DP IB Chemistry: HL Exam Questions By Topic

Chemical Elements, Compounds & Mixtures, Separating Mixtures, Changes of State, Average Kinetic Energy

Nuclear Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes, Interpreting Mass Spectra (HL)

The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Emission Spectra, Energy Levels, Sublevels & Orbitals, Writing Electron Configurations, Ionisation Energy from an Emission Spectrum (HL), Successive Ionisation Energies (HL)

The Mole Unit, Molar Mass, Empirical Formula, Molar Concentration, Avogadro's Law

Ideal Gases, Molar Gas Volume, The Ideal Gas Equation, Real Gases

Forming Ions, Binary Ionic Compounds, Ionic Lattices

Covalent Bonds, Lewis Formulas, Multiple Bonds, Coordinate Bonds, Shapes of Molecules, Bond Polarity, Molecular Polarity, Giant Covalent Structures, Intermolecular Forces, Physical Properties of Covalent Substances, Chromatography, Resonance Structures (HL), Benzene (HL), Expansion of the Octet (HL), Formal Charge (HL), Sigma & Pi Bonds (HL), Hybridisation (HL)

Properties of Metals & Their Uses, s & p Block Elements, Physical Properties of Transition Elements (HL)

Bonding Models, Bonding & Properties, Properties of Alloys, Polymers, Addition Polymers, Condensation Polymers (HL)

The Periodic Table, Electron Configurations & the Periodic Table, Periodic Trends, Group 1 Metals with Water, Group 17 Elements with Halide Ions, Metallic & Non-Metallic Oxides, Oxidation States, Ionisation Energy Trends Across a Period (HL), Characteristic Properties of Transition Elements (HL), Variable Oxidation States in Transition Elements (HL), Colour in Transition Metal Complexes (HL)

Representing Formulas of Organic Compounds, Functional Groups, Homologous Series, IUPAC Nomenclature, Structural Isomers, Cis-Trans Isomers (HL), Enantiomers (HL), Mass Spectrometry (MS) Fragmentation Patterns (HL), Infrared Spectra (IR) Interpretation (HL), Proton NMR Spectroscopy (HL), Peak Splitting in Proton NMR (HL), Structural Analysis of Molecules (HL)

Difference Between Heat & Temperature, Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions, Energy Profiles, Standard Enthalpy Change, Calorimetry Experiments

Bond Enthalpy Calculations, Hess's Law, Hess's Law Calculations, Calculate Enthalpy Changes Using ΔHf⦵ (HL), Calculate Enthalpy Changes Using ΔHc⦵ (HL), Born-Haber Cycles (HL), Born-Haber Cycle Calculations (HL)

Combustion Reactions, Incomplete Combustion, The Amount of Carbon Dioxide Produced When Fuels Burn, Carbon Dioxide Levels & the Greenhouse Effect, Biofuels, Fuel Cells

Entropy (HL), Calculating Standard Entropy Changes (HL), Gibbs Free Energy (HL), Spontaneous Reactions (HL), Gibbs Free Energy & Equilibrium Constant (HL)

Balancing Equations, Reacting Mass Calculations, Avogadro's Law & Molar Volume of Gas, Concentration Calculations, Limiting & Excess Reactants, Percentage Yield Calculations, Atom Economy

Rate of Reaction, Measuring Rates of Reaction, Collision Theory, Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction, Activation Energy, Energy Profiles With & Without Catalysts, Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Curves, Rate Equation (HL), Reaction Orders (HL), The Rate Constant (HL), Reaction Mechanisms (HL), Molecularity (HL), The Arrhenius Equation (HL), Determining Activation Energy & the Arrhenius Factor (HL)

The Characteristics of Dynamic Equilibrium, The Equilibrium Law, The Equilibrium Constant, Le Chatelier's Principle, The Reaction Quotient (HL), Equilibrium Law Problem Solving (HL), The Equilibrium Constant & Gibbs Energy (HL)

Brønsted–Lowry Acids & Bases, Conjugate Acids & Bases, Amphiprotic Species, The pH Scale, The Ion Product of Water, Strong & Weak Acids, Neutralisation Reactions, pH Curves, Interpreting pH Curves (HL), The pOH Scale (HL), Acid & Base Dissociation Constants (HL), Solving Acid-Base Dissociation Problems (HL), Salt Hydrolysis (HL), Acid-Base Indicators (HL), Choosing an Acid-Base Indicator (HL), Buffer Solutions (HL), Buffer Calculations (HL)

Oxidation & Reduction, Half Equations, Relative Ease of Oxidation & Reduction, Acids with Reactive Metals, Primary Cells, Secondary Cells, Electrolytic Cells, Oxidation of Alcohols, Reduction of Carboxylic Acids, Aldehydes & Ketones, Reduction of Unsaturated Compounds, The Hydrogen Electrode (HL), Standard Cell Potentials (HL), Gibbs Energy & Standard Cell Potential (HL), Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions (HL), Electroplating (HL)

Radicals, Homolytic Fission, Halogenation of Alkanes

Nucleophilic Substitution, Heterolytic Fission, Electrophilic Addition Reactions, Lewis Acids & Bases (HL), Lewis Acid & Base Reactions (HL), Coordination Bonds (HL), Nucleophilic Substitution in Halogenoalkanes (HL), Relative Rates of Nucleophilic Substitution (HL), The Mechanisms of Electrophilic Addition Reactions (HL), Addition to Unsymmetrical Alkenes (HL), Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene (HL)