Chemistry Topics - Form Two

 

TOPIC 1: Oxygen

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1. Preparation and Properties of Oxygen

   • Prepare a sample of oxygen gas in the laboratory

   • Perform simple experiments to demonstrate properties of oxygen gas

   • Explain properties of oxygen

2. Uses of Oxygen

   • List uses of oxygen in daily life

   • Relate some uses of oxygen to its properties

 

TOPIC 2: Hydrogen

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1. Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen

   • Explain the preparation of hydrogen gas in a laboratory

   • Explain the properties of hydrogen

2. Uses of Hydrogen

   • State uses of hydrogen gas

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TOPIC 3: Water 

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1. Occurrence and Nature of Water

   • Describe the occurrence and nature of water

   • Describe the water cycle

   • Relate water cycle to environmental conservation

2. Properties of Water

   • Perfom simple experiments on physical and chemical properties of water

   • Explain properties of water

3. Treatment and Purification of Water

   • Perform processes of domestic water treatment and purification

   • Describe the processes of urban water treatment

4. Uses of Water

   • State uses of water

   • Compare the solubility of different substances in water and organic solvents

 

TOPIC 4: Fuels And Energy

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1. Fuel Sources

   • Identify different sources of fuels

   • Describe methods of obtaining fuels from locally available materials

2. Categories of Fuels

   • Classify fuels according to their states

3. Uses of Fuels

   • List uses of fuels

   • Assess the environmental effects on using charcoal and firewood as source of fuels

4. Conservation of Energy

   • Explain the law of conservation of energy

   • Carry out experiments on the conservation of energy from one form to another

5. Renewable Energy Biogas

   • Explain the working mechanism of biogas plant

   • Construct a model of biogas plant

   • Explain the use of biogas in environmental conservation

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TOPIC 5: Atomic Structure 

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1. The Atom

   • Explain Dalton contribution to atomic structure

   • Explain the modern concept of Dalton’s atomic structure

2. Sub-atomic Particles

   • Identify sub-atomic particles in an atom

   • Explain the properties of each particle in an atom

3. Electronic Arrangements

   • Determine a maximum number of electrons in the shells

   • Draw energy shell diagrams

4. Atomic number, Mass number and Isotope

   • Relate atomic number with number of protons

   • Calculate mass number of an atom from numbers of protons and neutrons

   • Explain the concept of isotope

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TOPIC 6: Periodic Classification

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1. Periodicity

   • Explain the concept of periodicity

2. General Trends

   • Explain the change in properties of elements across the periods

   • Explain the change in properties of elements down the group

   • Use electronic configuration to locate the positions of elements in periodic table

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TOPIC 7: Formula Bonding and Nomenclature

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1. Valence and Chemical Formulae

   • Explain the concept of valence

   • Write simple formulae of binary compounds

   • Explain the concept of empirical and molecular formulae

   • Calculate the empirical and molecular formulae

2. Oxidation State

   • Explain the concept of oxidation state

   • Differentiate oxidation state and valence

3. Radicals

   • Explain the concept of radicals

   • Write chemical formulae of common compounds

4. Covalent Bonding

   • Explain the concept of covalent bonding

   • State the properties of covalent bonding

5. Electrovalent Bonding

   • Explain the concept of electrovalent bonding

   • State properties of electrovalent bonding