Chemistry for CSEC examination

Summary:
An attractive and inspiring book, covering the CSEC syllabus in Chemistry, this book offers students and their teachers a comprehensive resource to prepare for the CSEC examination. Clearly written by practising teachers, and with full-colour illustrations throughout, the book covers everything that students need to know, and in addition contains invaluable guidance on preparing for and conducting the School Based Assessment component of the syllabus. Considerable help and guidance is given on the practical as well as the theoretical aspects of the syllabus, and students whose time in the laboratory is limited will find many experiments and procedures clearly explained and illustrated.

• Clear explanations of the work required by the syllabus, invaluable for schools where time in the laboratory is limited
• e-book available on CD-ROM
• Expert author team

Table of Contents:
1. All about matter
2. Elements, compounds and mixtures
3. Atomic structure and the periodic table
4. Bonding and structure
5. Chemical calculations
6. Electrolysis and its uses
7. Acids, bases and salts
8. Inorganic carbon chemistry
9. Metal extraction and chemical reactivity
10. Atmosphere and oceans
11. Rates of reaction
12. The petroleum industry
13. Energy sources
14. The (wider) organic manufacturing industry
15. Food science
16. Nitrogen
17. Sulphur
Experimental Chemistry
Index

Contributors:
Bryan Earl, Doug Wilford and Michael Shanks

Readership:
CSEC students