IGCSE & MYP CHEMISTRY

MYP CHEMISTRY OUTLINE: 

• Periodic table (metals and non-metals; transition metals, noble gases, trends, periods, groups)

• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC naming and classification of: alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters; structural formulas)

• The atmosphere (characteristics of gases; atmospheric composition, testing and treatment; extraction,emission and environmental implications)

• Matter (states and properties of matter; particle/kinetic theory, diffusion; atomic structure [including isotopes]; electron configuration and valency)

• Pure and impure substances (types of mixtures [solutions, oils, alloys, emulsions]; separation techniques, including: filtration, distillation [including crude oil], chromatography)

• Bonding (structure and bonding, properties, chemical formulas, chemical reactions and the conservation of mass; balancing equations, the mole concept and chemical calculations; reaction kinetics [rates, and factors affecting rates/collision theory]; equilibria/reversible reactions; energy changes in reactions, endo- and exothermicity; combustion of fuels)

• Types of chemical reaction (acids and bases, neutral solutions, acid/base reactions, pH and indicators, formation of salts, uses of salts; redox reactions, reactivity series; extraction of metals, and corrosion, electrochemical cells)