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   Curriculum : Leaving Certificate
   Subject : Chemistry
The Periodic Table
Atomic Structure
Radioactivity
Electron Configuration and Atomic Radii
Atomic Orbitals, Spectra and Ionisation Energy
Oxidation, Reduction and Electrolysis
Chemical Compounds and the Octet Rule
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Electronegativity
Shapes of Simple Molecules
VSEPR Theory and Intermolecular Forces
Oxidation Numbers
States of Matter
Gas Laws
Kinetic Theory and the Ideal Gas Equation
The Mole
Chemical Formulas
Chemical Equations and Calculations
Redox Equations and Yield Calculations
Concentration of Solutions
Acids, Bases and Neutralisation
Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base Theory
Acid-Base Titrations
Redox Titrations and Extended Volumetric Calculations
Sources of Hydrocarbons
Structure of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
Bond Energy, Heat of Formation and Hess's Law
Oil Refining and its Products
Other Chemical Fuels
Reaction Rates
Factors Affecting Rates of Reaction
Activation Energy and Theories of Catalysis
Tetrahedral Carbon: Alkanes and Alcohols
Planar Carbon: Alkenes, Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids
Ketones, Esters and Aromatic Bonding
Organic Chemical Reaction Types
Reaction Mechanisms, Esterification and Multi-Step Synthesis
Organic Natural Products
Chromatography and Instrumentation in Organic Chemistry
Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectrometry
Chemical Equilibrium and the Equilibrium Law
Equilibrium Constant Calculations
Le Chatelier's Principle
pH Scale
Water Self-Ionisation, Weak Acids and Indicator Theory
Hardness in Water
Water and Sewage Treatment