Chemistry for VCE Units 1–4 has been written specifically for the new VCE Chemistry Study Design 2023-2027.

Forget irrelevant content, this brand new series provides more opportunities to apply and extend understanding of Key Knowledge and Skills. Key features of the new Study Design, including Sustainability and Scientific Methodologies, are also explicitly targeted in this new series.

Chemistry for VCE Units 1–4 Student Books feature a simple, engaging design with targeted on-page features that support student understanding and progression, including:

• scaffolded student learning and navigation that sequences Key Knowledge in clear topics
• worked examples and real-world examples for application
• clear, concise language supported by engaging visual elements and detailed scientific diagrams
• a stand-alone Chemistry toolkit reference section that explains the structure of the Study Design and explicitly teaches skills (including writing a hypothesis, risk assessment and data analysis)
• groundwork questions at the beginning of each chapter to assess assumed knowledge, with corresponding online resources for each question that get students up to speed
• challenge questions for extension based on critical thinking and application, rather than introducing additional content
• skill drills for students to apply and practise Key Science Skills in context
• study tips provide practical advice, tips and tricks for learning and revision
• exam tips and annotated exam responses that show students how to maximise their marks on an exam
• sample SACs and annotated SAC responses targeting each of the four mandated task types for Outcomes 1&2
• LOTS of practice and exam-style questions at the end of every chapter, Area of Study and Unit
• answers at the back of each book (with fully worked solutions provided online)

Chapter 1 Chemistry Toolkit

Unit 1 How can the diversity of materials be explained?

Area of Study 1: How do chemical structures of materials explain their properties and reactions?
Chapter 2 Elements and the periodic table
Chapter 3 Covalent bonds
Chapter 4 Reactions of metals
Chapter 5 Reactions of ionic compound
Chapter 6 Separation and identification of components of mixtures
Unit 1 AOS 1  Checkpoint

Area of Study 2: How are materials quantified and classified?
Chapter 7 Quantifying atoms and compounds
Chapter 8 Families of organic compounds
Chapter 9 Polymers and society
Unit 1 AOS 2  Checkpoint

Area of Study 3: How can chemical principles be applied to create a more sustainable future?
Chapter 10 Research investigation
Unit 1  Review

Unit 2 How do chemical reactions shape the natural world?

Area of Study 1: How do chemicals interact with water
Chapter 11 Water as a unique chemical
Chapter 12 Acid-base reactions
Chapter 13  Redox reactions
Unit 2 AOS 1  Checkpoint

Area of Study 2: How are chemicals measured and analysed?
Chapter 14  Measuring solubility and concentration
Chapter 15  Analysis for acids and bases
Chapter 16 Measuring gases
Chapter 17 Analysis for salts
Unit 2 AOS 2  Checkpoint

Area of Study 3: How do quantitative scientific investigations develop our understanding of chemical reactions? Chapter 18  Student-designed scientific investigation  
Unit 2  Review

Units 1&2  Practice exam  
Chapter 19 Practical work
Answers