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Essential Facts 19 September 2021

The external assessment is made up of three separate examination papers. These make up 80% of the final mark upon which your IB chemistry grade is based. The remaining 20% comes from your internally assessed... more

Comprehending Avogadro's constant19 September 2021

A second does not seem a very long time whereas 18 years might. On the exact anniversary of your 18th birthday, will you have lived for longer than a mole of seconds? A quick calculation will show that... more

1.2 The mole concept19 September 2021

Written specifically for students to provide help and support for the IB Diploma chemistry programme this page provides full coverage of the syllabus content of Topic 1.2 The mole concept. It encourages... more

Full coverage of each topic and sub-topicFree18 September 2021

This section is effectively an interactive text book that provides complete coverage of the whole of the IB Diploma chemistry syllabus (Core, AHL and Options) at both Standard Level and Higher Level.... more

Approaches to learning Free18 September 2021

In addition to reflecting at times on how you are taught it is equally, if not more, important to consider how you learn. The IB recognises this in the way it incorporates both approaches to teaching... more

External assessment (Exams)Free18 September 2021

We have come a long way since Henry Armstrong made the following statement:“When Prof. Ayrton and I were appointed the first professors of the City and Guilds of London Institute we found ourselves... more

Your final grade not good enough for you? 17 September 2021

The results are sent to schools during the first week in July (or JIB Docs (2) Teamary for the November session) and the day afterwards you will be able to log on to the IB website with your own personal code to receive... more

Experimental work questions16 September 2021

Although the prescribed practical areas do not form part of the Internal Assessment, questions can and will be asked on experimental work in Section A of Paper 3.Cover sheet for HL Paper 3 © IBO more

Data response questions 16 September 2021

This section provides you with some practice examples of data response questions together with fully worked answers. Apart from the first three, all the examples are completely new so you will not have... more

Data response questions16 September 2021

This section provides teachers with some practice examples of data response questions to give to their students together with fully worked answers. Apart from the first three, all the examples are completely... more