Programme overview

Higher Level · IB Chemistry

IB Chemistry Higher Level II

Complete HL Reactivity 1–3, from energetics and kinetic evidence to equilibria, acid–base systems, electrochemistry and defensible reaction mechanisms.

Individual online tuition

This syllabus guide remains available for reference, but no scheduled group is currently advertised for this international programme.

Expected change

  • Interpret kinetic data and rate expressions
  • Use quantitative equilibrium and acid-base reasoning
  • Explain electrochemical and electrolytic processes
  • Construct organic mechanisms with precise chemical language
  • Tackle integrated HL reactivity questions

Entry check

  • Complete a short diagnostic before joining
  • Show secure prerequisite calculations and explanations
  • Commit to the live lessons and independent practice

Course plan

View the week-by-week plan
  1. Week 1 — Retrieving Structure foundations and describing reactions quantitatively
  2. Week 2 — Enthalpy, energy cycles and bond enthalpies
  3. Week 3 — Entropy, Gibbs energy and spontaneity
  4. Week 4 — Advanced kinetics and rate equations
  5. Week 5 — Reaction mechanisms and activation energy
  6. Week 6 — Quantitative equilibrium and coupled systems
  7. Week 7 — Advanced acid–base equilibria, buffers and titrations
  8. Week 8 — Redox systems and standard electrode potentials
  9. Week 9 — Electrolysis and quantitative electrochemistry
  10. Week 10 — Electron-pair transfer mechanisms
  11. Week 11 — Multi-step organic pathways and synthesis
  12. Week 12 — Integrating Reactivity 1–3 in HL problems

Current individual tuition option

This syllabus guide remains available for reference, but no scheduled group is currently advertised for this international programme.

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