Developed in cooperation with the IB and created by experienced IB authors examiners and teachers this Course Book is fully aligned to the 2023 subject guide for DP Chemistry providing comprehensive and engaging coverage of all topics The aim of this book is to develop conceptual understanding aid in skills development and provide opportunities to cement knowledge and understanding through practice Feature boxes and sections throughout the book are designed to support these aims by signposting content relating to particular ideas and concepts as well as opportunities for practice Topics are organized into two main concepts structure and reactivity The skills in the study of chemistry are overarching experimental technological mathematical and inquiry skills that are integrated into the course Chemistry is a practical subject so these skills will be developed through experimental work inquiries and investigations Each topic begins with a guiding question to get you thinking When you start studying a topic you might not be able to answer these questions confidently or fully but by studying that topic you will be able to answer them with increasing depth Hence you should consider these as you work through the topic and come back to them when you revise your understanding