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ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry

7.2.0Inorganic chemistry

Inorganic chemistry in ZIMSEC O-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • The Periodic Table and periodic trends

    30 min

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  • Properties of metals and non-metals

    30 min

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  • Group II: magnesium, calcium and barium

    25 min

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  • Group VII: the halogens

    30 min

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  • The reactivity series and displacement reactions

    35 min

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  • Lime in agriculture and construction

    35 min

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  • Transition elements

    30 min

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  • Mineral ores and their composition

    30 min

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  • Alloys and their properties

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  • Extracting metals and the blast furnace

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  • Processing minerals: value addition and beneficiation

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  • Uses of metals

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  • Processing coal and diamonds

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  • Liquefaction and fractional distillation of air

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  • The noble gases

    15 min

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Inorganic chemistry: sample question

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An element has the electronic configuration 2,8,6. Where is it in the Periodic Table?

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