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Practical Chemistry

A part of the chemistry examination is practical which can either be real practical in the laboratory or alternative to practical.

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B. B. Akintelure

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Nigerian secondary school students undertake chemistry examinations in WASSCE (West African Senior School Certificate Examination), SSCE (Senior School Certificate Examination), GCE (General Certificate Examination) and IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education). A part of the chemistry examination is practical which can either be real practical in the laboratory or alternative to practical. There is no gainsaying that many students are having challenges in understanding the principles behind excellent performance in this subject. My experience, as a classroom chemistry teacher for about three decades, has revealed that many chemistry teachers are not adequately equipped to handle practical chemistry effectively and by implication, they are unable to help the students overcome some of the challenges or difficulties they encounter. Also, many schools are not well equipped with apparatus for students to sight and use. This affects the ability of the students to visualise the concept their teachers teach. This book, which is a revised edition, comprehensively covers the basic concepts of chemistry practical for the purpose of examinations organised by the examination bodies such as West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO) and Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). It also provides solutions to those challenges encountered by the students and teachers. In conformity with the secondary school curriculum, the book takes care of key topics such as laboratory apparatus, the mole concept, volumetric analysis, separation techniques, preparation of standard solutions, identification of cations, anions and gases, heat of reactions and rates of chemical reactions. Each chapter of this book ends with practical examples, summary and relevant practice questions, which are designed to evaluate the students on the subject matter. The last chapter of this book focuses on model questions and answers for students to be acquainted with the expectations of different examination bodies.
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