CBSE Class 9–10 Chemistry Bridge (Curricular Goal CG-1)

Matter, the periodic table and chemical change (C-1.1 to C-1.3)

A 12-question worksheet, a worked answer key and a 10-mark assessment, written to CBSE competencies C-1.1, C-1.2 and C-1.3 under Curricular Goal CG-1, bridging Class 9 and Class 10 chemistry. Every question is coded to the objective it tests. Checked by a teacher.

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  1. 1.An element X has atomic number 12. Its electronic configuration, using Bohr's model, is

    C-1.1 · Worksheet A1

  2. 2.Element Y has atomic number 17. Which group and period does it belong to?

    C-1.1 · Worksheet A2

  3. 3.Which technique separates cream from milk?

    C-1.2 · Worksheet B5

  4. 4.Sand stirred into water is

    C-1.2 · Worksheet B6

  5. 5.The change CaO + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂ is

    C-1.3 · Worksheet C11

What is in it

The objectives

CodeWhat it covers
C-1.1How the periodic table sorts the elements, and how an atom's structure and valency explain the compounds it forms, carbon compounds included.
C-1.2How substances are investigated and mixtures separated (distillation, crystallisation, chromatography, centrifugation), and how solutions, colloids and suspensions differ.
C-1.3How chemical change is written and read back: symbols and balanced equations, acids and bases, metals and non-metals, reversible against irreversible change.

Curriculum statements: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India. The objective codes are CBSE's; the descriptions of them, the questions, the answers and the marking notes are our own work.

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