CHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE-YEAR 12
SEMESTER 1-2014
UNIT 3A CHE: CHEMICAL PROCESSES
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
ORIENTATION
a) course outline
b) teaching/learning program
c) assessment outline,
assessment policy
d)classroom rules/policies
and procedures
e) Review of past year
syllabus content
Atomic
structure
and
Periodic Table
 structure of the atom in
terms
of
protons,
neutrons and electrons
 Shell
electron
configuration
 Ionisation Energy and
Trends
WEEK 6
-relationships between
physical properties including
melting and boiling point, and
the types of intermolecular
forces present.
 trends in melting and
boiling points of hydrides
of groups 15, 16 and 17
of NH3, H2O and HF
 interaction
between
solute
and
solvent
particles in a solution
ASSIGNMENT
1
ANNOUNCED
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atomic radius
electronegativity
Valence electrons
The Periodic Table

relationship between the
number
of
valence
electrons
and
an
element’s
 bonding capacity
 position on Periodic
Table
physical
and
chemical
properties
WEEK 7
 water’s ability to dissolve
ionic, polar and non-polar
solutes
WEEK 3
Bonding
 Metallic bonding and
Metallic Substances
 Ionic bonding and Ionic
substances
 Naming
Ionic
Compounds
WEEK 8

Revision
for
Atomic
Structure Test.
ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE
TEST 1: Atomic Structure
and Bonding.
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Reactions, equations and
stoichiometry
 Types
of
Chemical
Reactions Review
ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE

Observations for the
following
reaction
types:
 precipitation
 solvation of ions in
aqueous solution
 ionic
equations
appropriate to the
chosen context using
ions.
Kinetic Theory and
Absolute zero
calculations involving :
- significant figures
conversion between
Celsius and Kelvin
temperature scales
WEEK 4
 covalent network and
covalent
molecular
substances
 chemical formulae for
molecular
compounds
based on the number of
atoms of each element
present as inferred from
the systematic names
 molecular formulae of
commonly encountered
molecules that have nonsystematic names
 Valence Shell Electron
Pair Repulsion (VSEPR)
theory
and
Lewis
structure diagrams, shape
of
molecules
and
polyatomic ions (octet
only)
WEEK 5
Bonding
 polar
and
non-polar
covalent bonds
 relationship
between
molecular shapes, bond
polarity, and the polarity
of molecules
Bonding
 intermolecular
and
intramolecular forces
 dispersion forces
 dipole-dipole
attractions
 hydrogen bonds
 ion-dipole
interactions such as
solvation of ions in
aqueous solution
WEEK 9
Final
Concentration
of
Diluted and Mixed solutions
WEEK 10
 calculations
involving :
limiting reagent, and excess
reagents
mass, molar mass, number of
moles of solute, concentration
and volume of solution and
gas volume using PV=nRT

percentage purity of
reactants
or
percentage yield in
industrial processes
TEST 2: CHEMICAL
REACTIONS
Equilibrium
 enthalpy (H),
 endothermic
and
exothermic reactions
 enthalpy diagrams

WEEK 11
 collision theory
 Factors
Affecting
Reaction Rates
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
characteristics
of
a
system
in
dynamic
chemical and physical
equilibrium
equilibrium
law
expressions
for
homogeneous
and
heterogeneous systems
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WEEK 12
Using K values and
equilibrium
law
expression to explain the
relative proportions of
products and reactants in
a system in dynamic
chemical equilibrium
Use of Le Châtelier’s
principle to predict the
impact of
changes
in
temperature
 changes in solution
concentration
 changes in partial
pressure of a gas
 addition
of
a
catalyst.
WEEK 16
to a system initially at
chemical equilibrium:
Applied chemistry
 equilibrium
in
biological,
environmental
or
industrial processes
WEEK 17
Final Exam
Final Exam
WEEK 13
 variation of gas
solubility
in
aqueous
solution
with temperature
 reasons
for
compromises
between the ideal
and
actual
conditions used in
industrial processes
that
involve
reversible reactions
WEEK 14
WEEK 15
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ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE
investigate real world
problems in a laboratory
setting, considering:
 sources
of
uncertainty
in
experimental
measurements
 selection of the
appropriate units of
measurement
of
quantities such as
volume and time
Revision for Exams.
TEST 3: EQUILIBRIUM
AND APPLIED
CHEMISTRY
ASSIGNMENT
ANNOUNCED
2
WEEK 18
Exam Review
Teaching and Exam Reviews
Chemistry Art Project
Closing
Classroom Exercise
WEEK 19
Assessment: Investigation
Report due
Revision for Final Exams