Programme overview

Higher Level · IB Chemistry

IB Chemistry Higher Level I

Build the complete HL Structure 1–3 pathway, including every SL foundation and its AHL extension.

Individual online tuition

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

Expected change

  • Use advanced structural models accurately
  • Explain rather than simply describe chemical properties
  • Interpret unfamiliar structural and energetic evidence
  • Solve demanding quantitative problems systematically
  • Communicate Higher Level reasoning precisely

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 — Particle models and advanced quantitative chemistry
  2. Week 2 — Mole, gas, solution and composition calculations
  3. Week 3 — Atomic models and electron configurations
  4. Week 4 — AHL electron configurations and ionisation energy
  5. Week 5 — Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding
  6. Week 6 — Molecular geometry and intermolecular forces
  7. Week 7 — AHL bonding models, resonance and delocalisation
  8. Week 8 — Material structure and macroscopic properties
  9. Week 9 — Periodicity and chemical trends
  10. Week 10 — Transition elements and the structure of complex ions
  11. Week 11 — Organic structure, isomerism and analytical evidence
  12. Week 12 — Integrating Structure 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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