Oxford IB Diploma Programme: IB Prepared: Chemistry

Contents
Introduction
1 Stoichiometric relationships
	1.1 Introduction to the particulate nature of matter and chemical change
	1.2 The mole concept
	1.3 Reacting masses and volumes
2 Atomic structure
	2.1 The nuclear atom
	2.2 Electron configuration
3 Periodicity
	3.1 Periodic table
	3.2 Periodic trends
4 Chemical bonding and structure
	4.1 Ionic bonding and structure
	4.2 Covalent bonding
	4.3 Covalent structures
	4.4 Intermolecular forces
	4.5 Metallic bonding
5 Energetics/thermochemistry
	5.1 Measuring energy changes
	5.2 Hess’s Law
	5.3 Bond enthalpies
6 Chemical kinetics
	6.1 Collision theory and rates of reaction
7 Equilibrium
	7.1 Equilibrium
8 Acids and bases
	8.1 Theories of acids and bases
	8.2 Properties of acids and bases
	8.3 The pH scale
	8.4 Strong and weak acids and bases
	8.5 Acid deposition
9 Redox processes
	9.1 Oxidation and reduction
	9.2 Electrochemical cells
10 Organic chemistry
	10.1 Fundamentals of organic chemistry
	10.2 Functional group chemistry
11 Measurement and data processing
	11.1 Uncertainties and errors in measurement and results
	11.2 Graphical techniques
	11.3 Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds
12 Atomic structure (AHL)
	12.1 Electrons in atoms
13 The periodic table—the transition metals (AHL)
	13.1 First-row d-block elements
	13.2 Coloured complexes
14 Chemical bonding and structure (AHL)
	14.1 Further aspects of covalent bonding and structure
	14.2 Hybridization
15 Energetics/thermochemistry (AHL)
	15.1 Energy cycles
	15.2 Entropy and spontaneity
16 Chemical kinetics (AHL)
	16.1 Rate expression and reaction mechanism
	16.2 Activation energy
17 Equilibrium (AHL)
	17.1 The equilibrium law
18 Acids and bases (AHL)
	18.1 Lewis acids and bases
	18.2 Calculations involving acids and bases
	18.3 pH curves
19 Redox processes (AHL)
	19.1 Electrochemical cells
20 Organic chemistry (AHL)
	20.1 Types of organic reactions
	20.2 Synthetic routes
	20.3 Stereoisomerism
21 Measurement and analysis (AHL)
	21.1 Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds
22 Data-based and practical questions (Section A)
	22.1 Data-based questions
	22.2 Practical questions
A Materials
	A.1 Materials science introduction
	A.2 Metals and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy
	A.3 Catalysts
	A.4 Liquid crystals
	A.5 Polymers
	A.6 Nanotechnology
	A.7 Environmental impact—plastics
	A.8 Superconducting metals and x-ray crystallography (AHL)
	A.9 Condensation polymers (AHL)
	A.10 Environmental impact—heavy metals (AHL)
B Biochemistry
	B.1 Introduction to biochemistry
	B.2 Proteins and enzymes
	B.3 Lipids
	B.4 Carbohydrates
	B.5 Vitamins
	B.6 Biochemistry and the environment
	B.7 Proteins and enzymes (AHL)
	B.8 Nucleic acids (AHL)
	B.9 Biological pigments (AHL)
	B.10 Stereochemistry in biomolecules (AHL)
C Energy
	C.1 Energy sources
	C.2 Fossil fuels
	C.3 Nuclear fusion and fission
	C.4 Solar energy
	C.5 Environmental impact—global warming
	C.6 Electrochemistry, rechargeable batteries and fuel cells (AHL)
	C.7 Nuclear fusion and nuclear fission (AHL)
	C.8 Photovoltaic and dye-sensitized solar cells (AHL)
D Medicinal chemistry
	D.1 Pharmaceutical products and drug action
	D.2 Aspirin and penicillin
	D.3 Opiates
	D.4 pH regulation of the stomach
	D.5 Antiviral medications
	D.6 Environmental impact of some medications
	D.7 Taxol—a chiral auxiliary case study (AHL)
	D.8 Nuclear medicine (AHL)
	D.9 Drug detection and analysis (AHL)
Internal assessment
Practice exam papers
Index