Pre – IB CHEMISTRY
The Kinetic theory of matter
• Kinetic particle theory
• States of matter and explain their inter-conversion
• Diffusion
Elements, compounds and mixtures
• Pure substances and impurities
• Separation of mixtures
Atoms, elements and compounds
• Relative charges of protons, electrons and neutrons
• Proton number and nucleon number
• Electron arrangement in shells
• Isotopes and radioactivity
• Metals and nonmetals
Chemical Bonding
• Ionic bond
• Covalent bond
• Comparing ionic and covalent substances
Structure of substances
• Ionic lattice
• Simple molecules
• Macromolecules
Metals
• Properties of metals
• Reactivity series
• Extraction of metals
Quantitative Chemistry - 1
• Relative atomic mass, Ar
• Relative molecular mass, Mr
• Mole and the Avogadro constant
• Empirical and molecular formula
• Naming chemical compounds and writing their formulae
Oxidation – Reduction
• Oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen loss/gain
• Redox in terms of electron transfer
• Oxidizing and reducing agents
Electro-chemistry
• Electrolysis of: molten sodium chloride, concentrated aqueous sodium chloride
• Manufacture of aluminium from pure aluminium oxide in molten cryolite
• Uses of electrolysis – Electroplating with silver
Acids, bases and salts
• Definition of acids, bases and salts
• Weak and strong acids& bases
• Preparation of salts
• Acidic and basic oxides
• Amphoteric oxides
Energetics
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions
• Production of energy
• Fuels
Rate of reaction
• Factors affecting rate of reactions
• Measuring rates
• Catalysts
• Rate graphs
• Photochemical reactions
Chemical equilibrium
• Reversible reactions
• Shifting the position of equilibrium
• Manufacture of ammonia - Haber’s process
• Production of sulfur trioxide – Contact process
Periodic Table
• Group I elements
• Group VII elements
• Group 0 – Noble gases
• Transition elements
Quantitative chemistry - 2
• The mole concept – Problems
• Avogadro constant
• molar gas volume - Problems
Organic Chemistry
• Homologous series
• Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes
• Alcohols, Acids and Esters
Synthetic and Natural polymers
• Addition polymers – Poly ethene, poly chloroethene, poly tetra fluoro ethene
• Condensation polymers – Nylon and Terylene