Syllabus for Chemistry Olympiad

Syllabus for grades 5 to 6

1. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures:

- Definitions and characteristics of elements, compounds, and mixtures
- Examples and properties of elements, compounds, and mixtures

2. Separation Techniques:
- Distillation
- Filtration
- Chromatography
- Evaporation

3. Atomic Structure:
- Subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, electrons)
- Atomic number and mass number
- Electron configuration
- Isotopes

4. The Periodic Table:

- Periodic trends
- Periods and groups
- Classification of elements (metals, non-metals, metalloids)

5. Chemical Bonding:
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Metallic bonding

6. Acids and Bases:

- Definitions of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis)
- Properties of acids and bases
- pH scale

7. Alkali Metals (Group 1) and Halogens (Group 7):

- Properties and characteristics of alkali metals

- Properties and characteristics of halogens

8. Metal Properties:
- Physical properties of metals (malleability, ductility, conductivity)

9. Redox Reactions:
- Oxidation and reduction definitions
10. Energy Changes:
- Endothermic and exothermic reactions
- Examples of exothermic & Endothermic reactions

Syllabus for grades 7 to 8

1. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures:
- Definitions and characteristics of elements, compounds, and mixtures
- Examples and properties of elements, compounds, and mixtures

2. Separation Techniques:
- Distillation
- Filtration
- Chromatography
- Evaporation
- Fractional distillation

3. Atomic Structure:
- Subatomic particles (protons, neutrons, electrons)
- Atomic number and mass number
- Electron configuration
- Isotopes
- Atomic models (Bohr's model, quantum mechanical model)

4. The Periodic Table:

- Periodic trends
- Periods and groups
- Classification of elements (metals, non-metals, metalloids)

5. Chemical Bonding:
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Metallic bonding
- Lewis dot structures

6. Acids and Bases:

- Definitions of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis)
- Properties of acids and bases
- pH scale
- Neutralization reactions (word equations)

7. Alkali Metals (Group 1) and Halogens (Group 7):

- Properties and characteristics of alkali metals

- Properties and characteristics of halogens

8. Metal Properties:
- Physical properties of metals (malleability, ductility, conductivity)

9. Redox Reactions:
- Oxidation and reduction definitions

10. Energy Changes:

- Endothermic and exothermic reactions
- Examples of exothermic & Endothermic reactions
- Energy diagrams

Syllabus for grades 9 to 12

Chapter 1 Atomic structure

Chapter 2 Electrons in atoms
Chapter 3 Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry
Chapter 4 Chemical bonding
Chapter 5 States of matter
Chapter 6 Enthalpy changes
Chapter 7 Redox Reactions
Chapter 8 Equilibria
Chapter 9 Introduction to organic chemistry
Chapter 10 Hydrocarbons
Chapter 11Rates of reaction
Chapter 12 Periodicity
Chapter 13 Group 2
Chapter 14 Group 17
Chapter 15 Halogenoalkanes
Chapter 16 Alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids