Chemical Reactions

Balanced Chemical Equation

Types of Chemical Reactions

Oxidation and reduction

Acids, bases and salts

Concept of pH scale

Preparation of Sodium Hydroxide

Uses of Sodium Hydroxide

Bleaching powder

Baking soda

Washing soda

Plaster of Paris

metals and non metal

Properties of metals and non-metals

Reactivity series

Formation and properties of ionic compounds

Basic metallurgical processes

Corrosion and its prevention

Carbon compounds

Covalent bonding in carbon compounds

Versatile nature of carbon

Homologous series

Nomenclature of carbon compounds containing functional groups

Difference between saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons

Chemical properties of carbon compounds

Ethanol and Ethanoic acid

Soaps and detergents

Need for classification

Early attempts at classification of elements

Dobereiner's Triads & Newland's Law of Octaves

Mendeleev's Periodic Table

Modern periodic table, gradation in properties

Valency

Atomic number

Metallic and non-metallic properties