• STOICHIOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS: Introduction to the particulate nature of matter and chemical change; the mole concept; reacting masses and volumes 

• ATOMIC STRUCTURE: The nuclear atom; electron configuration; electrons in atoms

• PERIODICITY: Periodic table; periodic trends 

• THE PERIODIC TABLE - TRANSITION METALS: First-row d-block elements; colored complexes  

• CHEMICAL BONDING AND STRUCTURE: Ionic bonding and structure; covalent bonding; covalent structures; intermolecular forces; metallic bonding; covalent bonding and electron domain and molecular geometries; hybridization   

• ENERGETICS/THERMOCHEMISTRY: Measuring energy changes; Hess's Law; bond enthalpies; energy cycles; entropy and spontaneity  

• CHEMICAL KINETICS: Collision theory and rates of reaction; rate expression and reaction mechanism; activation energy 

• EQUILIBRIUM: Equilibrium; the equilibrium law 

• ACIDS AND BASES: Theories of acids and bases; properties of acids and bases; the pH scale; strong and weak acids and bases; acid deposition; Lewis acids and bases; calculations involving acids and bases; pH curves  

• REDOX PROCESSES: Oxidation and reduction; electrochemical cells 

• ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: Fundamentals of organic chemistry; functional group chemistry; types of organic reactions; synthetic routes; stereoisomerism  

• MEASUREMENT AND DATA PROCESSING: Uncertainties and errors in measurement and results; graphical techniques; spectroscopic identification of organic compounds

• MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS: Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds 

• OPTIONS: 

• ENERGY: Energy sources; fossil fuels; nuclear fusion and fission; solar energy; environmental impact - global warming; electrochemistry, rechargeable batteries and fuel cells; photovoltaic and dye-sensitized solar cell

Taken from Chemistry Guide (IBO, P. 27-31, 2015)