SACE Chemistry Stage 2 Notes

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1. Greenhouse gases and the enhanced greenhouse effectTopic 1: Monitoring the environment · Subtopic 1.1: Global warming and climate change

   Greenhouse gases, thermal balance, and global warming

2. Ocean acidification and carbonate equilibriaTopic 1: Monitoring the environment · Subtopic 1.1: Global warming and climate change

   Ocean acidification, pH calculations, and carbonate dissolution

3. Concentration conventions and titration stoichiometryTopic 1: Monitoring the environment · Subtopic 1.3: Volumetric analysis

   Volumetric analysis: concentration units, stoichiometry, and titration technique

4. Chromatography: stationary and mobile phasesTopic 1: Monitoring the environment · Subtopic 1.4: Chromatography

   TLC, GC, HPLC, and ion chromatography: polarity, RF values, and retention times

5. Atomic spectroscopy and electron configurationTopic 1: Monitoring the environment · Subtopic 1.5: Atomic spectroscopy

   Flame tests, AAS, subshell notation, and calibration graphs

6. Collision theory and energy profile diagramsTopic 2: Managing chemical processes · Subtopic 2.1: Rates of reactions

   Factors affecting reaction rate and reading rate graphs

7. Equilibrium, Kc, and Le Chatelier's principleTopic 2: Managing chemical processes · Subtopic 2.2: Equilibrium and yield

   Writing and using Kc expressions and predicting shifts in equilibrium position

8. Optimising industrial productionTopic 2: Managing chemical processes · Subtopic 2.3: Optimising production

   Flow charts, reaction conditions as a compromise, and the role of catalysts

9. Naming, drawing, and physical properties of organic compoundsTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.1: Introduction

   Systematic nomenclature, structural formulae, and property prediction

10. Alcohols and their oxidationTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.2: Alcohols

    Primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols with acidified dichromate

11. Aldehydes and ketonesTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.3: Aldehydes and ketones

    Oxidation products and distinguishing tests including Tollens reagent

12. Carbohydrates as polyhydroxy aldehydes and ketonesTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.4: Carbohydrates

    Monosaccharides, condensation to di- and polysaccharides, and repeating units

13. Carboxylic acids as weak acidsTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.5: Carboxylic acids

    Ionisation, reactions with bases, and solubility of carboxylate salts

14. Esters, esterification, and hydrolysisTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.7: Esters

    Condensation with alcohols, reflux, polyesters, and acidic or alkaline hydrolysis

15. Triglycerides and degree of unsaturationTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.9: Triglycerides

    Hydrolysis to glycerol and fatty acids, bromine and iodine testing, melting points

16. Amino acids, peptide links, and protein structureTopic 3: Organic and biological chemistry · Subtopic 3.10: Proteins

    Self-ionisation, condensation, secondary interactions, and denaturation

17. Fuels, combustion, and enthalpy comparisonsTopic 4: Managing resources · Subtopic 4.1: Energy

    Thermochemical equations, incomplete combustion, and comparing fuels by energy output

18. Fuel cells, hydrogen, and electricity generationTopic 4: Managing resources · Subtopic 4.1: Energy

    Electrode half-equations, ion and electron flow, and hydrogen production routes

19. Water treatment, softening, and desalinationTopic 4: Managing resources · Subtopic 4.2: Water

    Flocculation, zeolites, reverse osmosis, and chlorination equilibria

20. Polymers, metal extraction, and electrolytic cellsTopic 4: Managing resources · Subtopic 4.4: Materials

    Addition and condensation polymers, reduction methods, and electrolysis