R1 What drives chemical reactions
There are several ways in which Chemistry can be defined but essentially when a chemical reaction occurs bonds are broken and new bonds are formed. Breaking bonds requires energy and energy is given out when new bonds are formed. It is the change in energy that is the driving force behind reactions. 12 hours are allocated for teaching all the strands of this topic at SL/HL with a further 10 hours for the additional higher...
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