Category: Chemistry Study Notes

BASE A base is a substance which contains the oxide ion or hydroxide ion and reacts with acid to give salt and water only                  Or A...

           CONCEPT OF MATTER  MATTER    Is anything that occupies space and has weight. Including all common materials around animals. States of matter           Solid- For example: stones,...

A chemical equation is a short way of describing exactly what happens during a chemical reaction. Chemical equations must; 1. Tell the truth or represent the facts...

 ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS: Nomenclature:   METHODS OF PREPARATION OF ALKANES (a)    Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Alkynes Alkenes and alkynes react with hydrogen in presence of catalyst eg Ni/Pt...

What is qualitative analysis?      Qualitative analysis is the analysis which deals with the determination or identification of the components of the unknown given chemical solid substance....

Is a branch of chemistry which deals with behavior and characteristics of electrons. This subtopic deals with electron occupying space in an atom. The electron occurs in...

Chemical kinetics is the study of speed or rate of chemical reaction under different conditions and mechanisms of the reaction. The rate of reaction Rate of reaction...

OCCURRENCE OF METALS. The metals which are most in reactivity are extracted from the sea, for example; calcium is extracted from limestone, chalk and marble in the...

Soil – may be defined as the unconsolidated mineral on the top layer of the earth’s crust that serves as a natural medium for the growth of...

               SOLUTIONS What is a solution homogeneous? A solution is a uniform mixture of two or more substances. The substance which are mixed to form solution are...