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Welcome

 A few of us were throwing around the idea of making a website to share study resources for Chemistry, so I figured I'd start the ball rolling. There will be resources for other IB classes as well, so use the different pages to navigate your way to them. If you want to be a blog editor, just ask, otherwise let me know if you have something that you want to add, or something you would like to see! 👍

A Really Good Question Bank Question

 This question covers a lot of the topics that we covered in Year 1: https://www.ibdocuments.com/IB%20QUESTIONBANKS/4.%20Fourth%20Edition/questionbank.ibo.org/en/teachers/00000/questionbanks/45-dp-chemistry/questions/260887.html

TOK Thinkers

 Also a good resource for connections to add to your Exhibition. TOK Thinkers

Areas of Knowledge: What you need to know

This website does a helpful breakdown of the AOK, which is great for making connections in your TOK Exhibition.   Areas of Knowledge

Naming Organic Compounds- Extra Practice

 Here is a google drive file where I have compiled some worksheets from throughout the internet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QqWyFmu3zj2wmcuE-bQ-RDUpDD8vs1Gk?usp=sharing And here is a website where you can do practice quizzes. You can choose the difficulty and content covered, and it will make a quiz, drawing from a bank of almost 1000 questions:  https://orgchem101.com/nom/en/ This website does a similar thing: https://www.ucd.ie/chem/chemint/nomenclature.htm A Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/6954952/organic-nomenclature-flash-cards/ Some Kahoots: https://create.kahoot.it/share/organic-chemistry/5baac847-4e88-4392-9348-5c77c813ee6f https://create.kahoot.it/details/af86b3c2-c70b-457c-9aca-cd2c846a2dd6 https://create.kahoot.it/details/c0789dcd-2e2b-4ee7-a0c5-1369a8bb85ea https://create.kahoot.it/details/21c9194a-fbf4-48b7-80d0-888dfe660b42 https://create.kahoot.it/details/0fbf64b3-c301-4d56-b70a-bb854fb37c7f https://create.kahoot.it/details/98fdaa34-f53f-4437-87e9-ad86c40b0844

Atomic Structure Exceptions

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 These are the structures of molecules which do NOT have a central atom of C, N, O, or F. Link to the original document Atomic Structure Exceptions 6 Effective Pairs 6 Bonds 5 Bonds, 1 Lone Pair 4 Bonds, 2 Lone Pairs Octahedral Square Pyramidal Square Planar 5 Effective Pairs 5 Bonds 4 Bonds, 1 Lone Pair 3 Bonds, 2 Lone Pairs 2 Bonds, 3 Lone Pairs Trigonal Bipyramid Distorted Tetrahedral  T-Shaped Linear 4 Effective Pairs 4 Bonds 3 Bonds, 1 Lone Pair 2 Bonds, 2 Lone Pairs Tetrahedral Trigonal Pyramid V-Shaped/Bent 3 Effective Pairs 3 Bonds 2 Bonds, 1 Lone Pair Trigonal Planar V-Shaped/Bent

Organic Chemistry Aid

This is super helpful, so you might as well print it out to keep it at hand. Link to original doc   Functional Groups Name Naming Rule General Formula Side Group Name Alcohols ________ol R-OH Hydroxyl Ethers ________oxy  ________ R-O-R \ Ketones ________one R-CO-R \ Aldehydes ________al R-COH \ Acids ________oic  acid R-COOH \ Esters ________yl _______oate R-COO-R \ Amides ________amide R-CONH₂ \ Nitriles ________nitrile R-CN Cyano Side Groups/Substitutes Name General Formula Side Group/ Substitute Name Alkane Series CₙH₂ₙ₊₂ ________yl Alkene Series CₙH₂ₙ ________yl Alkyne Series CₙH₂ₙ₋₂ ________yl Cycloalkane Series CₙH₂ₙ cyclo________yl Cycloalkene Series CₙH₂ₙ₋₂ cyclo________yl Cycloalkyne Series CₙH₂ₙ₋₄ cyclo________yl Halogens \ I: iodo, Br: bromo, F: fluoro,  Cl: chloro Amino Group NH₂ amino Nitrate Group NO₂ nitro

Ecology Study Notes

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IB Question Bank

 I'm pretty sure that this is not a free service, but you CAN access it without paying if you have a viable link. This is an official IBO service with actual past IB exam questions that are great for testing your understanding. Question banks are available for most of the courses. Props to Mr. Radnai for hooking us up with this!  https://www.ibdocuments.com/IB%20QUESTIONBANKS/4.%20Fourth%20Edition/index.html

Chapter 5/15 Review: Cambridge (Worked, Exam-Style Questions)

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The answers for these review questions are available, however worked examples are invaluable when you've gotten the answer wrong, but cannot figure out why.

Spontaneous and Non-Spontaneous Reactions

 This might help the memory:      For Gibbs, greatness was not spontaneous. It took energy. In Chemistry terms, G>0 is not spontaneous, and the reaction is endothermic.  Then, all you must remember is that entropy (S) is the inverse. Therefore, S>0 is  spontaneous. 

Answers to Data-Based Questions

 This may be generally frowned upon, but I found it helpful. https://global.oup.com/education/secondary/curricula/ib-diploma/science/biologyanswers/?region=international

How to: Determine △H (Hess's Law)

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How to: Determine △H (Formation Energy)

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How to: Determine △H (Bond Enthalpy)

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How to: Determine △H (Calorimetry)

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How to: Find the Percent Abundance of Isotopes

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How to: Stoichiometry (Gasses)

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How to: Calculate the Concentrations of Mixed Solutions

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How to: Stoichiometry (Solutions)

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How to: Calculations for preparing a Solution from an Original/Stock Solution

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How to: Stoichiometry (Solids)

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How to: Determine the Multiple of H2O in a Hydrate

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How to: Find the Empirical Formula of a Hydrocarbon using the Products of a Combustion Reaction

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How to: Find the Empirical and Molecular Formulas of a Compound using Percent Composition

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How to: Percent Composition (by mass)

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How to: Dimensional Analysis (Ionic Compounds)

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How to: Dimensional Analysis ( Covalent Compounds)

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How to: Dimensional Analysis (Elements)

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How to: Error Propagation (Multiplication and Division)

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How to: Error Propagation (Addition and Subtraction)

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