NCERT Class 10 Chemistry Book PDF 2026-27 – Chapter-wise Free Download

NCERT Class 10 Chemistry Book PDF – Chapter-wise Download (2026-27)

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The Chemistry chapters come first in the Class 10 Science book, followed by Biology (Ch 5–8), Physics (Ch 9–12) and Our Environment (Ch 13). For the full textbook, see the NCERT Class 10 Science book PDF. Hindi-medium students can use the NCERT Class 10 Chemistry book in Hindi.

Class 10 Chemistry Syllabus: What Changed?

The current Class 10 Chemistry syllabus has 4 chapters instead of the earlier 5.

If your guide still has Periodic Classification of Elements, it follows the old syllabus. Check the CBSE Class 10 syllabus for unit-wise marks.

Class 10 Chemistry Chapters: What Each Chapter Covers

Chapter 1 — Chemical Reactions and Equations

How to write and balance chemical equations, and the main types of reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, and oxidation and reduction. It ends with corrosion and rancidity in daily life.

Revise with eSaral's Chemical Reactions and Equations notes and test yourself with the chapter MCQs.

Chapter 2 — Acids, Bases and Salts

Properties of acids and bases, their reactions with metals, carbonates and each other, and what happens to them in water. It covers the pH scale and its importance in daily life, families of salts, chemicals from common salt (sodium hydroxide, bleaching powder, baking soda, washing soda) and water of crystallisation.

See the Acids, Bases and Salts Class 10 notes.

Chapter 3 — Metals and Non-metals

Physical and chemical properties of metals and non-metals, reactions with air, water, acids and salt solutions, and the reactivity series. It explains ionic compounds and their properties, extraction and refining of metals, and corrosion and its prevention.

Revise with the Metals and Non-metals Class 10 notes.

Chapter 4 — Carbon and its Compounds

Covalent bonding in carbon, the versatile nature of carbon (saturated and unsaturated compounds, chains and rings, homologous series, nomenclature), and reactions of carbon compounds: combustion, oxidation, addition and substitution. It ends with ethanol, ethanoic acid, and soaps and detergents.

See the Carbon and its Compounds Class 10 notes.

How to Study Class 10 Chemistry from NCERT

• Balance every equation yourself. Chapter 1 equations are used again in Chapters 2 to 4.
• Learn reactions in groups, such as acid + metal, acid + base and metal + water, rather than one by one.
• Make a reactivity series chart and a table of common salts with their formulae and uses.
• Solve all in-text and exercise questions, then check them with NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Science.
• Practise more with the NCERT Exemplar for Class 10 Science and eSaral's Class 9 and 10 test series.

💡 Expert Tip by eSaral Chemistry Faculty Most Chemistry marks are lost on unbalanced equations and missing state symbols. Write (s), (l), (g) or (aq) in every equation you practise, and balance it before moving on.

Other Class 10 NCERT Books and Resources

• 10 Class Science NCERT Solutions
• NCERT Class 10 Solutions for Math
• NCERT Math Class 10 exemplar
• NCERT Science Class 10 exemplar
• Class 10 Chemistry Notes
• Class 10 Science Books

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