Pearson Baccalaureate Chemistry Higher Level 2nd edition print and online edition for the IB Diploma

ISBN: 9781447959755

Chapter 1 (15 links)

Section 1.1: Weblink 1 Interactive site to see effects of temperature and pressure on state changes	Report this link
Section 1.1: Weblink 2 Summary of features of states of matter	Report this link
Section 1.1: Weblink 3 Excellent simulation of phase changes	Report this link
Section 1.1: Weblink 4 - This link is currently unavailable New system for organizing 500 states of matter!
Section 1.1: Weblink 5 Excellent short video on diffusion	Report this link
Section 1.1: Weblink 6 - This link is currently unavailable Thought-provoking commentary on the environmental cost of cooling and air conditioning
Section 1.2: Weblink 1 Carry out your own analysis to deduce empirical and molecular formulas	Report this link
Section 1.2: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Simulation of the combustion of hydrocarbons
Section 1.3: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Simulation of Boyle’s law
Section 1.3: Weblink 2 Simulation of the gas laws	Report this link
Section 1.3: Weblink 3 Simulation of limiting and excess reactants	Report this link
Section 1.3: Weblink 4 Animated tutorial on limiting reagent	Report this link
Section 1.3: Weblink 5 - This link is currently unavailable Investigation of limiting reactants in a simulation of combustion analysis. This activity allows you to vary the amounts of hydrocarbon and oxygen fed into the reactor.
Section 1.3: Weblink 6 - This link is currently unavailable A titration simulation and chance to practice calculations
Section 1.3: Weblink 7 Simple review of main concepts of using moles in calculations; includes yield, atom economy	Report this link

Chapter 2 (13 links)

Weblink 1 Follow the development of the nuclear model of the atom.	Report this link
Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Find out about the properties of different nucleides by investigating this database.
Weblink 3 Play a game and find out about a Nobel Prize awarded discovery or work!	Report this link
Weblink 4 See a simulation of the mass spectrometer.	Report this link
Weblink 5 Flame colours can be used to identify unknown compounds.	Report this link
Weblink 6 The emission and absorption spectra are both the result of electron transitions. They can be used as barcodes to identify the different elements.	Report this link
Weblink 7 - This link is currently unavailable How do the different electron transitions in the hydrogen atom produce lines of different energies?
Weblink 8 A simulation of how the different electron transitions in the hydrogen atom produce lines of different energies.	Report this link
Weblink 9 - This link is currently unavailable What is the pattern in ionization energy for the other elements?
Weblink 10 See a gallery of atomic orbitals.	Report this link
Weblink 11 See atomic orbitals in three dimensions.	Report this link
Weblink 12 See some movies of atomic orbitals.	Report this link
Weblink 13 How did scientists figure out the structure of atoms wit6hout looking at them?	Report this link

Chapter 3 (9 links)

Weblink 1 Visit an interactive Periodic Table.	Report this link
Weblink 2 See the Chinese periodic table.	Report this link
Weblink 3 See different Periodic Table formats.	Report this link
Weblink 4 - This link is currently unavailable The following animation illustrates atomic and ionic radii.
Weblink 5 - This link is currently unavailable Use a database from the Internet to investigate trends and variations in physical properties using a spreadsheet.
Weblink 6 See the reactions of the Group 1 metals with water.	Report this link
Weblink 7 - This link is currently unavailable See the reaction of sodium with chlorine.
Weblink 8 - This link is currently unavailable See an animation of the hydration of sodium chloride.
Weblink 9 See a video of the formation of copper amine complex from copper chloride.	Report this link

Chapter 4 (19 links)

Section 4.1: Weblink 1 An overview of bonding at this interactive site	Report this link
Section 4.1: Weblink 2 A review of the structure and properties of ionic compounds	Report this link
Section 4.1: Weblink 3 Ionic and covalent bonding animation	Report this link
Section 4.2: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable View animated models of simple molecules
Section 4.2: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Video tutorial on resonance
Section 4.3: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Technology giving first ever high-resolution images of bonds making and breaking in a molecule
Section 4.3: Weblink 2 Summary of research suggesting economical and efficient ways of making graphene	Report this link
Section 4.3: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable View some models and photographs of carbon’s allotropes
Section 4.3: Weblink 4 Compare some covalent crystal structures	Report this link
Section 4.4: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Simple animations of different attractive forces
Section 4.4: Weblink 2 Clear summary of intermolecular bonding	Report this link
Section 4.5: Weblink 1 Interactive website from NOVA :‘The structure of metal'	Report this link
Section 4.5: Weblink 2 BBC video: 'Bronze, the first alloy'	Report this link
Section 14.1: Weblink 1 NASA animation showing the dynamics of the ozone layer from January 1st to March 23rd in both 2010 and 2011.	Report this link
Section 14.1: Weblink 2 UNEP video: ‘The Antarctic ozone hole – from discovery to recovery, a scientific journey.“	Report this link
Section 14.1: Weblink 3 A one minute guide to calculating formal charge	Report this link
Section 14.2: Weblink 1 Animated tutorial on hydrid atomic orbitals	Report this link
Section 14.2: Weblink 2 Interactive site to review all work on covalent bonding	Report this link
Section 14.2: Weblink 3 Animated tutorial	Report this link

Chapter 5 (8 links)

Weblink 1 See the thermite reaction.	Report this link
Weblink 2 The reaction: Ba(OH)2.8 H2O + 2NH4SCN ? Ba(SCN)2 + 2NH3 + 10H2O causes the water around the beaker to freeze.	Report this link
Weblink 3 Determine the specific heat capacity of ethanol from this simulation.	Report this link
Weblink 4 Determine the molar enthalpy of neutralization from this simulation.	Report this link
Weblink 5 - This link is currently unavailable Use Hess’s Law to find the enthalpy change of combustion of magnesium.
Weblink 6 Determine the molar enthalpy change of combustion for methane and use the value to calculate the molar enthalpy change of formation.	Report this link
Weblink 7 What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics?	Report this link
Weblink 8 The Second Law of Thermodynamics explained in pictures.	Report this link

Chapter 6 (11 links)

Section 6.1: Weblink 1 Review of the kinetic theory	Report this link
Section 6.1: Weblink 2 Simple summary of factors affecting rate of reaction	Report this link
Section 6.1: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable Video on collision theory
Section 6.1: Weblink 4 - This link is currently unavailable Simulations illustrating the effect of different factors on reaction rates
Section 6.1: Weblink 5 A chance to design an experiment on reaction rates, collect and analyse data online	Report this link
Section 6.1: Weblink 6 Animations of the different factors that affect reaction rate	Report this link
Section 16.1: Weblink 1 Interactive summary of the rate expression and an online test	Report this link
Section 16.1: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Initial rates experiment simulation
Section 16.1: Weblink 3 Tutorial with test questions on reaction mechanisms	Report this link
Section 16.2: Weblink 1 Animated tutorial on the interpretation of reaction profiles	Report this link
Section 16.2: Weblink 2 Animated tutorial on the importance of orientation in the Arrhenius equation	Report this link

Chapter 7 (7 links)

Section 17.1: Weblink 1 Simulation to derive Kc with different starting concentrations of reactant and product	Report this link
Section 17.1: Weblink 2 Video tutorial on the equilibrium law	Report this link
Section 7.1: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Carry out virtual experiments by changing the conditions of reactions and seeing how the equilibrium shifts in different reactions.
Section 7.1: Weblink 2 Practise your understanding of equilibrium theory by seeing how you can apply it to the chemistry of ethanol manufacture.	Report this link
Section 7.1: Weblink 3 Simple clear introduction to dynamic equilibrium	Report this link
Section 7.1: Weblink 4 Watch a reaction proceed over time; change concentrations and temperature to see the effects.	Report this link
Section 7.1: Weblink 5 Video explanation of changes to systems at equilibrium	Report this link

Chapter 8 (26 links)

Section 8.1: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Video tutorial of acid-base theories
Section 8.1: Weblink 2 Video tutorial on conjugate acid/base pairs	Report this link
Section 8.1: Weblink 3 Clear video summary of acid-base behaviour	Report this link
Section 8.1: Weblink 4 Conjugate acid-base pairs explained using vinegar	Report this link
Section 8.2: Weblink 1 Interactive video on acid and base properties	Report this link
Section 8.2: Weblink 2 Interactive simulation to explore the behaviour of acids and bases	Report this link
Section 8.3: Weblink 1 Simulation of the use of a pH meter	Report this link
Section 8.3: Weblink 2 Video tutorial with simple calculations	Report this link
Section 8.3: Weblink 3 Simulations for interactive learning about the pH scale	Report this link
Section 8.4: Weblink 1 Flipped learning video on acid-base dissociation	Report this link
Section 8.4: Weblink 2 Animation to show the difference between strong and weak acid ionization	Report this link
Section 8.4: Weblink 3 Video tutorial on acid-base equilibria	Report this link
Section 8.5: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Review the causes and effects of acid rain with this animation
Section 8.5: Weblink 2 A discussion about the causes and impact of acid rain	Report this link
Section 8.5: Weblink 3 More background on acid deposition and links to data	Report this link
Section 8.5: Weblink 4 Summary from the UK Air Pollution Information System	Report this link
Section 18.1: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Animation of the difference between Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis theory
Section 18.1: Weblink 2 Summary of Lewis theory with examples	Report this link
Section 18.2: Weblink 1 Summary of acid-base theory and an online practice test	Report this link
Section 18.2: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Concise summary amd practice questions with online help
Section 18.2: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable Worked examples of acid-base calculations
Section 18.3: Weblink 1 Animated account of how buffers respond to added acid and base	Report this link
Section 18.3: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Simulation of buffer action
Section 18.3: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable Simulation of titrations with different concentrations of acids and bases
Section 18.3: Weblink 4 - This link is currently unavailable Video of preparation of indicators from natural substances
Section 18.3: Weblink 5 Concise and clear explanation	Report this link

Chapter 9 (9 links)

Section 9.1: Weblink 1 Explanations and examples to help master redox equations	Report this link
Section 9.1: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Simulations of metal/metal ion reactions
Section 9.2: Weblink 1 Simulation and explanation of a voltaic cell	Report this link
Section 9.2: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable imulations of different voltaic cells
Section 9.2: Weblink 3 Read Michael Faraday's historic paper 'On electrical decomposition'	Report this link
Section 9.2: Weblink 4 Application of redox chemistry in fuel cells	Report this link
Section 19.1: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Simulation of electrolytic cells
Section 19.1: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Short movie about chromium plating metal
Section 19.1: Weblink 3 Simulation to measure the cell voltage with different combinations of half-cells	Report this link

Chapter 10 (17 links)

Section 10.1: Weblink 1 Video tutorial on representing structures of organic molecules	Report this link
Section 10.1: Weblink 2 Brief video on Kekule's dream of benzene	Report this link
Section 10.2: Weblink 1 Video explaining the use of distillation and reflux apparatus	Report this link
Section 10.2: Weblink 2 Demonstration lecture on the products of combustion reactions	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 1 Further explanations of the mechanisms of nucleophilic substitution reactions	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 2 Clear animations of SN2 mechanism	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 3 Clear animations of SN1 mechanism	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 4 Video tutorial on addition to alkenes	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 5 Interactive 3D animations for organic reaction mechanisms	Report this link
Section 20.1: Weblink 6 Concise video of electrophilic addition reactions	Report this link
Section 20.2: Weblink 1 The Nobel prize site describing EJ Corey's work	Report this link
Section 20.3: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Animated summary of all types of isomerism.
Section 20.3: Weblink 2 Explanation of cis-trans isomerism (note 'geometric' isomer obsolete)	Report this link
Section 20.3: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable View some animated examples of chirality
Section 20.3: Weblink 4 - This link is currently unavailable Animated explanation of a polarimeter
Section 20.3: Weblink 5 Interactive activity on chirality on the Nobel prixe website	Report this link
Section 20.3: Weblink 6 Short clear summary of optical isomers	Report this link

Chapter 11 (1 link)

Chapter 12 (10 links)

Weblink 1 Access this AIST database to see the spectra of many organic compounds.	Report this link
Weblink 2 Play the MRI game at the Nobel Prize website.	Report this link
Weblink 3 This animation shows details of each step in atomic adsorption spectroscopy.	Report this link
Weblink 4 Investigate different aspects of atomic absorption spectroscopy.	Report this link
Weblink 5 Watch each step of double beam UV–vis spectroscopy in this animation.	Report this link
Weblink 6 - This link is currently unavailable Explore am overview of the relationship between chemistry and colour.
Weblink 7 See an animation which explains paper chromatography.	Report this link
Weblink 8 - This link is currently unavailable Watch a movie showing how the components of a mixture are separated using thin layer chromatography.
Weblink 9 V iew an animation of column chromatography.	Report this link
Weblink 10 See how a combination of gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy can be used to analyse an unknown sample.	Report this link

Chapter 13 (28 links)

Section B.1: Weblink 1 Dramatic HD video asking the big questions	Report this link
Section B.1: Weblink 2 Animated summary of hydrolysis of biopolymers	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 1 An interview with Fred Sanger reflecting on his achievements in research and on his life philosophy.	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 2 Carry out a virtual experiment on gel elecrophoresis	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable Animations of enzyme action
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 4 Excellent video summary of protein structure	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 5 Concise video summary of enzyme function	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 6 Virtual experiment on the Beer-Lambert law	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 7 Virtual experiment on enzyme function	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 8 Interactive summary of protein structure	Report this link
Section B.2 and B.7: Weblink 9 Animated summary of amino acids	Report this link
Section B.3: Weblink 1 Interactive summary of lipid structures	Report this link
Section B.3: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Animations of lipid structures
Section B.4: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Comparison of the different projections used to represent carbohydrates
Section B.4: Weblink 2 Interactive summary of carbohydrates	Report this link
Section B.5: Weblink 1 The World Health Organisation website gives information about particular diseases of malnutrition by country. You can even view it in your own language.	Report this link
Section B.5: Weblink 2 Documentary 'The truth about vitamins' from the BBC	Report this link
Section B.6: Weblink 1 Movie introducing the goals and successes of Green Chemistry from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Report this link
Section B.6: Weblink 2 Movie on role of bacteria in oil spills and plastic waste from Scientific American	Report this link
Section B.8: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Listen to James Watson tell the story of the discovery of DNA
Section B.8: Weblink 2 Explore interactive models of DNA to see its structure in detail	Report this link
Section B.8: Weblink 3 - This link is currently unavailable Read Watson and Crick's famously concise paper published in 'Nature' in 1953
Section B.8: Weblink 4 Read about the experiments that led to decoding the genetic code. Play the genetic code game.	Report this link
Section B.9: Weblink 1 Interactive animation that explains photosynthesis at the atomic level	Report this link
Section B.9: Weblink 2 Description of oxygen dissociation curves from the Wellcome Trust	Report this link
Section B.10: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Site with links to the latest information on issues concerning trans fats in the diet
Section B.10: Weblink 2 Animated explanation of the visual cycle	Report this link
Section B.10: Weblink 3 Scroll down to 'fat soluble vitamins' and click "Vitamin A and the visual cycle' animation	Report this link

Chapter 14 (17 links)

Weblink 1 See an animation which shows the workings of an early blast furnace.	Report this link
Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable Watch this short video which describes the reactions occurring in a blast furnace.
Weblink 3 Watch a video which shows how iron and steel are made from their raw materials.	Report this link
Weblink 4 Watch this short video about the manufacturing of nylon.	Report this link
Weblink 5 Learn how polymers can condict electricity in the Conductive Valley Game.	Report this link
Weblink 6 See a video on the hydrogen fuel cells.	Report this link
Weblink 7 See an interview with George Gray, one of the pioneers in the field of liquid crystals.	Report this link
Weblink 8 Watch this video which shows how light responds to polarization filters.	Report this link
Weblink 9 Play some liquid crystal games.	Report this link
Weblink 10 Read the complete article 'There’s plenty of room at the bottom'.	Report this link
Weblink 11 Prof Harry Kroto (1939-) tells the story of the discovery of C60.	Report this link
Weblink 12 Listen to this programme which discusses some of the concerns of nanotechnology.	Report this link
Weblink 13 Will nanotechnology it change the world, as some have promised? What's all this about molecular machines in our blood?	Report this link
Weblink 14 - This link is currently unavailable Watch an animamtion of how a solar cell converts sunlight to electricity.
Weblink 15 - This link is currently unavailable Think you're an expert on solar cells? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Weblink 16 - This link is currently unavailable Watch an animation of a flowing mercury cell.
Weblink 17 Watch this video of the mercury and membrane cells.	Report this link

Chapter 15 (24 links)

Section D.1: Weblink 1 Listen to some leading researchers on placebos discussing their results and some of the ethical issues raised by the use of placebo treatment in the medical profession.	Report this link
Section D.1: Weblink 2 Find out more about the opposing sides in the debate on drug testing on animals.	Report this link
Section D.2: Weblink 1 Video showing the synthesis of aspirin from the University of Nottingham	Report this link
Section D.2: Weblink 2 Find out why penicillin is a bit like a mousetrap in this video from the University of Nottingham	Report this link
Section D.3: Weblink 1 Meet people deep in the throes of heroin addiction with no way out.	Report this link
Section D.3: Weblink 2 - This link is currently unavailable An informative research report ‘Heroin abuse and addiction’ from the American National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Section D.4: Weblink 1 Interactive 3D model of Nexium	Report this link
Section D.4: Weblink 2 Interactive 3D model of Ranitidine (Zantac)	Report this link
Section D.5: Weblink 1 - This link is currently unavailable Animation showing the mode of action of Tamiflu
Section D.5: Weblink 2 Animation showing the mode of action of Relenza	Report this link
Section D.5: Weblink 3 Movie raising questions about the publication of data by pharmaceutical companies	Report this link
Section D.6: Weblink 1 Movie introducing the goals and successes of Green Chemistry from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Report this link
Section D.6: Weblink 2 TED talk on the rise of superbugs	Report this link
Section D.6: Weblink 3 Short summary of global threat of antibiotic resistance from the WHO	Report this link
Section D.7: Weblink 1 Learn about the work on chiral auxiliaries leading to the Nobel Prize in 2001.	Report this link
Section D.7: Weblink 2 Animation of the mode of action of taxol	Report this link
Section D.8: Weblink 1 Interactive animation describing the types of radiation	Report this link
Section D.8: Weblink 2 Animation and interactive learning about MRI in diagnosis	Report this link
Section D.8: Weblink 3 Watch beta decay occur for a single atom or gorup fo atoms	Report this link
Section D.8: Weblink 4 Concise introductory movie on chemotherapy	Report this link
Section D.8: Weblink 5 Animation of the workings and applications of PETCT in diagnosis	Report this link
Section D.9: Weblink 1 Video explanation of NMR	Report this link
Section D.9: Weblink 2 Descriptive video from the Royal Society of Chemistry	Report this link
Section D.9: Weblink 3 Website which gives the opportunity to zoom in on real spectra and watch video clips of practical aspects of the different techniques.	Report this link

TOK Chapter (3 links)

Weblink 1 How have scientists and philosophers made use of Karl Popper's ideas? Are we any closer to proving scientific principles are ‘true’?	Report this link
Weblink 2 What was the essence of alchemy, its history and legacy?	Report this link
Weblink 3 Although Priestley (1733–1804) almost certainly isolated oxygen, Lavoisier (1743–1794) understood it first. Find out more about what happens when two great minds collide and a paradigm collapses.	Report this link

Labs worksheets (6 links)

Using spectra to confirm the structure of a compound worksheet Spectral Database for Organic Compounds, SDBS	Report this link
Enthalpy of solution worksheet - This link is currently unavailable Energy changes associated with dissolving salts in water
Molecular models worksheet - This link is currently unavailable Chemsketch
Molecular models worksheet - This link is currently unavailable Avogadro
Molecular models worksheet Phet Colorado	Report this link
Molecular models worksheet Molymod	Report this link