DP Year 2 Chemistry

The DP Year 2 (Grade 12) Chemistry curriculum is the culmination of the two-year course, following the new syllabus (first teaching 2023, first assessment 2025) that is organized around two main themes—Structure and Reactivity—which together explain how the structure of matter determines its chemical behaviour and reactions . In the final year, students complete their study of advanced topics including Equilibrium, Acids & Bases, Redox Processes, Organic Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry , with Higher Level (HL) students covering additional depth in areas such as entropy and spontaneity, transition elements, and stereoisomers . The course emphasizes practical, inquiry-based learning through hands-on laboratory investigations, with students engaging in experiments such as calorimetry, reaction rate analysis, equilibrium shifts, acid-base titrations, buffer capacity investigations, redox titrations, electrochemical cells, electrolysis, and organic synthesis . Students finalize their Internal Assessment (IA)—an individual scientific investigation—which accounts for 20% of the final grade, while also participating in a collaborative sciences project . External assessment consists of two examination papers at Standard Level (SL) and three papers at HL, with Papers 1 and 2 covering core and AHL content respectively, and HL students sitting Paper 3 which tests practical skills and experimental techniques.

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