Unit 1: Chemical fundamentals: structure, properties and reactions Chemistry
Chemists design and produce a vast range of materials for many purposes, including for fuels, cosmetics, building materials and pharmaceuticals. As the science of chemistry has developed over time, there has been an increasing realisation that the properties …
Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Molecular interactions and reactions Chemistry
In this unit, students develop their understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials including gases, water and aqueous solutions, acids and bases. Students explore the characteristic properties of water that make it essential for physical, …
Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions Chemistry
The idea of reversibility of reaction is vital in a variety of chemical systems at different scales, ranging from the processes that release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere to the reactions of ions within individual cells in our bodies. Processes that …
Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Chemistry
Rationale Chemistry is the study of materials and substances, and the transformations they undergo through interactions and the transfer of energy. Chemists can use an understanding of chemical structures and processes to adapt, control and manipulate …
Rationale/Aims | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Chemistry Chemistry
Units In Chemistry, students develop their understanding of chemical systems, and how models of matter and energy transfers and transformations can be used to describe, explain and predict chemical structures, properties and reactions. There are four …
Structure of Chemistry | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Links to Foundation to Year 10 Chemistry
Progression from the F-10 Australian Curriculum: Science The Chemistry curriculum continues to develop student understanding and skills from across the three strands of the F-10 Australian Curriculum: Science. In the Science Understanding strand, the …
Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Chemistry
While the significance of the cross-curriculum priorities for Chemistry varies, there are opportunities for teachers to select contexts that incorporate the key concepts from each priority. Through an investigation of contexts that draw on Aboriginal …
Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH018
Atoms can be modelled as a nucleus surrounded by electrons in distinct energy levels, held together by electrostatic forces of attraction between the nucleus and electrons; atoms can be represented using electron shell diagrams (all electron shells or …
ACSCH018 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH019
Flame tests and atomic absorption spectroscopy are analytical techniques that can be used to identify elements; these methods rely on electron transfer between atomic energy levels
ACSCH019 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH036
All chemical reactions involve the creation of new substances and associated energy transformations, commonly observable as changes in the temperature of the surroundings and/or the emission of light
ACSCH036 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH037
Endothermic and exothermic reactions can be explained in terms of the Law of Conservation of Energy and the breaking and reforming of bonds; heat energy released or absorbed can be represented in thermochemical equations
ACSCH037 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH038
Fuels, including fossil fuels and biofuels, can be compared in terms of their energy output, suitability for purpose, and the nature of products of combustion
ACSCH038 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH045
Select, construct and use appropriate representations, including physical and graphical models of molecules, energy profile diagrams, electron dot diagrams, ionic formulae, chemical formulae, chemical equations and phase descriptors for chemical species …
ACSCH045 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH070
Collision theory can be used to explain and predict the effect of concentration, temperature, pressure and surface area on the rate of chemical reactions by considering the structure of the reactants and the energy of particles
ACSCH070 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH071
The activation energy is the minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to occur and is related to the strength of the existing chemical bonds; the magnitude of the activation energy influences the rate of a chemical reaction
ACSCH071 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH072
Energy profile diagrams can be used to represent the enthalpy changes and activation energy associated with a chemical reaction
ACSCH072 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH073
Catalysts, including enzymes and metal nanoparticles, affect the rate of certain reactions by providing an alternative reaction pathway with a reduced activation energy, hence increasing the proportion of collisions that lead to a chemical change
ACSCH073 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH105
The ability of an atom to gain or lose electrons can be explained with reference to valence electrons, consideration of energy, and the overall stability of the atom, and can be predicted from the atom’s position in the periodic table
ACSCH105 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH109
Fuel cells can use metal nanoparticles as catalysts to improve the efficiency of energy production
ACSCH109 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH111
Electrolytic cells use an external electrical potential difference to provide the energy to allow a non-spontaneous redox reaction to occur, and can be used in small-scale and industrial situations
ACSCH111 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum