Higher Chemistry Revision Notes (Paperback)

Designed to cover knowledge and understanding associated with the three mandatory units of Higher Chemistry, these succinct notes are ideal for topic and course revision support, to consolidate and enhance students' subject appreciation and problem-solving skills. Topics are clearly addressed in an easily digestible manner and extensive visual aids ensure students of all abilities build on their subject understanding. The comprehensive index and clear layout also support quick and easy revision for productive private study and targeted class revision activity throughout the course. Contents Unit 1: Energy matters * Reaction rates * Enthalpy * Patterns in the periodic table * Bonding, structure and properties * The mole Unit 2: The world of carbon * Fuels * Nomenclature and structural formulae * Reactions and uses of carbon compounds * Polymers * Natural products Unit 3: Chemical reaction * The chemical industry * Hess's Law * Equilibrium * Acids and bases * Redox reactions * Nuclear chemistry