Year 11 VCE Chemistry- Units 1 and 2
UNIT 1
- Atoms, elements and periodic Table
i. Atoms and elements
ii. The periodic table – part 1
iii. The periodic table – part 2
iv. Recycling critical elements - Covalent substances
i. Covalent bonding
ii. Intramolecular bonding, intermolecular forces
iii. Macromolecules - Reaction of metals
i. Metals
ii. Reactivity of metals-part 1
iii. Metal recycling - Reactions of ionic compounds
i. Ionic bonding
ii. Ionic compounds, equations
iii. Precipitation, ionic equations - Separation and identification of the components of mixture
i. Investigating solubility - Quantifying atoms and compounds
i. Relative mass
ii. Avogadro’s constant, Mole
ii. Calculations involving Mass - Families of organic compounds
i. Grouping hydrocarbons
ii. Nomenclature
iii. Functional groups
iv. Renewable resources
v. Organic compounds and society - Polymers and society
i. Polymers
ii. Plastics in our society
iii. Innovations in polymers
UNIT 2 - Water as a unique chemical
i. Physical and thermal properties - Acid-base reactions
i. Acids and bases
ii. Reactions of acids and bases
iii. Calculating pH
iv. Comparing pH measurements
v. Applications of acid-base reactions in society - Redox Reactions
i. Redox reactions and equations
ii. Reactivity of metals- part 2
iii. Applications of redox reactions in society - Measuring solubility and concentration
i. Measuring solutions
ii. Predicting solubility - Analysis for acids and bases
i. Volumetric analysis - Measuring gases
i. Gases - Analysis for salts
i. Analysing ions using gravimetric analysis
ii. Analysing ions using light - Scientific investigation