Chemistry Option A: Materials SL & HL
Chemistry Option A: Materials SL & HL
Roger Woodward
Providing a detailed review of all relevant topic information for IB Chemistry Option A at both the standard and higher levels, this revision guide will help you keep your study on track in advance of your IB exams. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-follow manner, your study will benefit from clear diagrams to aid understanding, lots of practice questions to test knowledge, and tips and hints for exam success.
ISBN: 9781910689332
43 pages
Key Features of the Chemistry SL & HL: Materials study guide:
• More than 25 practice questions for SL topics, plus an additional 15 for HL topics to help test your knowledge of IB Chemistry Option A.
• Worked examples of tricky questions you may encounter on your IB exam.
• Diagrams and charts presenting important information to aid understanding.
• Key Point Boxes drawing your attention to important information for each topic in IB Chemistry Option A.
• Author’s Tip Boxes with helpful hints for exam success.
• Syllabus Link Boxes identifying where you can find more information on key areas of the syllabus.
• Clear definitions of need-to-know key terms.
Contents of the Chemistry SL & HL: Materials study guide:
Materials science introduction
• Nature of Science/International Mindedness/Theory of Knowledge
• Structure, bonding and properties
Metals and inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy
• Metal reduction and reactivity
• Electrolysis calculations
• Alloys
• Magnetic properties of metal compounds
• Inductively coupled plasma detection
• Inductively coupled plasma: Optical emission spectroscopy
• Inductively coupled plasma: Mass spectrometry
Catalysts
• Adsorption (opposite: Desorption)
• Heterogeneous catalysts
• Homogeneous catalysts
• Transition metal compounds
• Zeolites
• Nanoparticles in catalysts
• Catalysts
Liquid crystals (LCs)
• Lyotropic LCs
• Liquid crystal displays
Polymers
• Thermoplastics
• Thermosetting polymers
• Elastomers
• Different types of polyethene
• Isotactic and atactic addition polymers
• Plasticisers
• Polystyrene and Styrofoam
• Atom economy
Nanotechnology
• Molecular self-assembly
• Molecular assembly
• Carbon nanotubes
• Possible problems with nanotechnology
Environmental impact: Plastics
• Dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
• Burning plastics
• Volatile plasticiers
• Identification of possible RICs from infra-red spectra
Additional Higher Level Topics
Superconducting metals and X-Ray crystallography
• Superconductors
• The Meissner effect
• Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory
• Type 1 and type 2 superconductors
• Crystal lattices and unit cells
• Unit cell coordination number
• X-Ray diffraction
Density of pure metal
• Using the ionic radius to calculate density of metals
Condensation polymers
• Addition and condensation polymers
• Kevlar
Environmental impact: Heavy metals
• Toxicity
• Removal of heavy metals
• Solubility product
• Polydentate ligands and chelation
