Senior Secondary 3 | Chemistry

Action steps

1. Titrate accurately and perform relevant calculations

2. Analyze different salts for anions and cations

3. Carry out simple redox titrations

4. Carry out simple test for common gases (oxygen, hydrogen, CO2, etc.)

5. Test for fats, oils proteins, starch, etc.

Action steps

1. Explain the origin and state the composition of crude oil (petroleum)

2. Discuss the exploration of and grilling for crude oil in Nigeria

3. Explain the fractional distillation of petroleum and list the major fractions (product)

4. List the location of Nigeria refineries

5. Explain the terms cracking and reforming

6. Discuss the use of petrochemicals as starting materials of organic synthesis leading to or-ganic compounds like plastics, synthetic rubber, drugs, insecticides, detergents, fibers, etc.

7. Explain the use of octane numbers in determining the quality of petrol

8. Explain the occurrence, packaging and uses of natural gases

9. State the economic importance of petroleum

Action steps

1. State the general characteristics of metals

2. Identify what parts of the periodic table contain metals

3. State the relative abundance of metals in nature

4. List five classes of compounds formed by metals (i.e. sulphate, chlorides etc.)

5. State the general principles of extraction of metals

6. List the properties of alkali metals

7. Describe the extraction and give the uses of sodium as a typical alkali metal

8. List the properties of alkaline earth metals

9. List five compounds alkaline earth metals

10. Describe the extraction and give the uses of calcium as a typical alkaline earth metal

11. Describe the extraction of aluminum

12. List five compounds of aluminum

13. List five uses of aluminum

14. Describe the extraction of tin metal

15. State five uses of tin

16. Name members of the first transition series

17. List the general and characteristics of properties of transition elements

18. Describe the extraction of copper

19. List five uses of copper

Action steps

1. State the relative abundance of iron ore in nature

2. State the physical and chemical properties of iron

3. Describe the process for extraction of iron from its ore

4. State the causes of preventing rusting of iron

Action steps

1. State the adverse effects of chemical effects of chemical wastes on the environment

2. List some industrial pollutants of the environment

3. State ways of preventing chemical degradation

4. Identify the role of governments in preventing and fighting chemical degradation

Action steps

1. Identify sources of fats and oils

2. Differentiate between fats and oils

3. State the physical and chemical properties of fats and oils

4. Explain saponification using relevant equations

5. Test for fats

6. State the uses of fats and oils

Action steps

1. Identify the materials for making soap

2. Prepare soap from local sources

3. Explain the emulsifying action of soap using relevant equations

4. Define detergents

5. Describe the mode of action of detergents

6. Distinguish between soap and detergents

Action steps

1. Mention some sources of sugar

2. Classify sugar as: mono, di, polysaccharides, reducing and non-reducing sugars

3. Give examples of the different types of sugar

4. Prepare glucose from starch and sucrose

5. Test for starch and glucose from starch and glucose using Fehling’s solution

6. State the uses of starch and sugars

Action steps

1. List sources of proteins

2. Give examples of proteins

3. Identify amino acids as the building blocks of proteins

4. State the physical and chemical properties of proteins

5. Carry out confirmatory test for proteins

6. State the uses of proteins