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IB Chemistry Topic Reactivity 3. What Are the Mechanisms of Chemical Change? (SL/HL) covers syllabus content. Use these Notes, Questionbank, Videos, Flashcards, and Lessons to review the topic, practise exam questions, and move between notes, videos, flashcards, and lessons where available.
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R3.1.1 Brønsted–Lowry acid-base theory
R3.1.2 Conjugate acid-base pairs
R3.1.3 Amphiprotic species
R3.1.4 pH and the hydrogen ion concentration
R3.1.5 The ion product of water (Kw)
R3.1.6 Strong and weak acids and bases
R3.1.7 Neutralization reactions
R3.1.8 pH curves for neutralization
R3.1.9 pOH scale (HL only)
R3.1.10 Acid and base strength and constants (HL only)
R3.1.11 Conjugate Acid-Base pair (HL only)
R3.1.12 The pH of a salt solution (HL only)
R3.1.13 pH curves of Acid-Base combinations (HL only)
R3.1.14 Acid-Base indicators and pH changes (HL only)
R3.1.15 Appropriate indicators for titration (HL only)
R3.1.16 Buffer solutions (HL only)
R3.1.17 The pH of a buffer solution (HL only)
R3.2.1 Oxidation and reduction definitions
R3.2.2 Redox half-equations
R3.2.3 Reactivity of elements based on periodic trends
R3.2.4 Acid-metal reactions
R3.2.5 Electrochemical cells: Oxidation and reduction
R3.2.6 Primary (voltaic) cells
R3.2.7 Secondary (rechargeable) cells
R3.2.8 Electrolytic cells
R3.2.9 Oxidation of organic compounds
R3.2.10 Reduction of functional groups
R3.2.11 Reduction of unsaturated compounds
R3.2.12 Standard electrode potentials (HL only)
R3.2.13 Standard cell potential (HL only)
R3.2.14 Gibbs free energy and cell potential (HL only)
R3.2.15 Electrolysis of aqueous solutions (HL only)
R3.2.16 Electroplating (HL only)
R3.4.1 Nucleophiles
R3.4.2 Nucleophilic substitution reactions
R3.4.3 Heterolytic fission
R3.4.4 Electrophiles
R3.4.5 Electrophilic attack
R3.4.6 Lewis acid (HL only)
R3.4.7 Lewis acid-base reaction (HL only)
R3.4.8 Ligands and coordination bond (HL only)
R3.4.9 SN1 and SN2 mechanisms (HL only)
R3.4.10 Rate of the substitution reactions (HL only)
R3.4.11 Electrophilic addition (HL only)
R3.4.12 The relative stability of carbocations (HL only)
R3.4.13 Reactions between benzene and electrophiles (HL only)