This syllabus is drawn purposely for examination, hence the topics are not necessarily arranged in the order in which they should be taught. The following assumptions were made in drawing of the syllabus

• That candidate must have covered the Integrated Science/Basic Science or General Science and Mathematics syllabuses at the Junior Secondary School (JSS)/Junior High School (J.H.S) level;
• That candidate would carry out as many of the suggested activities and project work as possible, and consequently develop the intended competencies and skills as spelt out in the relevant Chemistry teaching syllabuses;
• That schools which offer the subject have well-equipped laboratories.

Candidates are required to have the knowledge of the significant figures, S.I. units and the conventional/IUPAC system of nomenclature.

There shall be three papers – Papers 1, 2 and 3 all of which must be taken. Paper 1 and 2 shall be a composite paper to be taken at one sitting.

PAPER 1: Will consist of fifty multiple choice objective questions drawn from Section A of the syllabus (ie the portion of the syllabus which is common to all candidates) . Candidates will be required to answer all the questions within 1 hour for 50 marks.

PAPER 2: Will be a 2-hour essay paper covering the entire syllabus and carrying 100 marks. The paper will be in two sections; Sections A and B.

Section A: Will consist of ten short structured questions drawn from the common portion of the syllabus. (i.e. Section A of the syllabus). Candidates will be required to answer all the questions for 25 marks.

Section B: Will consist of two questions from the common portion of the syllabus (i.e. Section A of the syllabus) and two other questions from the section of the syllabus which is perculiar to the country of the candidate (i.e. either Section B or C of the syllabus).

Candidates will be required to answer any three of the questions. Each question shall carry 25 marks.

PAPER 3: This shall be a 2-hour practical test for school candidates or 1 hour

30 minutes alternative to practical work test for private candidates. Each version of the paper shall contain three compulsory questions and carry 50 marks.

The questions shall be on the following aspects of the syllabus:

• One question on quantitative analysis
• One question on qualitative analysis
• The third question shall test candidates’ familiarity with the practical activities suggested in their teaching syllabuses.

Details of the input into the continuous assessment shall be given by the Council.

Section A (For all candidates)

1. Introduction to chemistry
2. Structure of the atom
3. . Standard separation techniques
4. Periodic chemistry
5. Chemical bonds
6. Stoichiometry and chemical reactions
7. States of matter
8. Energy and energy changes
9. Acids, bases and salts
10. Solubility of substances
11. Chemical kinetics and equilibrium system
12. Redox reactions
13. Chemistry of carbon compounds
14. Chemistry, industry and the environment

Section B ((for candidates in Ghana only)

1. Structure of the atom
2. Periodic chemistry
3. Chemical bonds
4. Solutions
5. Energy and energy changes
6. Acids, bases and salts
7. Solubility of substances
8. Chemical kinetics and equilibrium systems
9. Chemistry of carbon compounds
10. Chemical industry and environment

Section C (for candidates in Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, Liberia and the Gambia)

1. Non metals and their compounds
2. Metals and their compounds

Practical

General skills and principles

Candidates will be expected to be familiar with the following skills and principles:

• Measurement of mass and volume;
• Preparation and dilution of standard solutions;
• Filtration, recrystallisation and melting point determination;
• Measurement of heats of neutralization and solutions;
• Determination of ph value of various solutions by colorimetry;
• Determination of rates of reaction from concentration versus time curves;
• Determination of equilibrium constants for simple system.

Quantitative analysis acid-base titrations

The use of standard solutions of acids and alkalis and the indicators; methyl orange, methyl red and phenolphthalein to determine the following:

• The concentrations of acid and alkaline solutions;
• The molar masses of acids and bases and water of crystallization.
• The solubility of acids and bases;
• The percentage purity of acids and bases;
• Analysis of na₂co₃/nahco₃ mixture by double indicator methods (ghanaians only).
• Stoichiometry of reactions.

Redox titrations

Titrations of the following systems to solve analytic/al problems:

• Acidic mno₄^– with fe²⁺
• acidic mno4- with c o 2-; 2   4  
  
• i2 in ki versus s o 2-.2   3
  

Qualitative analysis

No formal scheme of analysis is required

• characteristic tests of the following cations with dilute naoh_(aq) and nh_3(aq); nh₄; ca²⁺; pb²⁺; cu²⁺; fe²⁺;  fe³⁺; al³⁺; and zn²⁺.
• Confirmatory tests for the above cations.

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