Chemistry

For Grade 8

By

Jaydip Chaudhuri

Grade-8: Chemistry: Contents

History Of Chemistry
Elements, Compounds And Mixture
Types Of Mixtures And Separation Of Mixtures
Elements: Symbols, Atoms, molecules and ions
Physical And Chemical Change of substances
Compounds: Formations
o Formation Of Ionic Compounds
o Dot-Cross Diagrams
o Names Of The Compounds
o Formation of covalent compounds
o Dot-cross representation of simple molecules
o Metallic bonding and macromolecular structures
Reactions:
o Reactants And Products
o Word Equations
o Chemical Equations
o Balancing Of Chemical Equations [Inspection method]
o Balancing of Chemical Equations [Equation method]
o Simple Solubility Rules
o State Symbols In Chemical Equations
o Types Of Reactions
Air: a Mixture
o Composition of air [rough idea]
o Proof of air as a mixture
o Separation of various components of air [chemically]
o Separation of various components of air [Industrially]
o Air pollution and pollutants
o Identification and prevention of pollutants
Water: As Compound as well as Mixture
o Chemical composition of water
o Physical and Chemical test for water]
o Fresh water and saline water [introduction of water as mixture]
o Hard and soft water: removal method
o Purification of water: various methods
o Industrial treatment of water [sedimentation, purification, disinfections]
Periodic Table
o History of periodic table
o First 20 elements of periodic table
o Protons, neutrons, Electronic configuration with simple Bohrs model
o Orientation of modern periodic table
o Various groups like halogen, noble gases, alkali and alkaline earth metals etc
o S, P, D and F block elements [recapitulation of Electronic distribution]
o Periodic properties: Introductions
o General trend of metallic character, size and reactivity of metal/non-metals

The End

About the Writer

Writer, Mr. Jaydip Chaudhuri, is a

teacher by profession, and a technocrat
by trade. Born in Jalpaiguri, a small
town in Duars in North Bengal has
done his schooling from various
Ramakrishna Missions spread over
Bihar and West Bengal. He has taken
his Masters (M.Sc) in chemistry in
physical chemistry from North Bengal
University. And started taking lesson
in computer science in the same place.
But left the course half done to take up
a teaching profession at St. Pauls
school, Jalapahar, Darjeeling, a school
which ranked 6th by the times
magazine in the list of top public
school of India. There after He has
moved on to The Doon school,
Dehradun, one of the premier
institution of excellence, in the public
school world. Has taught in various
other places like British International
School, Andhra Pradesh, Banasthali
Vidyapith, Jaipur, Baa atoll Education
centre, at Republic of Maldives and at
present working at Sarala Birla
Academy, Bangalore-83. Besides
Chemistry he has a keen interest in
computer science, which he learnt in a
era when Mainframes and minis used
to rule the world of computer and
personal computer or PC was a dream.
He has a technical degree in his pocket
in computer science and application
(MCA). Besides teaching he loves
cartooning, wood curving, clay
sculpting and various other maddening
activities. Other than these he has the
University quiz championship in his
credit, and the university award for self
composed poetry, in Bengali, his
mother tongue