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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS I TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Introduction to Chemistry I. Meaning of Chemistry and career prospects
in Chemistry
II. Application of Chemistry
III. Adverse effect of Chemistry
IV.Scientific methods
2. Particulate Nature of Matter I. Definition of matter, states of matter and
change in state
II. Prospects of matter
III. Physical and chemical changes
IV.Chemical processes and chemical reaction
3. Particulate Nature of matter V. Atoms, molecules and ions
(Cont.) VI.Finding number of protons, neutrons, atomic
number and mass number
VII.Definition of Isotopy and calculation
VIII. Definition of relative atomic masses
based on 12C and calculations
IX. Dalton’s Atomic Theory
4. Symbols, Formula and I. Chemical symbols of elements and their
Equations valencies (1st twenty elements)
II. Definition of metals and non-metals
III. Differences in physical and chemical
properties of metals and non-metals
IV.Definition of empirical and molecular
formula
5. Symbols, Formula and V. Elements, compounds and mixtures
Equations (Cont.) VI.Chemical equation (introduction)
VII.Balancing of chemical equations
VIII. Calculating moles and percentages by
mass
6. Separation Techniques I. Separation techniques; definition and
classification
II. Filtration, evaporation, decantation and
floatation
III. Distillation (simple and fractional|),
crystallization (simple and fractional)
IV.Precipitation, sublimation, magnetic and
chromatographic separation
V. Pure and impure substances, criteria for
purity of substances
7. Chemical Combination I. Law of conservation of matter, Law of
constant composition and Law of multiple
proportions.
II. Calculations involving the laws
III. Periodic table of the 1st twenty elements and
their electronic configuration
IV.Configuration of these elements (spdf)
8. Bonding Types and Other I. Electrovalent bonding; Examples and
Forces of Attraction properties
II. Covalent bonding; Examples and properties
III. Co-ordinate covalent bonding; Examples
and properties
IV.Hydrogen bonding, Metallic bonding and
Van-deer Waals forces
9. Kinetic Theory and Gas Laws I. Kinetic theory of gases
II. Boyles law; Illustration and calculation
III. Charles law: Illustration and calculation
IV.General gas equation, derivation, standard
conditions and calculations
10. Gas Laws (Cont.) V. Gay Lussac’s law; Illustration and
calculation
VI. Avogadro’s law; Illustration and
calculation
VII.Ideal gas equation; Illustration and
calculation
11. Gas Laws (Cont.) VIII. Dalton’s law of partial pressure:
Illustration and calculation
IX. Graham’s law of diffusion
X. Molar volumes, Relative molecular masses
and Vapour densities; Calculations using
stp = 22.4dm3
XI. Avogadro’s number and mole concept
12. Revision
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS I TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Acids, Bases and Salts I. Definition of acid: Arrhenius, Lowry-
Bronsted, Lewis definitions and classes with
examples
II. Classification based on strength, on basicity
e.g. monoprotic, diprotic, etc
III. Concentrated and dilute acid solution
IV.Preparation of acids
V. Properties, uses and test for acids
2. Bases I. Definition of base: Arrhenius, Lowry-
Bronsted, Lewis definitions
II. Classification based on strength
III. Preparation of bases
IV.Properties, uses and test for base
3–4 Salts I. Definition of salts and types
II. Methods of preparing salts
III. Characteristics of salts
IV.Drying agents with examples
V. Acid-base indicator, types and colour
changes in acids and bases
VI.Buffer solution
VII.pH Scale, Value, Measurement and
calculations
5. Carbon and Its Compounds I. Carbon – Occurrence
II. Allotropes of Carbon
III. Structure, properties and uses of diamond
and graphite
IV.Amorphous Carbon: Properties and uses of
wood, animal, sugar, charcoal, soot and
coke
6. Carbon and Its Compounds V. Gasification of coke: Water gas and
(Cont.) producers gas, definition and uses
VI.Destructive distillation of coal – examples
and uses
7. Compounds of Carbon I. Carbon II Oxide
- Occurrence and preparation
- Properties and uses
- Test for Carbon II Oxide
II. Carbon IV Oxide
- Occurrence and preparation
- Properties and uses
- Test for Carbon II Oxide
8. Hydrocarbons and Petroleum I. Definition, classes and sources of
Refining hydrocarbons
II. Crude oil and natural gas
III. Fractions of petroleum refining
IV.Importance of hydrocarbons
9. Hydrocarbons and Petroleum V. Cracking: Definition and types
Refining (Cont.) VI.Reforming: Definition and types
VII.Octane numbers
VIII. Polymerization: Definition and application
10. Chemical Industries I. Definition of chemical industry
II. Types of chemical industries
III. Heavy and fine chemical: Definition and
examples
11. Biogas and Biotechnology I. Factors necessary for siting chemical
industries
II. Definition of biogas and biotechnology
III. Uses of biogas and biotechnology
IV.Production of biogas using a biogas
generator
12. Revision
13/14 Examination
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS I TERM: 3rd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Periodic Table I. Periodic table law, periodic table and
electronic configuration of elements
II. Blocks of elements (Family); Metal, non-
metal and metalloids
III. Family of elements based on orbital (spdf)
2. Periodic Table (Cont.) IV.Periodic properties of elements, Atomic
size, Ionic sizes
V. Variation in physical properties, melting and
boiling points
VI.Ionization energy, electron affinity and
electronegativity
VII.Variations in chemical properties in the
periodic table
3. Mass Volume Relationship I. Definition of stochiometry and methods of
determining stochiometry
II. Relationship between:
a. Mole
b. Molar mass
c. Molar volume
d. Avogadro’s constant
And their units
4. Mass Volume Relationship III. Mass – Mass calculations
(Cont.) IV.Mass – Gas volume calculations
V. Gas volume – Gas volume calculations
VI.Mass – Liquid volume calculations
VII. Liquid volume – Liquid volume
calculations
5. Types of Reactions I. Formation, displacement, neutralization,
combustion; Definitions with examples
II. Decomposition, double decomposition,
reversible, dissociation, precipitation
III. Oxidizing and reducing agents
IV.Test for oxidizing and reducing agents
6. Types of Reactions (Cont.) V. Definition of oxidation and reduction in
terms of electron transfer, electronegativity
VI.Finding oxidation numbers of element in
compounds
VII.Redox reactions
VIII. Balancing of redox reactions
7. Rate of Chemical Reactions I. Definition and basic concepts, reactants,
product, reaction time and reaction rates
II. Collision Theory, activation complex,
activation energy
III. Energy profile diagrams
IV.Factors affecting rate of reactions
8. Energy Changes in Chemical I. Heat changes in chemical reactions;
Reactions exothermic and endothermic reactions
II. Enthalpy of formation, combustion
neutralization and solution, Hess law
III. Definition of entropy, enthalpy changes,
spontaneous process and free energy
changes
IV.Calculations
9. Electrochemistry and I. Electrode potential and standard electrode
Electrolysis potential
II. Electrochemical series, significance and
limitations
III. Mechanism of electrolysis and ionic theory
IV.Primary and secondary cells with examples
10. Electrolysis I. Electrolysis of acidifies water
II. Tabular differences between strong and
weak electrolysis
III. Preferential discharge of ions
IV.Faraday’s law of electrolysis; 1st and 2nd
V. Calculation of mass, time and charges on
ions
VI.Application of electrolysis
11. Chemical Equilibrium I. Definition of chemical equilibrium,
Equilibrium law e.g. Law of mass action;
Types of chemical equilibrium
II. Characteristics of equilibrium process
III. Le-Chatellier’s Principle and factors
affecting equilibrium
IV.Calculations involving free energy (G),
Enthalpy (H), Entropy (S)
V. Relationship between Kc, G and Eo
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS II TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Non-metals and their I. Occurrence and position of hydrogen in the
Compounds: periodic table
A. Hydrogen II. Laboratory and industrial preparation of
hydrogen
III. Properties and uses of hydrogen
IV.Test, isotopes and hydrides of hydrogen
2. B. Oxygen I. Occurrence and bonding capacity of oxygen
II. Laboratory and industrial preparation of
oxygen
III.Properties and uses of oxygen
IV.Test for oxygen
3. C. Compounds of Oxygen I. Oxides
II. Peroxides e.g. hydrogen peroxides; its
properties and use
III. Allotropes of oxygen
IV.Properties and uses
4. Water and Solution I. Composition and different sources of water
II. Properties, classification and uses of water
5. Solution and Solubility I. Types of solution
II. Definition of solubility, saturated,
unsaturated and super saturated solution
III. Calculating solubility of salts and solubility
curves
IV.Application of solubility curves and factors
affecting solubility of substances
V. Differences between solubility of solids and
gases
6. Nitrogen I. Occurrence and preparation of Nitrogen
II. Properties and uses of Nitrogen
III.Occurrence, preparation, properties, test and
uses of ammonia
IV.Preparation and tests of ammonium salts
e.g. NH4Cl, (NH4)2SO4, etc
7. Oxides of Nitrogen I. Preparation, properties and uses of
a. Nitrogen (I) Oxide; N2O
b. Nitrogen (II) Oxide; NO
c. Nitrogen (IV) Oxide; NO2
d. Trioxonitrate (V) acidHNO3
e. Test for NO-3
8. Halogens I. Properties and electronic configuration of
halogens
II. Preparation and properties of chlorine
III.Uses of chlorine
IV.Test for chlorine
9. Halogens Compounds of Cl- I. Laboratory and industrial preparation of
hydrogen chloride
II. Physical and chemical properties of
hydrogen chloride
III.Test for hydrogen chloride
10. Sulphur I. Occurrence and allotropes
II. Extraction of sulphur
III.Physical and chemical properties of sulphur
IV.Uses of sulphur
11. Compounds of Sulphur I. Preparation, properties and uses of:
a. Hydrogen Sulphide; H2S
b. Sulphur (IV) Oxide ; SO2
c. Sulphur (VI) Oxide;SO3
d. Hydrogen tetraoxosulphate (VI) acid;
H2SO4
e. Test for SO42- and SO32-
12. Revision
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS II TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Organic Chemistry I. Review of hydrocarbon
II. Definition of organic chemistry
III. Properties of organic compounds
IV.Terms used in organic chemistry:
- Functional group
- Homologous series and
- Isomerism
V. Empirical, molecular, structural formula and
nomenclature
2. Organic Chemistry (Cont.) I. Alkenes – General formula, nomenclature
and isomerism
II. Preparation of methane
III. Physical and chemical properties of methane
IV.Uses of methane
3. Organic Chemistry (Cont.) I. Alkenes – General formula and
nomenclature
II. Preparation and properties of ethane
III. Test and uses of ethane
IV.Gemetrism and structural examples in Gs
and trans.
4. Organic Chemistry (Cont.) I. Alkynes – General formula and
nomenclature
II. Preparation and properties of ethyne
III. Uses and test for ethyne
IV.Chemical test for unsaturation
V. Benzene and derivatives
5. Organic Chemistry (Cont.) I. Alkanols – General formula and
nomenclature
II. Classes of ethanol
III. Industrial preparation of ethanol by
fermentation
IV.Properties and uses of ethanol
6. Radioactivity and Nuclear I. Definition, characteristics and types of
Reaction radioactivity
II. Detection and measurement of radioactivity
III. Balancing simple nuclear reactions using
radioactive particles
IV.Effects and application of radioactivity
7. Radioactivity and Nuclear V. Definition of nuclear fission and nuclear
Reaction (Cont.) fusion with examples
VI.Differences between nuclear reactions and
chemical reactions
VII. Half-life and radioactive decay
(calculations)
VIII. Mass – energy relation in radioactive
decay (calculations using Einstein equation)
8. Particulate Nature of Matter/ I. Hydrogen atom spectra lines
Electronic Structure of Atom II. Bohr’s model theory
III. History of electronic structure and
arrangement of electros around the nucleus
IV.Quantum numbers and atomic orbitals
9. Electronic Structure of Atom I. Hybridization of orbitals
(Cont.) II. Writing electronic configuration of elements
and distributing in electron – energy sub-
level
III. Hund’s rule and exclusion principles
IV.Shapes of S and P- orbitals
10. Shapes of Simple Molecules I. Linear molecules – Cl2, H2, O2 and CO2
II. Non-linear molecule – H2O
III. Pyramidal – NH3
IV.Tetrahedral – CH4
11. Structure and Properties of I. Covalent solids
Solids II. Dature – covalent solids
III. Ionic solid
IV.Molecular solids
V. Metallic solids
12. Revision
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS II TERM: 3rd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Metals I. Occurrence of metals in nature
II. Reactivity of metals
III. General principles of extraction of metals
IV.General properties of metals
2. Alkali Metals I. General introduction of alkali metals e.g. Li,
Na, K, Rb, Fr
II. Properties of alkali metals
III. Occurrence and extraction of sodium
IV.Properties, test and uses of sodium
3. Alkali Metals (Cont.) V. Compounds of sodium, preparation,
properties and uses of:
a. Sodium hydroxide; NaOH
b. Sodium Chloride; NaCl
c. Sodium trioxonitrate (V); NaNO3
d. Sodium trioxocarbonate (IV); Na2CO3
e. Sodium hydrogen trioxocarbonate (VI);
NaHCO3
f. Sodium tetraoxosulphate (VI); Na2SO4
g. Sodium oxochlorate; NaOCl, NaOCl3
4. Alkaline Earth Metals I. General introduction to alkaline earth metals
e.g. Be, Mg, Ca, Ba, Ra)
II. Properties of alkaline earth metals
III. Occurrence and extraction of calcium
IV.Properties, test and uses of calcium
5. Alkaline Earth Metals (Cont.) V. Compounds of calcium, preparation,
properties and uses of:
a. Calcium oxide; CaO
b. Calcium trioxocarbonate (IV); CaCO3
c. Calcium hydroxide; Ca(OH)2
d. Calcium tetraoxosulphate (VI); CaSO4
e. Calcium chloride; CaCl2
6. Aluminium Family I. Occurrence and extraction of aluminium
II. Physical and chemical properties of
aluminium
III. Test and uses of aluminium
7. Compounds of Aluminium I. Preparation, properties and uses of:
a. Aluminium oxide; Al2O3
b. Aluminium hydroxide Al(OH)3
c. Aluminium chloride AlCl3
d. Aluminium tetraoxosulphate (VI)
Al2(SO4)3
e. Alums
8. Tins and its Compounds I. Occurrence and extraction of tin
II. Physical and chemical properties of tin
III. Test and uses of tin
IV.Preparation, properties and uses of:
a. SnO2
b. SnCl2
c. SnCl4
d. SnO
e. SnH4
9. Quantitative Analysis I. Introduction to volumetric analysis
II. Demonstration of acid-base titration
III. Calculating molar concentration from tire
values
10. Quantitative Analysis (Cont.) IV.Definition of standard solutions and
preparation
V. Calculating mass and molar masses of acid
and base
VI.Calculating percentage purity, water of
crystallization and number of molecules
11. Redox Titration I. Introduction to redox titration
II. Demonstrating the process of redox titration
e.g. KMnO4 against H2C2O4 (Potassium
tetraoxomanganate VII against ethanedioc
acid(oxalic))
III. Calculating molar concentration from
average titre values
12. Revision
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS III TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Transition Elements I. Definition, examples and electronic
configuration of the first series transition
elements
II. General properties of transition elements
2. Iron I. Occurrence and extraction of iron (Fe)
II. Types of iron
III. Properties and uses of irons
3. Compounds of Iron I. Iron (II) compounds:
a. Iron II Oxide; FeO
b. Iron II hydroxide; Fe(OH)2
c. Iron II chloride; FeCl2
d. Iron II tetraoxosulphate VI; FeSO4
e. Iron II trioxonitrate V; Fe(NO3)2
II. Test for iron (II) ions (Fe2+)
4. Compounds of Iron (Cont.) III. Iron III compounds
a. Iron (III) oxide; Fe2O3
b. Iron (III) hydroxide; Fe(OH)3
c. Iron (III) tetraoxosulphate (VI);
Fe2(SO4)3
d. Iron (III) chloride; FeCl3
e. Iron (II) di-iron (III) oxide; Fe3O4
IV.Test for iron (III) ion (Fe3+)
V. Rusting and prevention
VI.Rusting and burning (comparison)
5. Copper I. Occurrence and extraction of copper
II. Properties, test and uses of copper
III. Compounds of copper, properties, test and
uses of:
a. Copper (I) oxide; Cu2O
b. Copper (II) oxide; CuO
c. Copper (II) chloride; CuCl2
d. Copper (II) hydroxide; Cu(OH)2
e. Copper (II) tetraoxosulphate (VI);
CuSO4 and Copper (II) trioxonitrate (V);
CuCO3
f. Copper (II) triononitrate (V); Cu(NO3)2
6. Alloy I. Definition of alloys
II. Examples and composition
III. Uses of alloys
7. Organic Chemistry II I. Alkanoic acid – General formula and
nomenclature, sources of alkanoic acid
II. Preparation of ethanoic acid
III. Properties and uses of ethanoic acid
8. Derivatives of Alkanoic Acid: I. Occurrence and nomenclature of amides
Amides II. Preparation of amides
III. Properties and uses of amides
9. Amines I. Occurrence and nomenclature of amines;
types of amines
II. Preparation of amines
III. Properties and uses of amines
10. Esters I. Occurrence and nomenclature of esters
II. Preparation of ethylethanoate
III. Properties and uses of ethylethanoate
11. Theory of Detergency I. Definition of detergent and soap
II. Process of soap manufacturing
III. Behaviour of soap in water
IV.Advantages and disadvantages of soap
V. Advantages and disadvantages of detergents
VI.Differences between soap and detergent
12. Revision
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SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY CLASS: SS III TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT
1. Macro Molecules in Physical I. Definition of polymer, types, properties and
System uses
II. Plastics, types, properties and uses
III. Polymerization and types
IV.Rubber, types and use
2. Macro molecules in Biological I. Carbohydrate – Definition and general
System formula
II. Classes of carbohydrates with examples
III. Preparation and properties of glucose,
sucrose and starch
IV.Test and uses of glucose, sucrose and starch
3. Macro molecules in Biological V. Amino acids – Structure and classes e.g.
System (Cont.) essential and non-essential amino acids
VI.Fats and oil – Sources, properties and uses
4. Macro molecules in Biological VII.Definition of enzymes and classes
System (Cont.) VIII. Properties and uses of enzymes
IX.Nucleic acid – Occurrence and types
X. Properties and uses of nucleic acid
5. Chemistry and the Environment I. Definition of pollution
II. Types of pollution with examples e.g. air,
water and land
III. Causes or sources of air, water and land
pollution
IV.Prevention or control of air, water and land
pollution
6. Chemistry of the Earth and I. Structure of the Earth
Space a. Atmosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. lithosphere
II. solar system, the sun and the planets
III. asteroids, comets and meteoroids
7. Revision and Mock SSCE Examination