chemistry in industry and technology
Opt.D	Medicines and drugs	Opt.D	Medicines and drugs
Opt.E	Environmental Chemistry	Opt.E	Environmental Chemistry
Opt.F	Food chemistry	Opt.F	Food chemistry
Opt.G	Further Organic Chemistry	Opt.G	Further Organic Chemistry

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