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Flashcards for VCE Chemistry, split into the Unit 3 and Unit 4 areas of study and then by key knowledge group in the study design's order. Written from the study design accredited from 2023 (Units 3 and 4 from 2024), the current design for the 2027 examination. Delete or suspend any subdeck your course leaves out once the deck is yours.

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  • How are organic compounds analysed and used?102 cards
    • Carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy11 cards
    • Combining techniques to determine structure5 cards
    • Enzymes and enzyme inhibition15 cards
    • Extraction and purification of medicines6 cards
    • High performance liquid chromatography6 cards
    • Infrared spectroscopy13 cards
    • Iodine number and volumetric analysis10 cards
    • Mass spectrometry7 cards
    • Melting point and distillation6 cards
    • Proton NMR spectroscopy16 cards
    • Qualitative tests for functional groups7 cards
  • How are organic compounds categorised and synthesised?144 cards
    • Carbon's bonding and structural diversity10 cards
    • Esterification and hydrolysis6 cards
    • Fats, oils and fatty acids5 cards
    • Formula types and functional groups18 cards
    • Hydrolysis and condensation of biomolecules10 cards
    • IUPAC nomenclature56 cards
    • Percentage yield and atom economy8 cards
    • Substitution and addition reactions10 cards
    • Sustainability of organic synthesis3 cards
    • Synthesis of amines and carboxylic acids8 cards
    • Transesterification and biodiesel4 cards
    • Trends in physical properties6 cards
  • How can the rate and yield of chemical reactions be optimised?98 cards
    • Collision theory and rates of reaction17 cards
    • Extent of reaction and Le Chatelier's principle22 cards
    • Faraday's laws in electrolysis4 cards
    • Predicting the products of electrolysis26 cards
    • Producing green hydrogen6 cards
    • Rechargeable (secondary) cells5 cards
    • The equilibrium constant Kc and the reaction quotient Q18 cards
  • How is scientific inquiry used to investigate the sustainable production of energy and/or materials?68 cards
    • Designing a scientific investigation12 cards
    • Green chemistry principles8 cards
    • Linear and circular economies3 cards
    • Measurement, precision and data25 cards
    • Sustainable development20 cards
  • What are the current and future options for supplying energy?141 cards
    • Balanced half-equations7 cards
    • Bioethanol production3 cards
    • Calorimetry15 cards
    • Combustion equations9 cards
    • Comparing fuels by heat of combustion8 cards
    • Energy transformation efficiency4 cards
    • Exothermic and endothermic reactions, enthalpy12 cards
    • Faraday's laws and electrochemical calculations8 cards
    • Food as a fuel source6 cards
    • Fuel cells13 cards
    • Fuels and renewability10 cards
    • Limiting reactants4 cards
    • Photosynthesis and cellular respiration5 cards
    • Primary galvanic cells8 cards
    • Redox reactions and oxidation numbers12 cards
    • Stoichiometry of combustion5 cards
    • The electrochemical series12 cards

Some of its cards

  • When balancing a half-equation in acidic conditions, in what order are oxygen, hydrogen and charge usually balanced?
    Oxygen atoms are balanced with water, then hydrogen atoms are balanced with H+\mathrm{H^+}, then charge is balanced with electrons.
  • What does a more positive standard reduction potential indicate about a species?
    It is a stronger oxidising agent (more readily reduced).
  • Write the equation used to calculate a heat change in calorimetry.
    q=mcΔTq = mc\Delta T
  • Write the balanced equation for the fermentation of glucose to bioethanol.
    C6H12O6(aq)→2C2H5OH(aq)+2CO2(g)\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O_6(aq) \rightarrow 2C_2H_5OH(aq) + 2CO_2(g)}
  • What is the key difference between a fuel cell and a primary galvanic cell?
    A fuel cell is continuously supplied with reactants (fuel and oxidant) from outside the cell, rather than storing them internally.
  • What is a fuel, in chemistry?
    A substance that releases useful energy, usually through a combustion reaction.
  • What does a molecular formula show?
    The number of atoms of each element in a molecule, with no structural information.
  • For the equation wA+xB⇌yC+zD\mathrm{wA + xB \rightleftharpoons yC + zD}, write the general expression for KcK_c.
    Kc=[C]y[D]z[A]w[B]xK_c = \dfrac{[C]^y[D]^z}{[A]^w[B]^x}
  • What is the typical energy content of carbohydrates, in kJ g−1^{-1}?
    16 kJ g−1^{-1}
  • Write the balanced equation for photosynthesis.
    6CO2(g)+6H2O(l)→C6H12O6(aq)+6O2(g)\mathrm{6CO_2(g) + 6H_2O(l) \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6(aq) + 6O_2(g)}

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