Chemistry Program DP

Core—95 hours for SL and HL

Topic 1: Stoichiometric Relationships— 13.5 hours for SL and HL
 Introduction to the particulate nature of matter and chemical change notes
 Mole concept notes
 Reacting masses and volumes notes

Topic 2: Atomic Structure—6 hours for SL and HL

 Nuclear atom
 Electron configuration

Topic 3: Periodicity—6 hours for SL and HL

 Periodic table
 Periodic trends

Topic 4: Chemical bonding and structure—13.5 hours for SL and HL

 Ionic bonding and structure
 Covalent bonding
 Covalent structures
 Intermolecular forces
Topic 5: Energetics/Thermochemistry—9 hours for SL and HL
 Measuring energy changes
 Hess's Law
 Bond enthalpies

Topic 6: Chemical Kinetics—7 hours for SL and HL

 Notes on Kinetics
 Collision theory and rates of reaction

Topic 7: Equilibrium—4.5 hours for SL and HL

 Equilibrium

Topic 8: Acids and Bases—6.5 hours for SL and HL

 Theory of acids and bases
 Properties of acids and bases
 The pH scale
 Strong and weak acids and bases
 Acid deposition

Topic 9: Redox Processes—8 hours for SL and HL

 Oxidation and reduction
 Electrochemical cells

Topic 10: Organic Chemistry—11 hours for SL and HL

 Fundamentals of organic chemistry
 Functional group chemistry

Topic 11: Measurement and Data Processing—10 hours for SL and HL

  Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds Study Guide
 Uncertainties and errors in measurements and results
 Graphical techniques
 Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds

Additional Higher Level (AHL) — 60 hours for HL

Topic 12: Atomic Structure—2 hours
 Electrons in atoms
Topic 13: The Periodic Table: Transition Metals—4 hours
 First row d-block elements
 Coloured complexes

Topic 14: Chemical Bonding and Structure—7 hours

 Covalent bonding and electron domain and molecular geometrics
 Hybridization

Topic 15: Energetics/Thermochemistry—7 hours

 Energy cycles
 Entropy and spontaneity

Topic 16: Chemical Kinetics—6 hours

 Rate expression and reaction mechanism
 Activation energy
Topic 18: Acids and Bases—10 hours

 Lewis acids and bases

 Calculations involving acids and bases
 pH curves

Topic 19: Redox Processes—6 hours

 Electrochemical cells notes

Topic 20: Organic Chemistry—12 hours

 Types of organic reactions

 Synthetic routes
 Stereoisomerism

Topic 21: Measurement and Analysis—2 hours

 Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds

Option—15 hours for SL and 25 hours for HL

 A: Materials
 B: Biochemistry
 C: Energy
 D: Medicinal chemistry