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- Chemical equation
- Their definitions in terms of furnishing of H+ and OH- ions,
- Properties of metals and non-metals,
- Covalent bonding in carbon compounds.
- Need for classification,
- Balanced chemical equation.
- Implications of a balanced chemical equation.
- Types of chemical reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, precipitation, neutralization, oxidation and reduction.
- General properties.
- Examples and uses.
- Concept of pH scale(Definition relating to logarithm not required).
- Concept of pH scale(Definition relating to logarithm not required).
- Importance of pH in everyday life.
- Preparation and uses of sodium hydroxide, Bleaching powder, Baking soda, Washing soda and Plaster of Paris.
- Reactivity series
- Formation and properties of ionic compounds.
- Basic metallurgical processes.
- Corrosion and its prevention.
- Versatile nature of carbon.
- Homologous series Nomenclature of carbon compounds containing functional groups (halogens, alcohol, ketones, aldehydes, alkanes and alkynes).
- Difference between saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons.
- Chemical properties of carbon compounds (combustion, oxidation, addition and substitution reaction).
- Ethanol and Ethanoic acid (only properties and uses).
- Soaps and detergents.
- Soaps and detergents.
- Modern periodic table.
- Modern periodic table.
- Gradation in properties.
- Valency.
- Atomic number.
- Metallic and non-metallic properties.
- living being
- Tropic movements in plants;
- Reproduction in animal and plants (asexual and sexual)
- Heredity
- Basic concept of nutrition.
- Respiration.
- Transport and excretion in plants and animals.
- Introduction to plant hormones.
- Control and co-ordination in animals : nervous system.
- Voluntary.
- Involuntary and reflex action.
- Chemical co-ordination: animal hormones.
- Safe sex vs HIV/AIDS.
- Safe sex vs HIV/AIDS.
- Child bearing and women's health.
- Mendel's contribution- Laws for inheritance of traits.
- Sex determination: brief introduction.
- Basic concepts of evolution.
- Reflection of light at curved surfaces
- Refraction
- Refraction of light by spherical lens
- Image formed by spherical lenses.
- Lens formula (Derivation not required)
- Magnification.
- Power of a lens.
- Functioning of a lens in human eye.
- Defects of vision and their corrections.
- Applications of spherical mirrors and lenses.
- Refraction of light through a prism.
- Dispersion of Light.
- Scattering of light.
- Applications in daily life.
- Different forms of energy
- Eco-system
- Conservation and judicious use of natural resources.
- Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy.
- Fossil fuels.
- Solar energy.
- Biogas.
- Wind.
- Water and tidal energy.
- Nuclear energy.
- Renewable versus non-renewable sources.
- Environmental problems.
- Ozone depletion.
- Waste production and their solutions.
- Biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances.
- Forest and wild life.
- Examples of people’s participation for conservation of natural resources.
- Big dams.
- Water harvesting.
- Sustainability of natural resources.