SS1 Chemistry – Atomic Number, Mass Number, Isotopes, and Calculations

CONTENT   ATOMIC NUMBER AND MASS NUMBER ISOTOPES CALCULATIONS OF RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS   CONSTITUENTS OF AN ATOM Atoms are made up of sub-particles. Protons, electrons, and neutrons. Proton has

SS1 Chemistry – LUPAC Nomenclature of Chemical Compounds

CONTENT   Naming of:          —- binary compounds           —- radials and compounds having elements with variable oxidation numbers.          —- tertiary and quartenary compounds.          —- compounds with cations replaced with hydrogen.  

SS1 Chemistry – Particulate Nature of Matter

CONTENT   ATOMS AND MOLECULES IONS DALTON’S ATOMIC THEORY MODIFICATIONS OF DALTONS ATOMIC THEORY   ATOMS AND MOLECULES Matter is made up of discrete particles. The main ones are atoms,

SS1 Chemistry – Standard Separation Techniques For Mixtures

CONTENT STANDARD SEPARATION TECHNIQUES   STANDARD SEPARATION TECHNIQUES The importance of separating a mixture into its constituents cannot be overemphasized since most substances are needed in their pure form. There

SS1 Chemistry – Compounds and Mixtures

CONTENT   COMPOUND FORMULAE OF COMPOUNDS MIXTURES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES   COMPOUND A Compound is a substance which contains two or more elements chemically combined together. A compound

SS1 Chemistry – Elements, Symbols, and Equations

CONTENT ELEMENTS AND SYMBOLS CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS VALENCY   ELEMENTS AND SYMBOLS An element is a substance that cannot be split into simpler units by ordinary chemical processes. There are

SS1 Chemistry – Nature of Matter

CONTENT NATURE OF MATTER COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLID, LIQUID, AND GAS TYPES OF CHANGE   NATURE OF MATTER Matter is anything that has weight and occupies space. It exists in three

SS1 Chemistry – Laboratory Familiarity

CONTENT   DEFINTION OF LABORATORY LABORATORY APPARATUS; MEANING, USES AND IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY SAFETY RULES     DEFINITION OF LABORATORY A laboratory is a room or building equipped for scientific experimentation

SS1 Chemistry – Introduction to Chemistry

CONTENT   CHEMISTRY AS A SCIENCE SUBJECT BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY  SOME LABORATORY APPARATUSES AND THEIR USES     CHEMISTRY AS A SCIENCE SUBJECT Science is an organized body of knowledge