Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Chemistry outline · Detailed Syllabus
Content
Electrolytes and non-electrolytes; Faraday's laws of electrolysis.
Objective
Distinguish electrolytes from non-electrolytes; perform calculations based on the Faraday as a mole of electrons.
Content
Electrolysis of dilute H2SO4, aqueous CuSO4, CuCl2 solution, dilute and concentrated NaCl solutions, and fused NaCl; factors affecting the discharge of ions at electrodes.
Objective
Identify suitable electrodes for different electrolytes; specify electrode reactions; determine electrode products; identify factors affecting electrolysis products.
Content
Uses of electrolysis, including purification of copper and production of aluminium, sodium, oxygen, chlorine and sodium hydroxide.
Objective
Specify applications of electrolysis and electrolytic processes.
Content
Electrochemical cells; electrochemical series: K, Ca, Na, Mg, Al, Zn, Fe, Sn, Pb, H, Cu, Hg, Ag and Au; half-cell reactions and electrode potentials; simple calculations.
Objective
State the significance of the electrochemical series; identify electrochemical cells; calculate electrode potentials using half-cell reaction equations.
Content
Corrosion as an electrolytic process; prevention of iron corrosion by cathodic protection, painting, electroplating and coating with grease or oil.
Objective
Identify methods of protecting metals against corrosion.
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