Chemistry S1.1.1: The particulate nature of matter

Master the Particulate Nature of Matter — IB Chemistry Topic 1.1.1 Explained

Struggling with IB Chemistry? This video breaks down Topic 1.1.1: Introduction to the Particulate Nature of Matter step by step — helping you understand and apply this crucial concept.

What you’ll learn in this tutorial:

What is matter? — Elements, compounds, and mixtures explained with real IB examples

Mixtures vs. compounds — Key differences every IB student must know

Separation techniques — Filtration, distillation, crystallization, and chromatography

How to analyze Rf values in chromatography like an examiner

Past paper practice — Learn how to approach, solve, and analyze IB-style questions

This video is based on IB Chemistry resources from Pearson, Oxford, Cambridge, and Brown, plus my 10+ years of IB teaching and 8+ years as an IB examiner — so you’re learning directly from an expert who knows how to get you that 6 or 7.

Topics
0:00 Introduction
0:20 About the teacher
0:59 Video Structure
1:31 Learning objective
2:17 Classifying matter
7:06 Homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures
11:30 Changing of states of matter
14:14 Filtration (separation technique)
16:25 Simple distillation (separation technique)
20:45 Papers Chromatography
24:56 Questions IB PAST PAPERS