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Book Cover Image Chem Notes VCE Unit 4
 Second Edition
Jennifer Willis

ISBN: 9780170180849
RRP:  AUD 22.95 (GST inc.)  NZD 22.95 (GST inc.)


The new second edition of Chem Notes VCE Unit 4 has been written to match precisely the 2008-2012 VCE Chemistry Study Design. This new edition is 100% up-to-date and includes the new Version 2 Data Book information used in the mid-year and end-of-year examinations.

Chem Notes 4 contains:

Comprehensive summary notes with emphasis on areas that students find difficult
Practice exam questions
Solutions
New updated data books with all required data tables
Examination advice
Glossary of terms
Checklist of learning outcomes

Chem Notes 4 has been designed to be the most comprehensive and easy to use study guide for students of VCE Chemistry, Unit 4.

Area of Study 1
Industrial chemistry
Collision theory and reaction rate
Energy profiles
Yield in a chemical reaction
Equilibrium law
Le Chatelier’s principle and its application
Self-ionisation of water, Kw and pH
Acidity constants of weak acids, Ka
Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Chemical industry and its importance in modern society
Principles of waste management in chemical industry
Waste water treatment
Green chemistry
Sulfuric acid
Production of sulfuric acid
Health and safety considerations and minimisation of waste
Properties and uses of sulfuric acid
Ethene
Production of ethene
Health and safety considerations and minimisation of waste
Properties and uses of ethene
Ammonia
Production of ammonia
Health and safety considerations and waste minimisation
Properties and uses of ammonia
Nitric acid
Production of nitric acid
Health and safety considerations and minimisation of waste
Properties and uses of nitric acid
Industrial chemistry summary
Glossary
Revision checklist
Practice examination questions
Solutions to practice examination questions

Area of Study 2
Supplying and using energy
Introduction
Energy sources
Range of energy sources
Comparison of energy sources
Energy conversions
Thermochemistry
Heats of reaction
Calorimetry
Thermochemical equations
Specific heat capacity
Producing electricity from cells
Galvanic cells
The electrochemical series
Deciding half-cell polarity
Common galvanic cells: primary cells, secondary cells and fuel cells
Using electricity
Comparison of a galvanic cell and an electrolytic cell
Predicting reactions
Aqueous and non-aqueous electrolysis
Processes involving molten electrolytes
Processes involving an aqueous electrolyte
Electroplating
Electrorefining
Faraday’s laws of electrolysis
Supplying and using energy summary
Glossary
Revision checklist
Practice examination questions
Solutions to practice examination questions

Study and examination tips
Study techniques
Some specific advice on Unit 4 content
It is never too late to revise
The written examination
Structure
The data booklet
Reading time
Answering the questions
Multiple-choice questions
Short answer questions

Data appendices
1. Physical constants
2. Unit 4 formulae and data tables
3. The electrochemical series
4. The Periodic Table
5. 1H NMR data
6. 13C NMR data
7. Infrared absorption data
8. 2-amino acids
9. Formulae of some fatty acids
10. Structural formulae of some important biomolecules
11. Acid-base indicators
12. Acidity constants, Ka, of some weak acids
13. Values of molar enthalpy of combustion of some common fuels

Willis,  Jennifer
Jennifer taught secondary school chemistry for 25 years and is currently a sessional lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University. She has also had extensive experience in industry: as a quality control chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and in product development in the food industry. This has led her to be deeply committed to making chemistry relevant to students. A member of the RACI Victorian Education Committee, she has been active in professional development, presenting workshops at the STAV chemistry conference and STAVCON, and earlier heading a local area chemistry network. Jennifer has helped develop and review support material for teachers, such as Chemistry practice examination papers and the National Chemistry Quiz. She is the editor of the Chemistry A+ Practice Exams and a joint author of a leading current senior Chemistry text as well as a contributing author to two junior science series. In 2006 she was awarded an OAM for service to education as a teacher of chemistry, as an author and through promoting the study of science.