| Atomic Structure and Periodic Table |
A knowledge of atomic structure is fundamental to an understanding of chemistry — as well as being crucial for success in Leaving Certificate.
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| Bonding, Valency & Formulae, Shapes of Molecules |
A thorough knowledge of bonding is essential for the understanding of most of the other topics. Click here »» |
| Moles and Stoichiometry |
This topic is fundamental to all of the mathematical aspects of chemistry.
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| Acids, Bases and Redox Reactions |
Two of the main types of chemical reactions are acid-base reactions, and redox reactions. Click here »» |
| Volumetric Analysis |
Volumetric analysis, (titrations), involves reacting chemical 'opposites' with each other, in order to determine unknown information about one of the substances. Click here »» |
| Rates of Reaction |
Rate of reaction is a straightforward topic once the terminology is known, and in this respect, there are quite a number of technical words to be understood. Click here »» |
| Molecular and Ionic Equilibria |
The section on equilibrium is one of the more difficult sections of the course and demands a good working knowledge of mathematics. Click here »» |
| Water |
Several of the mandatory experiments (two of which are titrations) pertain to water and it is important to have an understanding of the principles of these. Click here »» |
| Electrochemistry |
Electrochemistry is a simple topic for there are no relevant calculations on the current syllabus. Click here »» |
| Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons |
It is important to know and understand the various definitions and technical terms that are used to know the relationships between the different homologous series of compounds. Click here »» |
| Fuels and Thermochemistry |
The various types of fuel mentioned on the syllabus are the fossil fuels — coal, gas, oil, and hydrogen. Click here »» |
| Oxygen-containing Organic Compounds |
One of the most important things to know for success in organic chemistry is to know how all the different series of compounds are related, and how a member of one homologous series can be converted to the corresponding member of any of the other series. Click here »» |
| Industrial & Atmospheric Chemistry (optional) |
This is one of the Optional Topics — the other being Materials and Metal Extraction. Only one option needs to be studied. Click here »» |
| Materials and Metal Extraction (optional) |
This is Option 2 on the syllabus. Either this, or the previous topic (Industrial and Atmospheric Chemistry) is to be studied, but not both. Click here »» |
| Glossary |
A glossary of the key terms and definitions. Click here »» |
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