ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Syllabus

Unit

Sub Unit

1. Periodic Properties and Variations of Properties - Physical and Chemical.

(i) Periodic properties and their variations in

groups and periods.

(ii) Periodicity based on atomic number for elements.

2. Chemical Bonding

(i) Electrovalent bonding.

(ii) Covalent Bonding.

(iii) Coordinate Bonding.

3. Study of Acids, Bases and Salts

(i) Simple definitions, classification, and their

characteristic properties.

(ii) Ions present in mineral acids, alkalis, and salts and their solutions; use of litmus and pH paper to test for acidity and alkalinity.

(iii) Definition of salt; types of salts.

(iv) Action of dilute acids on salts.

(v) Methods of preparation of Normal salts with relevant equations. (Details of apparatus or procedures not required).

4. Analytical Chemistry

(i) Action of Ammonium Hydroxide and

Sodium Hydroxide on solution of salts:

color of salt and its solution; formation

and the colour of the hydroxide precipitated for

solutions of salts of Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb;

special action of ammonium hydroxide on

solutions of copper salt and sodium

hydroxide on ammonium salts.

(ii) Action of alkalis (NaOH, KOH) on certain

metals, their oxides, and hydroxides.

5. Mole Concept and Stoichiometry

(i) Gay Lussac’s Law of Combining Volumes;

Avogadro’s Law

(ii) Refer to the atomicity of hydrogen, oxygen,

nitrogen, and chlorine (proof not required).

(iii) Vapour Density and its relation to relative

molecular mass

(iv) Mole and its relation to mass.

(v) Simple calculations based on chemical

equations

6. Electrolysis

(i) Electrolytes and non-electrolytes.

(ii) Substances containing molecules only, ions only, both molecules and ions.

(iii) Definition and explanation of electrolysis, electrolyte, electrode, anode, cathode, anion, cation, oxidation, and reduction (based on loss and gain of electrons).

(iv) An elementary study of the migration of ions, concerning the factors influencing the selective discharge of ions (reference should be made to the activity series as indicating the tendency of metals, e.g. Na, Mg, Fe, Cu, to form ions) illustrated by the electrolysis

(v) Applications of electrolysis

7. Metallurgy

(i) Occurrence of metals in nature.

(ii) Stages involved in the extraction of metals

(iii) Extraction of Aluminium.

(iv) Alloys – composition and uses.

8. Study of Compounds

(i) Hydrogen Chloride

(ii) Ammonia

(iii) Nitric Acid

(iv) Sulphuric Acid

9. Organic Chemistry

(i) Introduction to Organic compounds.

(ii) Structure and Isomerism.

(iii)Homologous series – characteristics with

examples.

(iv) Simple nomenclature.

(v) Hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes.

(vi) Alcohols: ethanol – preparation, properties, and uses.

(vii) Carboxylic acids (aliphatic - monocarboxylic acid): Acetic acid – properties and uses of acetic acid.

Exam Name

Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) 10th Examination 2024

Board

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

Official Website

https://cisce.org

Subject

Chemistry (Code - 52)

Mode of Exam

Offline

Total  Marks

100

Marks for Theory Paper

80

Marks for Internal Assessment

20

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Subject Teacher (Internal Examiner)

10 Marks

External Examiner

10 Marks