SL IB Chemistry Revision Notes 2025

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2023

First exams 2025

Classification of Matter

The Periodic Table

Electron Configurations & the Periodic Table

Periodic Trends

Group 1 Metals with Water

Group 17 Elements with Halide Ions

Metallic & Non-Metallic Oxides

Oxidation States

Representing Formulas of Organic Compounds

What Drives Chemical Reactions?

Difference Between Heat & Temperature

Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions

Energy Profiles

Standard Enthalpy Change

Calorimetry Experiments

Bond Enthalpy Calculations

Hess's Law

Hess's Law Calculations

Combustion Reactions

Incomplete Combustion

The Amount of Carbon Dioxide Produced When Fuels Burn

Carbon Dioxide Levels & the Greenhouse Effect

Biofuels

Fuel Cells

How Much, How Fast & How Far?

Balancing Equations

Reacting Mass Calculations

Avogadro's Law & Molar Volume of Gas

Concentration Calculations

Limiting & Excess Reactants

Percentage Yield Calculations

Atom Economy

Energy Profiles With & Without Catalysts

Rate of Reaction

Measuring Rates of Reaction

Collision Theory

Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction

Activation Energy

Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Curves

The Characteristics of Dynamic Equilibrium

The Equilibrium Law

The Equilibrium Constant

Le Chatelier's Principle

Tools

Safety, Ethical & Environmental Issues in Chemistry

Measuring Variables in Chemistry

Applying Techniques in Chemistry

Applying Technology to Collect Data in Chemistry

Applying Technology to Process Data in Chemistry

Applying General Mathematics in Chemistry

Using Units, Symbols & Numerical Values in Chemistry

Processing Uncertainties in Chemistry

Graphing in Chemistry

SL IB Chemistry Revision Notes

Models of the Particulate Nature of Matter

Models of Bonding & Structure

Classification of Matter

What Drives Chemical Reactions?

How Much, How Fast & How Far?

What are the Mechanisms of Chemical Change?

Tools