Chemistry

VCE

VCE Chemistry Units 1–2: Metals, Ionic Compounds and Precipitation

Units 1 and 2 VCE Chemistry: connect metallic and ionic lattices to properties, rank metals by experiment, write ionic formulas and predict precipitates with full and net ionic equations.

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VCE Chemistry Units 1–2: Covalent Substances: Bonding, Shapes and Forces

Units 1 and 2 VCE Chemistry: construct Lewis structures, infer molecular shape and polarity, distinguish bonding from intermolecular forces and calculate chromatographic Rf.

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VCE Chemistry Units 1–2: Atoms, Isotopes and the Periodic Table

Units 1 and 2 VCE Chemistry: count subatomic particles, write electronic configurations to krypton and explain periodic trends using attraction, shielding and electron arrangement.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Key Science Skills and the Unit 4 Investigation

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: plan a safe investigation, analyse primary quantitative data, evaluate evidence and write a concise scientific poster.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Medicinal Chemistry

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: reason from plant extraction, functional groups, chirality and enzyme bonding to competitive inhibition.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Instrumental Analysis: MS, IR, NMR and HPLC

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: combine schematic mass, infrared and NMR spectra to deduce structures, then interpret HPLC retention and calibration data.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Laboratory Analysis and Redox Titrations

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: use qualitative tests, melting points, distillation, iodine uptake and direct redox titrations to analyse invented samples.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Organic Reactions, Pathways and Atom Economy

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: connect substitution, addition, oxidation, esterification and hydrolysis into pathways; calculate yield and atom economy.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Organic Compounds: Structure, Naming and Properties

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: read molecular and skeletal structures, identify functional groups, name organic compounds systematically, and explain physical-property trends.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Electrolysis and Rechargeable Cells

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: predict molten and aqueous electrolysis products, calculate deposited mass from current, distinguish secondary-cell modes and compare green-hydrogen routes.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: reason about collision rates, equilibrium shifts, concentration graphs, Kc, Q and ICE tables.

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VCE Chemistry Units 3–4: Redox, Galvanic Cells and Fuel Cells

Units 3 and 4 VCE Chemistry: balance acidic and basic redox half-equations, design galvanic and fuel cells, predict standard voltage and calculate charge, current and reactant amounts.