Chemistry, Grade 12, University Preparation
Ontario · Grade 12 · Science — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
Unit 1: Investigation Skills and Careers
Careers related to the fields of science under study and the education and training they require, and scientists — including Canadians — who have contributed to those fields. The scientific investigation skills of strand A1 are woven through every lab and inquiry in the content strands rather than taught here on their own.
- Careers in chemistry
- Scientists who contributed to chemistry
Unit 2: Organic Chemistry
The chemistry of carbon compounds — the classes of organic compounds, IUPAC naming, molecular models, organic reactions, and isomerism — investigated through inquiry, plus assessing the impact of organic compounds and proposing ways to reduce the use of harmful ones.
- Impact of organic compounds
- Reducing harmful compounds
- Organic chemistry terminology
- IUPAC naming of organic compounds
- Molecular models of organic compounds
- Analysing organic reactions
- Classes of organic compounds
- Physical properties of organic compounds
- Organic reaction types
- Addition versus condensation polymerization
- Isomerism in organic compounds
Unit 3: Structure and Properties of Matter
Atomic structure and bonding — electron configurations, molecular shapes (VSEPR), polarity, and the properties of solids — investigated through inquiry, plus assessing technologies based on atomic and molecular structure and evaluating specialized materials.
- Technologies from atomic structure
- Specialized materials
- Structure terminology
- Writing electron configurations
- Predicting molecular shapes with VSEPR
- Predicting polarity
- Predicting type of solid
- Investigating physical properties and bonding
- Rutherford, Bohr, and the atomic model
- Electron configurations of elements
- s, p, and d block properties
- Physical properties and intermolecular forces
- Canadian contribution to atomic theory
Unit 4: Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction
Thermochemistry and kinetics — thermochemical equations, heat transfer, Hess's law, calorimetry, and the factors that control reaction rate — investigated through inquiry, plus analysing energy technologies and the conditions that maximize reaction efficiency.
- Analysing energy technologies
- Conditions for reaction efficiency
- Energy and rates terminology
- Writing thermochemical equations
- Heat transfer calculations
- Calorimetry inquiry
- Hess's law calculations
- Testing Hess's law
- Standard enthalpies of formation
- Investigating factors affecting rate
- Energy changes in physical, chemical, and nuclear reactions
- Bond energy and reaction type
- Mass, heat capacity, and heat change
- Hess's law explained
- Factors controlling reaction rate
- Potential energy diagrams
- Reaction mechanisms
Unit 5: Chemical Systems and Equilibrium
Dynamic equilibrium — Le Chatelier's principle, equilibrium constants, solubility, and acid-base equilibrium — investigated through inquiry and calculation, plus analysing equilibrium processes and assessing their impact on biological, biochemical, and technological systems.
- Optimal conditions for an equilibrium process
- Impact of equilibrium on systems
- Equilibrium terminology
- Applying Le Chatelier's principle
- Determining an equilibrium constant
- Equilibrium calculations
- Acid-base equilibrium problems
- Dynamic equilibrium
- Chemical equilibrium and concentration
- Le Chatelier's principle explained
- Equilibrium constants and expressions
- Using the ionization constant of water
- Bronsted-Lowry theory
- Strong and weak acids and bases at equilibrium
- Buffer solutions
Unit 6: Electrochemistry
Oxidation-reduction and electrochemical cells — balancing redox equations, galvanic cells, cell potential, and standard reduction potentials — investigated through inquiry, plus assessing electrochemical technologies as energy sources and analysing related health and safety issues.
- Electrochemical energy technologies
- Health and safety in electrochemistry
- Electrochemistry terminology
- Analysing a redox reaction
- Balancing redox equations
- Building a galvanic cell
- Analysing galvanic cells
- Predicting redox spontaneity
- Redox and oxidation number
- Components of a galvanic cell
- Half-cells and cell potential
- The standard hydrogen half-cell
- Applications of electrochemistry
- Corrosion and its prevention
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