Author: Subarnam

Chemistry educator for last 13 years ( NEB 11 and 12 and A level Cambridge International Examinations)
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    12. Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry

    12. Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry 🎯 Learning outcomes By the end of this chapter, Students should be able to: Define organic chemistry and organic compounds. State and explain the origin of organic compounds. Describe reasons for the separate study of organic compounds. Explain the tetra-covalency and catenation property of carbon. Describe the classification of…

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    16. Fundamentals of Applied Chemistry

    Fundamentals of Applied Chemistry · full notes Fundamentals of Applied Chemistry How chemistry turns raw materials into everyday products 🎯 Learning outcomes — after completion, students should be able to: 16.1 Explain the chemical industry and its importance. 16.2 Describe the stages in the development of a new product. 16.3 Explain the economics of production…

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    10 Alcohols

    10. Alcohols — Chemistry Notes 🎯 Learning Outcomes After the lesson, learners should be able to: Describe the nomenclature, isomerism, and classification of monohydric alcohols. Distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols by Victor Meyer’s Method. Explain the preparation of monohydric alcohols from haloalkanes, primary amines, and esters. Describe the industrial preparation of alcohol from: Oxo…

  • 19 Cement

    Learning outcomes The students should be able to: 19.1 Explain the fundamental importance of cement and identify its raw materials. 19.2 Describe the main steps in cement production (crushing and grinding, strong heating, and final grinding). 19.3 Differentiate between OPC and PPC cement. 19.4 Detail the Portland cement manufacturing process with a flow-sheet diagram 19.5…

  • 19 Cement

    19.1 Introduction (Full Explanation) Cement is one of the most important construction materials used in modern engineering and infrastructure development. It is regarded as the backbone of the construction industry. It is the second most consumed material in the world after petroleum, which highlights its global importance. Cement is defined as a binder, a substance…

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    8. Haloalkanes (Alkyl halides)

    Haloalkanes (Alkyl Halides) — Chapter 8 Notes 🎯 Learning Outcomes By the end of the chapter, students should be able to: Describe the nomenclature, isomerism, and classification of monohaloalkanes. Explain the preparation of monohaloalkanes from alkanes, alkenes, and alcohols. State physical properties of haloalkanes. Describe chemical properties of haloalkanes: substitution reactions, SN1 and SN2 reactions…

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    2. Ionic equilibrium

    Ionic Equilibrium | NEB Chemistry Notes 🎯 Learning Outcomes By the end of the chapter, students should be able to: State and explain different concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Brønsted–Lowry, and Lewis). Explain the limitations of the Arrhenius concepts of acids and bases. Define conjugate acids and conjugate bases. Identify conjugate acid-base pairs of…

  • 14.2 Alkenes

    Learning outcomesCandidates should be able to: Unsaturated hydrocarbons: compounds of hydrogen and carbon only whose molecules contain carbon-to-carbon double bonds (or triple bonds) Preparations From a halogenoalkanes (dehydrohalogenation – elimination) Dehydration of an alcohol Addition of halogen, X2 Use of aqueous bromine to show the presence of a C=C bond Properties Electrophilic addition The double…

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    11. Bioinorganic Chemistry

    Learning outcomesLearners should be able to: Bioinorganic chemistry is the branch of study that deals with the interaction of inorganic substances (mainly metal ions) and biological systems (living tissues) and their roles in life processes. It explains things like: Macronutrients Macronutrients are chemicals required in large amounts in the range of grams in our daily…

  • 3. Atomic Structure

    🎯 Learning outcomes After the completion of the chapter, the students should be able to: Describe the Rutherford alpha-ray scattering experiment and the nuclear atomic model Explain the limitations of Rutherford’s atomic model. Summarise the postulates of Bohr’s atomic theory and its importance. List the defects of Bohr’s atomic theory Explain the origin of the…