1
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Properties of alkanes
A
a) Undergo combustion reactions
b) Unreactive
2
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Why are alkanes unreactive?
A
a) High strength of C-C and C-H bonds
b) C-C and C-H bonds are non-polar
IB Chemistry
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Decks in class (39)
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Topic 1.1: Introduction to the particulate nature of matter and chemical change46
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Topic 1.2: The mole concept11
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Topic 1.3: Reacting masses and volumes25
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Topic 2.1: The nuclear atom22
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Topic 2.2: Electron configuration26
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Topic 3.1: Periodic Table22
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Topic 3.2: Periodic Trends62
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Topic 13.1: First row d-block elements26
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Topic 13.2: Colored complexes12
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Topic 4.1: Ionic bonding and structure17
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Topic 4.2: Covalent bonding15
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Topic 4.3: Covalent structures53
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Topic 4.4: Intermolecular forces19
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Topic 4.5: Metallic bonding16
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Topic 14.1: Further aspects of covalent bonding and structure15
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14.2: Hybridization10
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Topic 5.1: Measuring energy changes35
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Topic 5.2: Hess's Law3
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Topic 5.3: Bond enthalpies14
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Topic 15.1: Energy cycles16
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Topic 15.2: Entropy and spontaneity23
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Topic 6.1: Collision theory and rates of reaction25
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Topic 16.1: Rate expression and reaction mechanism26
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Topic 16.2: Activation energy7
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Topic 7.1: Equilibrium35
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Topic 17.1: Equilbrium11
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Topic 8.1: Theories of acids and bases9
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Topic 18.1: Lewis acids and bases7
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Topic 8.2: Properties of acids and bases14
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Topic 8.3: The pH scale11
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Topic 8.4: Strong and weak acids and bases16
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Topic 8.5: Acid deposition20
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Topic 18.2: Calculations involving acids and bases10
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Topic 18.3: pH curves34
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Topic 9.1: Oxidation and reduction21
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Topic 9.2: Electrochemical cells23
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Topic 19.1: Electrochemical cells17
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Topic 10.1: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry25
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Topic 10.2: Functional group chemistry2
