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SQA Higher Chemistry

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Flashcards for SQA Higher Chemistry, split into the course's four areas, from Chemical changes and structure to Researching chemistry, and then by key area in the order of the course specification (version 4.0). Values printed in the data booklet, such as relative atomic masses, bond enthalpies and the electrochemical series, are left for you to look up, so the cards cover the ideas, reactions and methods you use them with.

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What is inside (26 subdecks)

  • 1 Chemical changes and structure155 cards
    • 1(a) Periodicity51 cards
    • 1(b) Structure and bonding60 cards
      • (i) Types of chemical bond23 cards
      • (ii) Intermolecular forces37 cards
    • 1(c) Oxidising and reducing agents44 cards
  • 2 Nature's chemistry236 cards
    • 2(a) Systematic carbon chemistry29 cards
    • 2(b) Alcohols30 cards
    • 2(c) Carboxylic acids17 cards
    • 2(d) Esters, fats and oils42 cards
    • 2(e) Soaps, detergents and emulsions26 cards
    • 2(f) Proteins20 cards
    • 2(g) Oxidation of food38 cards
    • 2(h) Fragrances12 cards
    • 2(i) Skin care22 cards
  • 3 Chemistry in society179 cards
    • 3(a) Getting the most from reactants48 cards
    • 3(b) Controlling the rate36 cards
    • 3(c) Chemical energy42 cards
    • 3(d) Equilibria26 cards
    • 3(e) Chemical analysis27 cards
  • 4 Researching chemistry60 cards
    • 4(a) Common chemical apparatus16 cards
    • 4(b) General practical techniques27 cards
    • 4(c) Reporting experimental work17 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is enthalpy?
    A measure of the chemical energy in a substance
  • A concentrated extract of the volatile, water-insoluble aroma compounds in a plant
    Essential oil
  • What link do all esters contain?
    The ester link, −COO−\mathrm{{-}COO{-}}
  • What is ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
    A high-energy form of light, present in sunlight
  • In carbon chemistry, a compound whose oxygen to hydrogen ratio has risen has been [...].
    In carbon chemistry, a compound whose oxygen to hydrogen ratio has risen has been oxidised.
  • What is chromatography used for?
    Separating the substances in a mixture
  • Which functional group do all carboxylic acids contain?
    The carboxyl group, −COOH\mathrm{{-}COOH}
  • What are the two broad roles of proteins in animals?
    They are the main structural materials of animal tissue, and they help maintain and regulate life processes
  • Having only single carbon-carbon bonds
    Saturated (of a carbon compound)
  • The periodic table lists the elements in order of increasing [...].
    The periodic table lists the elements in order of increasing atomic number.

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