CHEMISTRY TOPICS YOU MUST UNDERSTAND FOR WASCE AND NOVDEC

Dear PMED subscriber,

Chemistry involves few topics, so as a student getting ready for WASCE or NOVDEC, you

may be asking whether there are any core topics you should know very well. The following

is a list of Chemistry topics you should be extremely familiar with before taking NOVDEC

or WASCE:

1. Structure Of the Atom

2. Periodicity

3. Chemical Bonding (Interatomic, Intermolecular & hybridization)

4. Nuclear Chemistry

5. Mole Concept 1&2

6. Energy and Energy Changes

7. States Of Matter

8. Chemical Equilibrium

9. Rate of Chemical Reaction

10. Acid Bases and Salt

11. Solubility

12. Electrochemical Cells

13. Electrolytic Cells

14. Redox Reaction

15. Particulate Nature of Matter (Mass Spectrometry)

You will be all right if you thoroughly master these topics and become an expert in them.

Disclaimer: The tips provided in this document are intended solely for informative

purposes in preparation for your NOVDEC or WASSCE exams, but they do not replace

formal academic advice.