IB Chemistry Formula Booklet 2025
IB Chemistry Formula Booklet 2025
IB Chemistry Formula Booklet 2025
Table of Contents
1. Relevant Equations
2
2. Fundamental Constants
3
3. Metric Prefixes
3
4. Unit Conversions and Standard Conditions
3
5. Electromagnetic Spectrum
3
6. Names of the Elements
4
7. The Periodic Table
5
8. Melting Points and Boiling Points of the Elements at 101.325 kPa
5
9. First Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, and Electronegativity of the Elements
6
10. Atomic and Ionic Radii of the Elements
6
11. Covalent Bond Lengths
7
12. Bond Enthalpies and Average Bond Enthalpies at 298.15 K
8
13. Thermodynamic Data (Selected Compounds)
9
14. Enthalpies of Combustion
10
15. Colour Wheel
11
16. Lattice Enthalpies (Experimental Values) at 298.15 K
12
23. References 18
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1. Relevant Equations
Subtopic Description Equation
𝑚
𝑛= = 𝐶𝑥𝑉
S1.4 Number of moles 𝑀
n= number of moles (mol), m= mass (g), M= molar mass (g mol -1), C= concentration (mol dm-3), V
=volume (dm3)
PV = nRT
S1.5 Ideal Gas Equation
P= pressure (Pa), V=volume (m3 ), n= number of moles (mol), T= temperature (K)
𝑃1 𝑉1 𝑃2 𝑉2
=
𝑇1 𝑇2
S1.5 Combined Gas Law
P= pressure (Pa), V=volume (m3 ), T= temperature (K)
c= f λ
S1.3H Speed of light
c= speed of light (m s-1), λ = wavelength (m), f = frequency (s-1)
E= h f
S1.3H Energy of photon of light
E= energy (J), h = Plank’s constant (J s), f = frequency (s-1)
Q= mc∆T
R1.1 Heat change
Q= heat change (J), c= specific heat capacity (J g-1K-1), m = mass (g), ∆T = temperature change (K)
∆G = ∆GΘ + RT lnQ
R2.3H Gibbs energy change
∆GΘ= standard Gibbs free energy change (kJ mol-1), R= gas constant (J K-1mol-1), T= temperature
(K), Q= reaction quotient
∆GΘ = -nFEΘ
R3.2H Gibbs free energy change
∆GΘ= standard Gibbs free energy change (J), n= number of moles of electrons transferred in the
reaction (mol), F= Faraday’s constant (C mol -1), EΘ= standard cell potential (V)
𝑘 = 𝐴 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎/𝑅𝑇
−𝐸𝑎
lnk = 𝑅𝑇
+ lnA
R2.2H Linear form of Arrhenius equation
k= rate constant, A = Arrhenius constant or frequency factor or pre-exponential factor, Ea=
activation energy (J mol-1 ), R= gas constant (J K-1mol-1), T= temperature (K)
R3.1 Definition of pH
pH = −log10 [H3O+] or pH = −log10 [H+]
Definition of pOH
R3.1H pOH = −log10 [OH−]
Kw Ionic product constant for water (at 298.15 K) 1.00× 10−14 mol2 dm-6
1.602177× 10−19 𝐶
e Elementary charge
3. Metric Prefixes
Symbol Prefix Value
P peta- 1015
T tera- 1012
G giga- 109
M mega- 106
k kilo- 103
h hecto- 102
da deca- 101
d deci- 10−1
c centi- 10−2
m milli- 10−3
𝝁 micro- 10−6
n nano- 10−9
p pico- 10−12
f femto- 10−15
5. Electromagnetic Spectrum
3
6. Names of the Elements
Element Symbol Atomic Number Element Symbol Atomic Number Element Symbol Atomic Number
Cobalt Co 27 Osmium Os 76
Copper Cu 29 Palladium Pd 46
Curium Cm 96 Phosphorus P 15
Dysprosium Dy 66 Polonium Po 84
Einsteinium Es 99 Potassium K 19
Erbium Er 68 Praseodymium Pr 59
Europium Eu 63 Promethium Pm 61
Fluorine F 9 Radium Ra 88
Francium Fr 87 Radon Rn 86
Gadolinium Gd 64 Rhenium Re 75
Gallium Ga 31 Rhodium Rh 45
Gold Au 79 Rubidium Rb 37
Hafnium Hf 72 Ruthenium Ru 44
Helium He 2 Samarium Sm 62
Holmium Ho 67 Scandium Sc 21
Indium In 49 Selenium Se 34
7. The Periodic Table
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2
1 H Atomic number He
1.01 4.00
3 4 Element 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 Li Be B C N O F Ne
Relative atomic mass
6.94 9.01 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg Al SI P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.90
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.96 (98) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.20 208.98 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Uut Uuq Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (278) (281) (281) (285) (286) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294)
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97
8. Melting Points and Boiling Points of the Elements (at 101.325 kPa)
63.38 842.0 1541 1670 1910 1907 1246 1538 1495 1455 1085 419.5 29.77 938.2 816.8 220.8 -7.050 -157.4
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
758.8 1484 2836 3287 3407 2671 2061 2861 2927 2913 2560 907.0 2229 2833 613.0 684.8 58.78 -153.4
39.30 768.8 1522 1854 2477 2622 2157 2333 1963 1555 961.8 321.1 156.6 231.9 630.6 449.5 113.7 -111.8
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
687.8 1377 3345 4406 4741 4639 4262 4147 3695 2963 2162 766.8 2027 2586 1587 987.8 184.4 -108.1
28.44 725.0 920.0 2233 3017 3414 3453 3033 2446 1768 1064 -38.83 303.8 327.5 271.4 253.8 301.8 -71.15
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
670.8 1845 3464 4600 5455 5555 5900 5008 4428 3825 2836 356.6 1473 1749 1564 962.0 336.8 -61.85
795 935 1024 1042 1072 826 1313 1360 1410 1472 1529 1545 824 1663
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
3433 3510 3074 (2730) 1791 1596 3273 3230 2567 2694 2900 1950 1194 3042
1750 1572 1135 637 640 1176 1340 986 900 (860) 827
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
4788 (4000) 3818 (3900) 3230 (2067) 3110 (2623)
9. First Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, and Electronegativity of the Elements
2.2
H
Element He
Electronegativity
1314 -141
520 -60 900 801 -27 1086 -122 1402 1681 -328 2081
(+753)
Li Be B C N F Ne
O
1.0 1.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 4.0
3.4
1000 -200
496 -53 738 578 -42 787 -134 1012 -72 1251 -349
(+545) 1520
Na Mg Al SI P Cl
S Ar
0.9 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 3.2
2.6
419 -48 590 -2 633 -18 659 -8 651 -51 653 -64 717 762 -15 760 -64 737 -112 745 -119 906 579 -41 762 -119 944 -78 941 -195 1140 -325
1351
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br
Kr
0.8 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.0
403 -47 549 -5 600 -30 640 -41 652 -88 684 -72 702 -53 710 -101 720 -110 804 -54 731 -126 868 558 -29 709 -107 831 -101 869 -190 1008 -295 1170
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.6
376 -46 503 -14 538 -45 659 -1 728 -31 759 -79 756 -14 814 -106 865 -151 864 -205 890 -223 1007 589 -36 716 -35 703 -91 812 -183 -270
1037
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At
Rn
0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.2
534 -64 528 -93 533 -185 539 545 547 -83 593 566 -112 573 <0 581 589 597 -99 603 2 524 -33
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0
609 568 598 605 581 576 578 598 606 619 627 635 642 473
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
1.3 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.3
32 Atomic radius 37
H (10-12 m) He
130 99
Element 84 75 71 64 60
62
Li Be Ionic radius B C N O F
Ne
76 (1+) 45 (2+) 27 (3+) 16 (4+) 146 (3-) 140 (2-) 133 (1-)
(10-12 m)
150 141 136 132 130 130 132 144 145 150
238 206 194 164 158 142
W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi 148 146
Cs Ba La Hf Ta Po
66 (4+) 63 (4+) 63 (4+) 68 (3+) 80 (2+) 137 (1+) 119 (1+) 150 (1+) 119 (2+) 103 (3+) At Rn
167 (1+) 135 (2+) 103 (3+) 71 (4+) 64 (5+) 97 (4+)
60 (6+) 53 (7+) 55 (6+) 63 (4+) 63 (4+) 85 (3+) 102 (2+) 89 (3+) 78 (4+) 76 (5+)
201
242 211
Ac
Fr Ra
190 184 183 180 180 173 168 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
94 (4+) 104 (3+) 89 (4+) 101 (3+) 100 (3+) 98 (3+) 97 (3+) 96 (3+) 99 (3+) 110 (2+)
90 (4+) 73 (6+) 87 (4+) 86 (4+) 85 (4+)
11. Covalent Bond Lengths
Single bonds (10-12 m = pm)
Br C Cl F H I N O P S Si
Br 228 194 214 176 141 247 214 220 227 216
C 194 154 177 138 108 214 147 143 184 182 185
Cl 214 177 199 163 128 232 197 170 203 199 202
F 176 138 163 142 92 257 136 142 154 158 156
S 227 182 199 158 134 175 161 210 205 215
Si 216 185 202 156 148 243 174 163 215 232
C=S 156
C≡N 116
C≡C 120
12. Bond Enthalpies and Average Bond Enthalpies at 298.15 K
Single bonds (kJ mol-1)
Br C Cl F H I N O P S Si
Br 193 285 219 249 366 178 201 264 218 330
C 285 346 324 492 414 228 286 358 264 289 307
Cl 219 324 242 255 431 211 192 206 322 271 400
F 249 492 255 159 567 280 278 191 490 327 597
H 366 414 431 567 436 298 391 463 322 364 323
O 201 358 206 191 463 201 214 144 363 466
Bond Enthalpy (kJ mol-1) Bond Enthalpy (kJ mol-1) Bond Enthalpy (kJ mol-1)
C=S 536
C≡N 890
C≡C 839
13. Thermodynamic Data (Selected Compounds)
Substance Formula State ΔHf Θ (kJ mol-1) ΔGf Θ (kJ mol-1) S Θ(kJ mol-1)
Hydrogen H2 g -286
Sulfur S s -297
The provided lattice enthalpy values (ΔHΘlattice ) correspond to the endothermic process MaXb (s) → aMb+ (g) + bXa- (g), which involves the separation of gaseous ions of a crystal
to an infinite distance from each other.
Experimental Values (Adequate Born-Haber cycle was used to obtain the values in the tables below)
ΔHΘlattice(kJ mol-1)
Alkali metal halides
F Cl Br I
CaO 3401
17. Triangular Bonding Diagram (van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle)
18. Acid-base Indicators
Colour change
Distinctive intervals for infrared absorption arising from stretching vibrations in organic compounds.
O–H Carboxylic acids (with hydrogen bonding) 2500 – 3000 Strong, very broad
O–H Alcohols and phenols (with hydrogen bonding) 3200 – 3600 Strong, broad
0.9 – 1.0
1.3 – 1.4
1.5
2.0 – 2.5
2.2 – 2.7
2.5 – 3.5
1.8 – 3.1
3.5 – 4.4
Type of proton Chemical shift (ppm)
3.3 – 3.7
3.7 – 4.8
9.0 – 13.0
1.0 – 6.0
4.5 – 6.0
4.0 – 12.0
6.9 – 9.0
9.4 – 10.0
15 •CH3
17 •OH
18 H2O
29 •CH2CH3 •CHO
31 •OCH3
45 •COOH
23. References
Data in sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 were taken fully or in part from:
Blackman, A., Gahan, L. R., Aylward, G. H., & Findlay, T. J. V. (2014). Aylward and Findlay’s SI Chemical Data. (7th ed.).
John Wiley & Sons.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2021). NIST Chemistry WebBook SRD 69, NIST Standard Reference
Database. U.S. Department of Commerce. http://webbook.nist.gov.
Rumble, J. R. (Ed.). (2019). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. (100th ed.). CRC Press.