HSC Chemistry · Module 7 · Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Revision Pack

A complete Band 6 resource for NSW Year 12 Chemistry — a full textbook-style reference covering every dot point of Module 7, plus a ten-lesson revision program with exam-style questions and sample answers.

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Guide

The Complete Textbook: Organic Chemistry

Every syllabus dot point explained in depth as a textbook chapter — nomenclature and IUPAC naming, isomerism, properties of organic compounds, reactions such as substitution, addition, elimination, oxidation, fermentation and esterification, plus biofuels and addition and condensation polymers — with worked examples, sample answers and references.

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Program

10-Lesson Revision Program

Ten complete revision lessons — each with teaching content, an exam-style question with marks and timing, starter sentences, a practice worksheet, a Band 6 sample answer, and syllabus-aligned marking criteria.

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Module 7 at a Glance

Organic Chemistry is the study of carbon-based compounds: how they are named, how their structures explain their properties, and how they react to form useful products. It divides into four inquiry questions:

  1. How do we systematically name organic compounds? — homologous series, functional groups, IUPAC nomenclature and structural and geometric isomers.
  2. How is organic chemistry used to make useful new substances? — properties such as melting and boiling points, solubility and reactions producing new compounds.
  3. What are the products of reactions of hydrocarbons and oxygen? — combustion, and the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids.
  4. How can polymers be produced? — addition and condensation polymerisation, and the role of organic chemistry in producing useful materials.
Exam tip: Module 7 rewards precise language — always name the functional group, and when asked to "explain" a property, connect structure (chain length, branching, hydrogen bonding) to the observed behaviour, then to the trend. Marks are won on the link, not the list.