FORM TWO CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS
- 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
- Uses of Oxygen
- List uses of oxygen in daily life
- Relate some uses of oxygen to its properties
- Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- Explain the preparation of hydrogen gas in a laboratory
- Explain the properties of hydrogen
- Uses of Hydrogen
- State uses of hydrogen gas
- Occurrence and Nature of Water
- Describe the occurrence and nature of water
- Describe the water cycle
- Relate water cycle to environmental conservation
- Properties of Water
- Perfom simple experiments on physical and chemical properties of water
- Explain properties of water
- Treatment and Purification of Water
- Perform processes of domestic water treatment and purification
- Describe the processes of urban water treatment
- Uses of Water
- State uses of water
- Compare the solubility of different substances in water and organic solvents
- Fuel Sources
- Identify different sources of fuels
- Describe methods of obtaining fuels from locally available materials
- Categories of Fuels
- Classify fuels according to their states
- Classify fuels according to their efficiency
- Uses of Fuels
- List uses of fuels
- Assess the environmental effects on using charcoal and firewood as source of fuels
- Conservation of Energy
- Explain the law of conservation of energy
- Carry out experiments on the conservation of energy from one form to another
- Renewable Energy Biogas
- Explain the working mechanism of biogas plant
- Construct a model of biogas plant
- Explain the use of biogas in environmental conservation
- The Atom
- Explain Dalton contribution to atomic structure
- Explain the modern concept of Dalton’s atomic structure
- Sub-atomic Particles
- Identify sub-atomic particles in an atom
- Explain the properties of each particle in an atom
- Electronic Arrangements
- Determine a maximum number of electrons in the shells
- Draw energy shell diagrams
- 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
- Periodicity
- Explain the concept of periodicity
- 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
- 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
- Oxidation State
- Explain the concept of oxidation state
- Differentiate oxidation state and valence
- Radicals
- Explain the concept of radicals
- Write chemical formulae of common compounds
- Covalent Bonding
- Explain the concept of covalent bonding
- State the properties of covalent bonding
- Electrovalent Bonding
- Explain the concept of electrovalent bonding
- State properties of electrovalent bonding