IB Diploma Programme - Chemistry HL (IB code 100113). Source: page 6 of https://www.ibo.org/globalassets/new-structure/programmes/dp/pdfs/all-dp-subjects-list-en.pdf
Introduction to the particulate nature of matter
3 classes
The composition of matter (Structure 1.1.1)
States of matter (Structure 1.1.2)
Kelvin temperature scale (Structure 1.1.3)
The nuclear atom
3 classes
The structure of the atom (Structure 1.2.1)
Isotopes (Structure 1.2.2)
Mass spectrometry (Structure 1.2.3)
Electron configurations
5 classes
Emission spectra (Structure 1.3.1)
The line emission spectrum of hydrogen (Structure 1.3.2 and 1.3.3)
The quantum mechanical model of the atom (Structure 1.3.4)
Electron configurations (Structure 1.3.5)
Ionization energy (Structure 1.3.6 and 1.3.7)
Counting particles by mass: The mole
5 classes
The mole (Structure 1.4.1)
Relative molecular mass and molar mass (Structure 1.4.2 and 1.4.3)
Empirical formula, molecular formula and chemical analysis (Structure 1.4.4)
Solutions and concentration (Structure 1.4.5)
Avogadro's law (Structure 1.4.6)
Assumptions of the ideal gas model (Structure 1.5.1)
The molar volume of an ideal gas (Structure 1.5.3)
Pressure, volume, temperature and amount of an ideal gas (Structure 1.5.4)
The ionic model
2 classes
Ionic bonds (Structure 2.1.2)
Ionic lattices and properties of ionic compounds (Structure 2.1.3)
The covalent model
16 classes
Covalent bonds and molecules (Structure 2.2.1)
Bond order (Structure 2.2.2)
Coordination bonds (Structure 2.2.3)
The valence shell electron pair repulsion model (VSEPR) (Structure 2.2.4)
Bond polarity (Structure 2.2.5)
Molecular polarity (Structure 2.2.6)
Covalent network structures (Structure 2.2.7)
Intermolecular forces (Structure 2.2.8)
The properties of covalent substances (Structure 2.2.9)
Chromatography (Structure 2.2.10)
Resonance (Structure 2.2.11)
Benzene and resonance (Structure 2.2.12)
Expanded octets (Structure 2.2.13)
Formal charge (Structure 2.2.14)
Sigma bonds (σ) and pi bonds (π) (Structure 2.2.15)
Hybridization (Structure 2.2.16)
The metallic model
3 classes
Metallic structures (Structure 2.3.1)
The strength of metallic bonds (Structure 2.3.2)
Bonding in transition elements (Structure 2.3.3)
From models to materials
6 classes
The bonding continuum (Structure 2.4.1)
Use of triangular bonding diagrams (Structure 2.4.2)
Polymers (Structure 2.4.4)
Addition polymers (Structure 2.4.5)
Condensation polymers (Structure 2.4.6)
The periodic table: Classification of elements
7 classes
Periods, groups and blocks in the periodic table (Structure 3.1.1 and Structure 3.1.2)
Periodicity: Trends in the periodic table (Structure 3.1.3)
Metallic character and periodicity (Structure 3.1.4)
Metal oxides and non-metal oxides (Structure 3.1.5)
Discontinuities in ionization energy trends (Structure 3.1.7)
Properties of the transition elements (Structure 3.1.8)
Transition element complexes (Structure 3.1.10)
Functional groups: Classification of organic compounds
11 classes
Formulas of organic compounds (Structure 3.2.1)
Functional groups (Structure 3.2.2)
Homologous series (Structure 3.2.3)
Physical trends in homologous series (Structure 3.2.4)
Naming organic compounds (Structure 3.2.5)
Structural isomers (Structure 3.2.6)
Stereoisomers (Structure 3.2.7)
Mass spectrometry (MS) (Structure 3.2.8)
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy (Structure 3.2.9)
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H NMR) spectroscopy (Structure 3.2.10 and Structure 3.2.11)
Combining analytical techniques (Structure 3.2.12)
Measuring enthalpy change
4 classes
Energy transfer in chemical reactions (Reactivity 1.1.1)
Exothermic and endothermic reactions (Reactivity 1.1.2)
Exothermic and endothermic reactions (Reactivity 1.1.2)
Standard enthalpy change, ΔH⦵ (Reactivity 1.1.4)
Energy cycles in reactions
4 classes
Bond-breaking and bond-forming (Reactivity 1.2.1)
Hess's law (Reactivity 1.2.2)
Standard enthalpy changes of combustion, ΔHc⦵, and formation, ΔHf⦵ (Reactivity 1.2.3 and Reactivity 1.2.4)
Born-Haber cycles (Reactivity 1.2.5)
Energy from fuels
3 classes
Combustion (Reactivity 1.3.1 and Reactivity 1.3.2)
Fossil fuels (Reactivity 1.3.3)
Fuel cells (Reactivity 1.3.5)
Entropy and spontaneity
3 classes
Entropy, S (Reactivity 1.4.1)
Gibbs energy (Reactivity 1.4.2 and Reactivity 1.4.3)
ΔG and equilibrium (Reactivity 1.4.4)
How much? The amount of chemical change
4 classes
Stoichiometry and the mole ratio (Reactivity 2.1.1)
Limiting reactants (Reactivity 2.1.2 and Reactivity 2.1.3)
The reaction yield (Reactivity 2.1.4)
Green chemistry and atom economy (Reactivity 2.1.5)
How fast? The rate of chemical change
8 classes
The rate of reaction (Reactivity 2.2.1)
The collision theory (Reactivity 2.2.2)
Factors affecting reaction rates (Reactivity 2.2.3)
Activation energy (Reactivity 2.2.4)
Catalysts (Reactivity 2.2.5)
Multistep reactions (Reactivity 2.2.6, 2.2.7 and 2.2.8)
Rate equations (Reactivity 2.2.9, 2.2.10 and 2.2.11)
The Arrhenius equation (Reactivity 2.2.12 and 2.2.13)
How far? The extent of chemical change
6 classes
Dynamic equilibrium (Reactivity 2.3.1)
The equilibrium law (Reactivity 2.3.2 and Reactivity 2.3.3)
Le Chatelier's principle (Reactivity 2.3.4)
Reaction quotient (Reactivity 2.3.5)
Calculations involving K (Reactivity 2.3.6)
Gibbs energy and equilibrium (Reactivity 2.3.7)
Proton transfer reactions
13 classes
Theories of acids and bases (Reactivity 3.1.1)
Amphiprotic and amphoteric species (Reactivity 3.1.3)
The pH scale (Reactivity 3.1.4)
Ionic product of water (Reactivity 3.1.5)
Properties of acids and bases (Reactivity 3.1.6)
Reactions of acids and bases (Reactivity 3.1.7)
pH curves (Reactivity 3.1.8)
The pOH scale (Reactivity 3.1.9)
Weak acids and bases (Reactivity 3.1.10 and Reactivity 3.1.11)
Acid-base equilibria in solutions of salts (Reactivity 3.1.12)
pH curves of strong and weak acids and bases (Reactivity 3.1.13)
Identifying appropriate indicators (Reactivity 3.1.15)
Buffer solutions (Reactivity 3.1.16)
Electron transfer reactions
15 classes
Oxidation and reduction (Reactivity 3.2.1)
Half-equations (Reactivity 3.2.2)
Oxidation and reduction of metals and halogens (Reactivity 3.2.3)
Redox reactions of acids and metals (Reactivity 3.2.4)
Electrochemical cells (Reactivity 3.2.5 and Reactivity 3.2.6)
Secondary cells (Reactivity 3.2.7)
Electrolytic cells (Reactivity 3.2.8)
Oxidation of organic compounds (Reactivity 3.2.9)
Reduction of organic compounds (Reactivity 3.2.10)
Reduction of alkenes and alkynes (Reactivity 3.2.11)
Standard electrode potentials (Reactivity 3.2.12)
Standard cell potentials (Reactivity 3.2.12)
Gibbs energy and standard cell potentials (Reactivity 3.2.14)
Electrolysis of aqueous solutions (Reactivity 3.2.15)
Electroplating (Reactivity 3.2.16)
Electron sharing reactions
3 classes
Introduction to radicals (Reactivity 3.3.1)
Formation of radicals (Reactivity 3.3.2)
Radical substitution reactions (Reactivity 3.3.3)
Electron-pair sharing reactions
13 classes
Nucleophiles (Reactivity 3.4.1)
Nucleophilic substitution reactions (Reactivity 3.4.2)
Heterolytic fission (Reactivity 3.4.3)
Electrophiles (Reactivity 3.4.4)
Electrophilic addition reactions in alkenes (Reactivity 3.4.5)
Lewis acids and bases (Reactivity 3.4.6)
Lewis acid and base reactions (Reactivity 3.4.7)
Coordination bonds and complex ions (Reactivity 3.4.8)
Nucleophilic substitution in halogenoalkanes (Reactivity 3.4.9)
Rate of nucleophilic substitution reactions (Reactivity 3.4.10)
Electrophilic addition mechanisms (Reactivity 3.4.11)
Carbocations in electrophilic addition reactions (Reactivity 3.4.12)
Electrophilic substitution in benzene (Reactivity 3.4.13)
Collaborative sciences project
Scientific investigation
1 class