Wizard Study Guide Chemistry VCE (Unit 4)
Published on 23. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-876367-93-0 (ISBN)
Description
This study guide provides clear explanations of the key concepts and technical information covered in the second half of the Year 12 course, generously illustrated with examples and diagrams. Hints and reminders of essential skills are given to minimise likely problems, and explanatory icons are used to make revision easier. Practice questions for all areas of the exam are provided, together with solutions.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
20 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 146 mm
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-876367-93-0 (9781876367930)
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Penny Commons has an Honours degree in Chemistry from the University of Melbourne. She has taught Chemistry at a variety of schools, including Melbourne High School and Eltham College, where she is currently a senior Chemistry teacher. She has been a Chemistry exam marker for ten years and is on the Chemistry Education Association committee.
Content
Introduction; Assessment procedures; 1. Supplying and using energy: non-renewable energy Sources, Unit of energy, Energy conversions, Calorimetry, Electrical energy from chemical energy, Chemical energy from electrical energy, Faraday's laws; 2. Food chemistry: energy content of food, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids (fats), Matter cycles, Food processing; 3. The Periodic table - an overview of chemistry: Development of the periodic table, An overview of the development of atomic structure, Emission spectra, Absorption spectra, Ionisation energy, Electron configurations, The Mass spectrometer, The periodic table, First row transition elements, Nuclear reactions; Preparing for the November examination; Examination style questions; Solutions to examination style questions; The electrochemical series.