JumpStart Units 3 & 4 VCE Chemistry

Section A: Measurement and mole theory Key terms Elements, compounds and mixtures Isotopes and mass spectra The relative mass scale Atomic number and mass number The mole Theoretical percentage composition by mass Calculations involving the amount of substance Empirical and molecular formulas Degree of hydration of a hydrated salt Section B: Gases and the gas laws Key terms Kinetic molecular theory of gases Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curves Volume, temperature and pressure units The combined gas equation The general gas equation Molar volume of gases Gases of the atmosphere Section C: Concentrations of substances Key terms Molarity Preparation of standard solutions Alternative concentration units Changing concentration units Dilution of solutions Section D: Stoichiometry Key terms Law of conservation of mass General approach to stoichiometry Mass-volume stoichiometry Volumetric analysis Gas stoichiometry Volume-volume stoichiometry Section E: Structure and bonding Key terms Bohr model of the atom Quantum mechanical model of the atom Exciting atoms and emission spectra Periodic Yable Chemical reactivity Classes of substance Trends of the Periodic Table Types of bonding Ionic compounds Molecular substances Section F: Acid-base reactions and pH Key terms Acids-base reactions Strong and weak acids Strong and weak bases Amphiprotic substances Self-ionisation of water Ionic product of water pH and the pH scale Calculations involving pH Typical reactions of acids Section G: Redox reactions and galvanic cells Key terms Redox reactions Electrochemical series Predicting redox reactions Galvanic cells Oxidation numbers Identifying oxidants and reductants Writing balanced equations for redox reactions Section H: Organic chemistry Key terms Organic families Alkanes Structural isomers Systematic nomenclature for alkanes Alkenes Systematic nomenclature for alkenes Writing balanced equations for combustion reactions Addition reactions Addition polymers