IMPORTANT TOPICS
(NEED TO MEMORIZE)
Chapter 1: “States of Matter”:
• Movement / Arrangement / Intermolecular force for solid, liquid
and gas.
• Heating curve & Cooling curve.
• Melting / boiling / condensation / freezing / sublimation /
Diffusion / Brownian motion.
Chapter 2: “Atoms, Elements and Compounds”:
• Structure, diagram and properties (with explanation) of the Ionic
compound, Diamond, Graphite, Silicon dioxide, Metallic structures.
• Dot-cross diagram for Ionic and Covalent compound.
• Isotope & radioactive isotope.
• Calculating e, p, n for atoms, ions and isotopes.
Chapter 3: “Stoichiometry”:
• Mole calculation for determining Mass / Volume / Concentration of
a substance.
• Empirical formula / Molecular formula calculation.
• Percentage yield calculation.
• Which substance is in excess or limiting agent?
• Gas volume related calculation.
• Writing Ionic equation.
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Chapter 4: “Electrochemistry”:
• Electrolysis by using inert electrode – for molten electrolyte and
aqueous electrolyte (anode, cathode, electrolyte, reaction at
anode & cathode, observation).
• Purification or refining of impure metal (anode, cathode,
electrolyte, reaction at anode & cathode, observation).
• Electroplating (anode, cathode, electrolyte, reaction at anode &
cathode, observation).
Chapter 5: “Chemical Energetics”:
• Definition, Energy level diagram and common examples for
Exothermic and Endothermic reaction.
• Energy change (∆H) calculation.
• Chemical cell / cell (negative & positive electrode, electrolyte,
reaction at negative & positive electrode, related questions and
metal reactivity comparison from chemical cell).
• Fuel cell (negative & positive electrode, electrolyte, reaction at
negative & positive electrode, related questions, use).
Chapter 6: “Chemical Reactions”:
• Factors affecting the rate of reaction (with explanation as per
collision theory).
• Factors affecting the position / Shifting of equilibrium and
increasing/decreasing percentage yield.
• Define - Rate, Catalyst, Activation energy, Equilibrium,
Photochemical reaction and photochemical reaction in silver halide
decomposition and photosynthesis.
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• Explain 0xidation / Reduction reaction, Identifying Oxidizing
Agent / Reducing Agent in a redox reaction.
• Define - Oxidation, Reduction, Redox reaction, oxidizing agent,
reducing agent.
• Haber process – Manufacture of Ammonia (raw materials and
sources, optimum conditions and justify the conditions on the
basis of rate and equilibrium, other related questions)
• Contact process – Manufacture of Sulfuric acid (reactions at
different steps, optimum conditions in the key step and justify
the conditions on the basis of rate and equilibrium, other related
questions)
Chapter 7: “Acids, bases and salts”:
• Salt preparation - Neutralization method, Titration method and
Precipitation method.
• Different types of Oxides – basic, amphoteric, acidic and neutral
(properties and reaction).
• Test for Cation / Anion / Gas.
• Reaction of Acid with Metal / Metal oxide / Metal hydroxide/
Metal carbonate.
• Reaction of alkali with ammonium salt to form ammonia.
• Salt colour and salt solubility.
• Define – Acid, base, salt, alkali, PH, Neutralization reaction, strong
acid/base, weak acid/base.
• Test / distinguish between two strong and weak acids/alkalis.
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Chapter 8: “The Periodic Table”:
• Displacement reaction of Halogen / displacement reaction of
metal with other metal compound / displacement reaction of metal
oxide with coke or CO or H 2
• Properties of Group 1 & 2 Metal / Transition metal / Halogen
(Group 7) / Inert gas (with explanation).
Chapter 9: “Metals”:
• Extraction of Iron, Extraction of Aluminum, Extraction of Zinc.
• Uses of Aluminum, Zinc, Copper.
• Formation of steel from Iron, different types of steel.
• Alloy – Structure, Diagram, Properties, Uses, Composition.
• Reaction of Metal with Non-Metal, Oxygen, Acid, water etc.
• Reactivity series of metals.
• Unreactivity of Aluminium.
• Rust formation and Prevention of rusting - Sacrificial protection,
galvanizing, painting, oil coating, stainless steel, cathodic
protection.
Chapter 10: “Chemistry of the Environment”:
• Chemical and physical test for Water, Distilled water and its use,
Water treatment / Purification steps, Uses of water.
• Different beneficial and harmful substances present in Water.
• Composition of clean Air.
• Air pollution – common pollutant and their Source, Harmful effect
& Remedies.
• Uses of gases present in the air (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide,
argon, and other inert gases), Respiration, Catalytic converter,
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Formation of Carbon dioxide by different methods, Formation of
methane, Acid rain and harmful effect, Global warming and
harmful effects, Carbon cycle, Water cycle.
Chapter 11: “Organic Chemistry”:
• Homologous series, Saturated and Unsaturated hydrocarbon,
Functional group and general formula of common homologous
series.
• All the Reactions of Alkane, Alkene, Alcohol, Carboxylic acid.
• Formation of ester / hydrolysis of ester.
• Isomers of Alkane, Alkene, Alcohol etc.
• Catalytic cracking, Fermentation.
• Test for Alkene, alcohol and carboxylic acid.
• Fractional distillation of Crude Oil, different fraction (in order)
and their uses.
• Monomer, Polymer, Definition and difference between
Condensation and Addition polymer.
• Draw Addition polymer from monomer / monomer from addition
polymer.
• Disposal problem of addition polymer, recycling, empirical formula
of polymer, uses of common addition polymer.
• Draw Condensation Polymer - structure, monomers, linkage,
hydrolysis products – for Polyester, Polyamide, Protein, Starch,
and Fat.
• Formation of Soap by alkaline hydrolysis of fat.
• Draw Condensation polymer from the given specific monomers.
• Uses of man-made / synthetic condensation polymer.
• Identify and separate Amino acids present in a Protein sample /
Glucose from a Starch sample by Chromatography process.
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Chapter 12: “Experimental Techniques and Chemical Analysis”:
• Chromatography- Procedure, Diagram, Related questions,
Calculating Rf value.
• Different apparatus for measuring Volume, Temperature, Mass,
Time etc.
• Simple distillation, Fractional distillation, Filtration,
Crystallization, Diffusion, Decantation, Dissolving, Wash and dry,
separation in Separating funnel.
• Acid-Base titration – Procedure, related theory questions,
indicators and colour change, calculations etc.
• Separation of the mixture of two solids / two liquids / a solid and
a liquid mixture.
• Checking the purity of solid / liquid by Melting point, Boiling point,
Chromatography etc.
