ACSSU178
Chemical reactions involve rearranging atoms to form new substances; during a chemical reaction mass is not created or destroyed
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ACSSU178 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSBL032
Conduct investigations, including microscopy techniques, real or virtual dissections and chemical analysis, safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable data
ACSBL032 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL047
Factors that affect exchange of materials across membranes include the surface-area-to-volume ratio of the cell, concentration gradients, and the physical and chemical nature of the materials being exchanged
ACSBL047 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL052
Photosynthesis is a biochemical process that in plant cells occurs in the chloroplast and that uses light energy to synthesise organic compounds; the overall process can be represented as a balanced chemical equation
ACSBL052 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL082
Mutations in genes and chromosomes can result from errors in DNA replication or cell division, or from damage by physical or chemical factors in the environment
ACSBL082 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH022
Isotopes of an element have the same electron configuration and possess similar chemical properties but have different physical properties, including variations in nuclear stability
ACSCH022 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH029
Chemical bonds are caused by electrostatic attractions that arise because of the sharing or transfer of electrons between participating atoms; the valency is a measure of the number of bonds that an atom can form
ACSCH029 | 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
ACSCH064
The presence of specific ions in solutions can be identified using analytical techniques based on chemical reactions, including precipitation and acid-base reactions
ACSCH064 | 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
ACSCH091
Over time, physical changes and reversible chemical reactions reach a state of dynamic equilibrium in a closed system, with the relative concentrations of products and reactants defining the position of equilibrium
ACSCH091 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH099
The relationship between acids and bases in equilibrium systems can be explained using the Brønsted-Lowry model and represented using chemical equations that illustrate the transfer of hydrogen ions
ACSCH099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH114
Conduct investigations, including using organic synthesis methods and collating data from chemical analyses, safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable data
ACSCH114 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH137
Fuels (for example, biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen) can be synthesised from organic or inorganic sources using a range of chemical reactions including addition, oxidation and esterification
ACSCH137 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL044
Cells require inputs of suitable forms of energy, including light energy or chemical energy in complex molecules, and matter, including gases, simple nutrients, ions, and removal of wastes, to survive
ACSBL044 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL053
Cellular respiration is a biochemical process that occurs in different locations in the cytosol and mitochondria and metabolises organic compounds, aerobically or anaerobically, to release useable energy in the form of ATP; the overall process can be …
ACSBL053 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL119
When a pathogen enters a host, it causes physical or chemical changes (for example, the introduction of foreign chemicals via the surface of the pathogen, or the production of toxins) in the cells or tissues; these changes stimulate the host immune r …
ACSBL119 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH039
A mole is a precisely defined quantity of matter equal to Avogadro’s number of particles; the mole concept and the Law of Conservation of Mass can be used to calculate the mass of reactants and products in a chemical reaction
ACSCH039 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH061
Water is a key substance in a range of chemical systems because of its unique properties, including its boiling point, density in solid and liquid phases, surface tension, and ability to act as a solvent
ACSCH061 | 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