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Chemistry

QCAA External Exam Revision · Units 3 & 4

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    Chemical equilibrium systems

    • Open, closed and reversible systemsRevision skill
    • Dynamic equilibrium and equilibrium positionRevision skill
    • Equilibrium concentration–time graphsRevision skill
    • Activation energy and reaction reversibilityRevision skill
    • Temperature changes and equilibriumRevision skill
    • Concentration, pressure and catalysts at equilibriumRevision skill
    • Equilibrium-law expressionsRevision skill
    • Magnitude of Kc and extent of reactionRevision skill
    • Reaction quotient and equilibrium shiftsRevision skill
    • Kc and equilibrium-concentration calculationsRevision skill
    • Solubility-product calculationsRevision skill
    • Acid/base properties, strength and concentrationRevision skill
    • Kw, pH, pOH and ion concentrationsRevision skill
    • Brønsted–Lowry conjugates and amphiprotic speciesRevision skill
    • Buffer actionRevision skill
    • Ka, Kb, pKa and pKbRevision skill
    • Acid–base indicators and indicator selectionRevision skill
    • Acid–base and conductometric titration curvesRevision skill
    • Volumetric-analysis calculationsRevision skill

    Oxidation and reduction

    • Recognising oxidation and reductionRevision skill
    • Oxidation states and transition-metal nomenclatureRevision skill
    • Half-equations and redox equations in acidic conditionsRevision skill
    • Galvanic and electrolytic cellsRevision skill
    • Galvanic-cell diagrams and componentsRevision skill
    • Standard electrode potentials and their limitationsRevision skill
    • Cell potential, spontaneity and agent strengthRevision skill
    • Electrolysis products in molten and aqueous electrolytesRevision skill
    • Electroplating and copper purificationRevision skill
    • Quantitative electrolysisRevision skill

    Properties and structure of organic materials

    • Organic classes and functional groupsRevision skill
    • Homologous series, saturation and formula typesRevision skill
    • Structural formulas and IUPAC nomenclatureRevision skill
    • Structural and geometrical isomersRevision skill
    • Optical isomers and chiralityRevision skill
    • Organic reaction equationsRevision skill
    • Classifying organic reactionsRevision skill
    • Primary, secondary and tertiary carbon environmentsRevision skill
    • Carboxylic acids, amines and reversible esterificationRevision skill
    • Chemical tests for alkenes and alcohol classesRevision skill
    • Markovnikov’s ruleRevision skill
    • Organic reaction pathwaysRevision skill
    • Amino acids, peptides and carbohydratesRevision skill
    • Polymer structures and propertiesRevision skill
    • Amino-acid acid–base behaviour and zwitterionsRevision skill
    • Amino-acid chromatography and electrophoresisRevision skill
    • Mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopyRevision skill

    Chemical synthesis and design

    • Haber and contact processesRevision skill
    • Ethanol production and hydrogen fuel cellsRevision skill
    • Synthesis yield and limiting reagentsRevision skill
    • Optimising synthesis yield and rateRevision skill
    • Addition-polymer synthesisRevision skill
    • Condensation polymers, peptides and carbohydratesRevision skill
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