Chemistry

Course summary

Chemists have greatly improved the quality of life for the majority of people, whether it is through the discovery of new life-saving pharmaceuticals or through the research and development of new environmentally friendly fuels. And many other ways. YEAR 12 Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Topic list: • Particles, the composition of the nucleus, isotopes, and use of a mass spectrometer. • Calculating the amount of substance • ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding and intermolecular forces. • The construction of the periodic table. • Organic chemistry. • Alkanes from crude oil. • Definitions of oxidation and reduction. • Redox properties of halogens and halide ions. • Haloalkanes and alkenes. • Energetics. Including thermodynamics, rate equations, equilibrium constant (Kp) for homogeneous systems, electrode potentials, and electrochemical cells. Topic list: • Acids and bases • Nomenclature and Isomerism in organic chemistry. • Compounds containing the carbonyl group. • Amines; base properties and nucleophilic properties. • Polymers. • Organic synthesis and analysis. • Thermodynamics. • Periodicity, reactions of Period 3 elements. • Redox equilibria. • General properties of transition metals.