Advanced Higher Chemistry

St Aloysius College Elearning

NAB 1 Unit 1 Electronic Structure & the Periodic Table

NAB 2 Unit 2 Principles of Chemical Reactions

NAB 3 Unit 3 Organic Chemistry

NAB 4 Investigation Day Book

Chemical Investigation

Course Outline

SQA Unit 1 Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table

Module 1.1 Electronic Structure

Electronic structure; spectroscopy; electron configuration & the periodic table.

Module 1.2 Chemical Bonding

Chemical bonding; shapes of molecules; ionic lattices; transition metals.

(The material covered in this unit contributes to NAB 1.)

SQA Unit 2 Principles of Chemical Reactions

Module 2.1 Stoichiometry

Volumetric titrations; redox titrations

Module 2.2 Chemical Equilibria

Reaction equilibria; equilibria between phases;

Module 2.3 Thermochemistry

Hess’s Law; bond enthalpies, Hess’s Law applied to ionic substances

Module 2.4 Reaction Feasibility

Entropy; free energy

Module 2.5 Kinetics

Rate of reaction; rate order

(The material covered in this unit contributes to NAB 2)

SQA Unit 3 Organic Chemistry

Module 3.1 Permeating Aspects of Organic Chemistry

Reaction types; reaction mechanisms; physical properties

Module 3.2 Systematic Organic Chemistry

Hydrocarbons and halogenoalkanes; alcohols and ethers, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids; amines; aromatics

Module 3.3 Stereoisomerism

Geometric isomerism; optical isomerism

Module 3.4 Structural analysis

Elemental microanalysis & mass spectrometry; infrared, nmr and x ray spectroscopy

Module 3.5 Medicines

Development; functionality

(The material covered in this unit contributes to NAB 3.)

SQA Unit 4 Chemical Investigation

Pupils are expected to complete a day book as part of their twenty hour investigation.
(The outcome of how successfully completed the day book is contributes to NAB 4.)

Pupils will be expected to do their own background reading.
Recommended texts:
Advanced Higher Chemistry – Learning & Teaching Scotland
Recommended website: www.chemguide.co.uk