WAEC Chemistry · Section 1

Introduction to Chemistry and Structure of the Atom

Section A (For all candidates)

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Official WAEC Chemistry outline · Section A (For all candidates)

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Scientific measurements, atomic structure, isotopes, electron configuration, orbitals

Objective

Master SI units, significant figures, precision, accuracy, and scientific methods; understand Dalton, Thompson, Rutherford, and Bohr atomic models; calculate relative atomic mass based on Carbon-12; write s, p, d electron configurations using Aufbau principle, Hund's rule, and Pauli exclusion principle.

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