Chemical Reactions and Equations Chemical equations and their balancing, Types of chemical reactions: combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, oxidation and reduction, corrosion, rancidity. Acids, Bases and Salts Chemical properties of acids and based, H+ and OH- ions, Neutralisation reactions, pH, salts like common salt, sodium hydroxide, bleaching powder, washing soda, plaster of Paris. Metals and Non-Metals Metals-physical and chemical properties, the reactivity series, Non-metals-physical and chemical properties, Ionic compounds, occurrence and extraction of metals, corrosion. Carbon and Its Compounds Bonding in Carbon-The Covalent bond Allotropes of Carbon, Versatile nature of carbon Saturated and unsaturated carbon compounds-chains, branches and rings, Homologous series, Nomenclature and Chemical properties of Carbon compounds, Important carbon Compounds (ethanol, ethanoic acid) and their properties Soaps and detergents Periodic Classification of Elements E...