CHEMISTRY DATA BOOK - Chemistry Data Book 2017 Victorian Certificate of Education - Reference

Sep 20, 2026

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Victorian Certificate of Education Chemistry Written Examination data book providing reference tables for Chemistry. Includes a contents overview and key reference sections: periodic table, electrochemical series with standard electrode potentials at 25 °C, chemical relationships, physical constants and standard values, SI prefixes, acid-base indicators, and spectroscopy/structure data such as infrared absorption ranges and NMR data. Also covers representative organic molecule representations, fatty acid formulas, biomolecule structural formulas, heats of combustion, and energy content of foods for examination use.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time35 min

AccessFree to download

Table of contents

Periodic table of the elements

Electrochemical series

Chemical relationships

Physical constants and standard values

SI prefixes

Acid-base indicators

Sample representations of organic molecules

Formulas of some fatty acids

Structural formulas of some important biomolecules

Heats of combustion of common fuels

Typical heats of combustion of common blended fuels

Energy content of foods

Characteristic ranges for infra-red absorption

13C NMR data

1H NMR data

2-amino acids (α-amino acids)

Victorian Certificate of Education Year CHEMISTRY Written examination DATA BOOK Instructions This data book is provided for your reference. A question and answer book is provided with this data book. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. © VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2017 February 2017 CHEMISTRY DATA BOOK 2 Table of contents Page 1. Periodic table of the elements 3 2. Electrochemical series 4 3. Chemical relationships 5 4. Physical constants and standard values 5 5. SI prefixes 5 6. Acid-base indicators 6 7. Sample representations of organic molecules 6 8. Formulas of some fatty acids 7 9. Structural formulas of some important biomolecules 7–8 10. Heats of combustion of common fuels 9 11. Typical heats of combustion of common blended fuels 9 12. Energy content of foods 9 13. Characteristic ranges for infra-red absorption 10 14. 13C NMR data 10 15. 1H NMR data 11–12 16. 2-amino acids (α-amino acids) 13–14 1. Periodic table of the elements | 1
H
1.0
hydrogen | | atomic number relative atomic mass | | | | | | | 79
Au
197.0
gold | | symbol of element
name of element | | | | | | | | 2
He
4.0
helium | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3
Li
6.9
lithium | 4
Be
9.0
beryllium | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5
B
10.8
boron | 6
C
12.0
carbon | 7
N
14.0
nitrogen | 8
O
16.0
oxygen | 9
F
19.0
fluorine | 10
Ne
20.2
neon | | 11
Na
23.0
sodium | 12
Mg
24.3
magnesium | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13
Al
27.0
aluminium | 14
Si
28.1
silicon | 15
P
31.0
phosphorus | 16
S
32.1
sulfur | 17
Cl
35.5
chlorine | 18
Ar
39.9
argon | | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | | 28 | | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | | K | Ca | Sc | Ti | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Co | | Ni | | Cu | Zn | Ga | Ge | As | Se | Br | Kr | | 39.1 | 40.1 | 45.0 | 47.9 | 50.9 | 52.0 | 54.9 | 55.8 | 58.9 | | 58.7 | | 63.5 | 65.4 | 69.7 | 72.6 | 74.9 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 83.8 | | potassium | calcium | scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | | nickel | | copper | zinc | gallium | germanium | arsenic | selenium | bromine | krypton | | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | | 46 | | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | | Rb | Sr | Y | Zr | Nb | Mo | Tc | Ru | Rh | | Pd | | Ag | Cd | In | Sn | Sb | Te | I | Xe | | 85.5 | 87.6 | 88.9 | 91.2 | 92.9 | 96.0 | (98) | 101.1 | 102.9 | | 106.4 | | 107.9 | 112.4 | 114.8 | 118.7 | 121.8 | 127.6 | 126.9 | 131.3 | | rubidium | strontium | yttrium | zirconium | niobium | molybdenum | technetium | ruthenium | rhodium | | palladium | | silver | cadmium | indium | tin | antimony | tellurium | iodine | xenon | | 55 | 56 | | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | | 78 | | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | | Cs | Ba | 57–71 | Hf | Ta | W | Re | Os | Ir | | Pt | | Au | Hg | Tl | Pb | Bi | Po | At | Rn | | 132.9 | 137.3 | lanthanoids | 178.5 | 180.9 | 183.8 | 186.2 | 190.2 | 192.2 | | 195.1 | | 197.0 | 200.6 | 204.4 | 207.2 | 209.0 | (210) | (210) | (222) | | caesium | barium | | hafnium | tantalum | tungsten | rhenium | osmium | iridium | | platinum | | gold | mercury | thallium | lead | bismuth | polonium | astatine | radon | | 87 | 88 | | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | | 110 | | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | | Fr | Ra | 89–103 | Rf | Db | Sg | Bh | Hs | Mt | | Ds | | Rg | Cn | Nh | Fl | Mc | Lv | Ts | Og | | (223) | (226) | actinoids | (261) | (262) | (266) | (264) | (267) | (268) | | (271) | | (272) | (285) | (280) | (289) | (289) | (292) | (294) | (294) | | francium | radium | | rutherfordium | dubnium | seaborg

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Chemistry data book in this examination?

The data book is provided for reference during the Victorian Certificate of Education Chemistry written examination. A related question-and-answer book is also provided.

Is it allowed to bring mobile phones or other devices into the examination room?

No. Students are not permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

Which reference topics are included in the data book?

It includes tables such as the periodic table, the electrochemical series with standard electrode potentials, SI prefixes, acid-base indicators, and data for spectroscopy and molecular structures like infra-red ranges and NMR data.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Hazel