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1. Force, Work, Power and Energy

(i) Turning forces concept; moment of a force; forces in equilibrium; centre of gravity.

(ii) Uniform circular motion

(iii) Work, energy, power and their relation with force.

(iv) Different types of energy.

(v) Machines as force multipliers.

(vi) Principle of Conservation of energy.

2. Light

(i) Refraction of light through a glass block and a triangular prism.

(ii) Total internal reflection.

(iii) Lenses (converging and diverging) including characteristics of the images formed (using ray diagrams only).

(iv) Using a triangular prism to produce a visible spectrum from white light; Electromagnetic spectrum.

3. Sound

(i) Reflection of Sound Waves; echoes: their use; simple numerical problems on echoes.

(ii) Natural vibrations, Damped vibrations,

Forced vibrations and Resonance - a special case of forced vibrations.

(iii) Loudness, pitch and quality of sound.

4. Electricity and Magnetism

(i) Ohm’s Law; concepts of emf, potential

difference, resistance; resistances in series and parallel, internal resistance.

(ii) Electrical power and energy.

(iii) Household circuits

(iv) Magnetic effect of a current (principles only,statement of laws not required); electromagnetic induction (elementary).

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5. Heat

(i) Calorimetry: meaning, specific heat capacity; principle of method of mixtures; Numerical Problems on specific heat capacity using heat loss and gain and the method of mixtures.

(ii) Latent heat; loss and gain of heat involving change of state for fusion only.

6. Modern Physics

(i) Radioactivity and changes in the nucleus;

background radiation and safety precautions.

(ii) Nuclear fission and fusion; basic introduction and equations

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Practical Work

20

TOTAL

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1. Periodic Properties and Variations of Properties - Physical and Chemical.

(i) Periodic properties and their variations in

groups and periods.

(ii) Periodicity on the basis of atomic number for elements.

2. Chemical Bonding

(i) Electrovalent bonding.

(ii) Covalent Bonding.

(iii) Coordinate Bonding.

3. Study of Acids, Bases and Salts

(i) Simple definitions, classification and their

characteristic properties.

(ii) Ions present in mineral acids, alkalis and salts and their solutions; use of litmus and pH paper to test for acidity and alkalinity.

(iii) Definition of Salts, Types of salts: normal salts, acid salt, basic salt, definition and examples.

(iv) Action of dilute acids on salts.

(v) Methods of preparations of normal salts with relevant equations

4. Analytical Chemistry

(i) Action of Ammonium Hydroxide and

Sodium Hydroxide on solution of salts.

(ii) Action of alkalis (NaOH, KOH) on certain

metals, their oxides and hydroxides.

5. Mole Concept and Stoichiometry

(i) Gay Lussac’s Law of Combining Volumes

(iii) Refer to the atomicity of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and chlorine

(iii) Vapour Density and its relation to relative

molecular mass.

(iv) Mole and its relation to mass.

(v) Simple calculations based on chemical equations

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6. Electrolysis

(i) Electrolytes and non-electrolytes.

(ii) Substances containing molecules only, ions only, both molecules and ions.

(iii) Definition and explanation of electrolysis,

electrolyte, electrode, anode, cathode, anion.

(iv) An elementary study of the migration of ions, with reference to the factors influencing selective discharge of ions.

(v) Applications of electrolysis

7. Metallurgy

(i) Occurrence of metals in nature.

(ii) Extraction of Aluminium.

(iii)Alloys – composition and uses.

(iv) Stages involved in the extraction of metals

8. Study of Compounds

(i) Hydrogen Chloride

(ii) Ammonia

(iii) Nitric Acid

(iv) Sulphuric Acid

9. Organic Chemistry

(i) Introduction to Organic compounds.

(ii) Structure and Isomerism.

(iii)Homologous series – characteristics with

examples.

(iv) Simple nomenclature.

(v) Hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes.

(vi) Alcohols

(vii) Carboxylic acids

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Practical Work

20

TOTAL

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1. Basic Biology

(i) Cell Cycle and Cell Division.

(ii) Structure of chromosomes.

(iii) Genetics: Mendel’s laws of inheritance and sex-linked inheritance of diseases.

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2. Plant Physiology

(i) Absorption by roots, imbibition, diffusion

and osmosis; osmotic pressure, root pressure, etc.

(ii) Transpiration - process and significance.

Ganong’s potometer and its limitations.

(iii) Photosynthesis.

(iv) Chemical coordination in Plants.

3. Human Anatomy and Physiology

(i) Circulatory System.

(ii) Excretory System.

(iii) Nervous system

(iv) Endocrine System: General study of the

following glands: Adrenal, Pancreas, Thyroid and Pituitary.

(v) The Reproductive System.

4. Population

Population explosion in India; need for adopting control measures - population control.

5. Human Evolution

Basic introduction to Human evolution and Theories of evolution: Lamarck’s theory of inheritance; Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.

6. Pollution

(i) Types and sources of pollution; major

pollutants.

(ii) Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable

wastes

(iii)Effects of pollution on climate, environment, human health and other organisms; control measures.

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

Practical Work

20

TOTAL

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