WAEC Chemistry syllabus

The WAEC Chemistry syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 20 topics on the WAEC Chemistry syllabus

1. 01Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, benzene, alkanols, alkanoic acids, alkanoates
2. 02Amount of substance
3. 03Atomic number, isotopes, relative atomic/molecular mass
4. 04Chemical industry, pollution, biotechnology
5. 05Classification, functional groups, purification, petroleum, homologous series, isomerism
6. 06Covalent and coordinate bonds
7. 07Definitions, properties, electrolytes, pH, salts
8. 08Electron configuration
9. 09Energy, enthalpy, exothermic/endothermic
10. 10Equilibrium
11. 11First transition series (Sc-Zn)
12. 12Halogens (Group VII)
13. 13Intermolecular forces
14. 14Kinetic theory, changes of state, diffusion
15. 15Oxidation/reduction, agents, equations, electrochemical cells
16. 16Periodic law and trends
17. 17Proteins, amino acids, fats/oils, carbohydrates, synthetic polymers
18. 18Rate of reactions
19. 19Scientific Methods
20. 20SOLUBILITY OF SUBSTANCES