Naimat Omolabake Muritala

Learning the basic of chemistry eg. Periodic table, molecular formula, molecular ratio%, chemical equations, chemical reaction. The Organic and Inorganic chemistry such as



Topic Examples of key concept
1. Planet Earth: Composition of air, electrolysis of sea water, rocks and minerals, thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate.

2. Microscopic world I: Atomic structure, the periodic table, metallic bonding, ionic bond, covalent bond.

3. Metals: Methods of extraction of metals from their ores, word equations, reactivity series, displacement reactions.

4. Acids and bases: Properties of acids and alkalis, ionic equations, indicators, pH, strong and weak acids, molarity, volumetric analysis.

5. Fossil fuels and carbon compounds: Fractional distillation, hydrocarbons, structural formulae, alkanes, alkenes, addition polymerization.

6. Microscopic world II: Bond polarity, van der Waals’ forces, hydrogen bonding, fullerenes, non-octet molecules, shapes of molecules.

7. Redox reactions, chemical cells anelectrolysis: The Primary and secondary cells, half equations and overall cell equations, oxidation number, fuel cells, electrolysis.

8. Chemical reactiand energy: On Standard enthalpy change of reaction, Hess's law, enthalpy level diagrams.

9. Rate of reaction: Instantaneous and average rate, factors affecting reaction rate, molar volume of gases.

10. Chemical equilibrium: Dynamic equilibrium, equilibrium constant, reaction quotient, factors affecting equilibrium.

11. Chemistry of carbon compounds: Homologous series, isomerism, enantiomerism, reactions of various functional groups.

12. Patterns in the chemical world: Periodic variation in bonding, melting point and electrical conductivity, properties of transition metals.

13. Industrial chemistry: Vitamin C, Haber process, rate equation, activation energy, Arrhenius equation, catalysis, green chemistry.

14. Materials chemistry: Naturally occurring polymers, synthetic polymers, alloys, liquid crystals, ceramics, nanomaterials.

15. Analytical chemistry: Qualitative and quantitative analysis, separation and purification methods, instrumental analytical methods.