Study Guide 

HSC Study Pack 

Back Cover:
'Production of Materials' is a Study Pack written to help students in preparation for the NSW HSC Chemistry examination. It summarises the contents of HSC Core Module 1 and includes a range of questions, with worked solutions, to assist students in the understanding of the key concepts such as:
- Catalytic cracking of crude oil to produce ethylene
- Comparison of chemical properties of alkanes and alkenes
-Ethylene as a raw material for the production of materials
- Condensation polymers and the structure of cellulose
- Cellulose as a source of raw materials for the future
- Biopolymers
- The production of ethanol from plant material
- Ethanol as a fuel and as a solvent
- Heat of combustion of alcohols
- Oxidation and reduction reactions
- Oxidation states
- The use of galvanic cells to produce electricity
- Some commercial cells and batteries
- Radioactivity and the types of radiation
- Stable and unstable isotopes
- Addition polymerisation
- Formation of isotopes in nuclear reactors
- The formation of transuranic elements
- Detection of radiation
- Uses of radiation for medicine, industry and in chemical research

includes a pack of study cards containing summaries of key facts, selected formulae, theory and relevant definitions. The cards have already been removed from the book (via perforated lines). - from Amzon

Include black and white illustrations.
There are 6 sheets of 24 individual HSC Study Cards. ( 14 June 2018 )