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Great resource for ideas, lesson plans, examples and directions to take - especially for first time IB teachers.
Anne Lavelle
St. Edward High School (USA)
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- Hi Geoff,In a lot of these Reactivity 1 questions for HL and SL you've made reference to enthalpies of formation and combustion. The subject guide lists these under Reactivity 1.2.3 which is AHL material. Have you done this intentionally?...
- Hi Harprit, Although that equation is no longer given in the data booklet, the linear (logarithmic) form from which it is derived still is. Section R2.2.13 states "Determine the activation energy and the Arrhenius factor from experimental...
- Hi Geoff. A quick question here, the ln K1/k2 =.... version of the Arrhenius equation that you have on slide 5 is no longer in the data booklet. I assume that realistically means, students wouldn't be expected to apply that anymore. Is that...
- Thank you for spotting this Ashley - you are quite right and I've corrected the answer now.