Chemistry study guides

A deep-dive SQA Higher Chemistry guide to Area 1 Chemical Changes and Structure. Covers periodicity and the periodic table, the periodic trends in covalent radius, ionisation energy and electronegativity, structure and bonding with intermolecular forces, oxidising and reducing agents with half-equations, and controlling the rate of reaction.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Chemistry guide to Area 2 Nature's Chemistry. Covers esters, fats and oils, proteins and the peptide link, the chemistry of cooking with aldehydes and ketones, the oxidation of food and antioxidants, soaps, detergents and emulsions, and fragrances and skincare with terpenes and UV protection.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Chemistry guide to Area 3 Chemistry in Society. Covers getting the most from reactants with percentage yield and atom economy, controlling the rate and equilibrium with Le Chatelier's principle, chemical energy with calorimetry and Hess's law, oxidising and reducing agents in society with redox titrations, and chemical analysis with chromatography and volumetric analysis.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Chemistry guide to Researching Chemistry. Covers planning and hazard assessment, selecting and using common chemical apparatus, gravimetric analysis by precipitation and heating to constant mass, volumetric analysis, the difference between accuracy, precision and reliability, and how the assignment and the question paper assess scientific inquiry skills.