ICSE Class 10 Chemistry: Chapter-wise Notes and PYQs
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ICSE · Class 10 · 2026-27
ICSE Class 10 Chemistry: chapter-wise study guide
All 12 chapters of ICSE Class 10 Chemistry for the 2026-27 session. Each chapter page explains the ideas, gives tricks to remember them, shows where students lose marks, and links to practice.
- 12 chapters
- 34 topic pages
Exam note: Chemistry is Science Paper 2 of ICSE Science (52): one theory paper of 80 marks and 2 hours (plus 15 minutes reading time), and 20 marks of internal assessment of practical work. Section A (40 marks) is compulsory; in Section B you answer any four of six 10-mark questions.
Chapters
Periodic Properties and Variations of Properties
- Periods, Groups and Electronic Configuration
- Ionisation Potential, Electron Affinity and Electronegativity
- Atomic Size and Metallic Character
- Ionisation Potential, Electron Affinity and Electronegativity
- Periodicity, Atomic Size and Metallic Character
No questions on elements beyond period 4 (calcium).
Chemical Bonding
- Covalent Bonding: Polar and Non-polar Molecules
- Electrovalent (Ionic) Bonding
- Coordinate Bonding: Hydronium and Ammonium Ions
- Coordinate Bonding: Hydronium and Ammonium Ions
- Covalent Bonding, Polar and Non-polar Molecules
Study of Acids, Bases and Salts
- Preparation of Normal Salts
- pH Scale and Indicators
- Ionisation of Acids, Bases and Salts
- Acids, Alkalis, Indicators and the pH Scale
- Methods of Preparing Normal Salts
- Types of Salts and Action of Dilute Acids on Salts
Organic Chemistry
- IUPAC Nomenclature and Isomerism
- Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes
- Ethanol and Acetic Acid
- Acetic (Ethanoic) Acid: Structure, Properties and Uses
- Ethanol: Preparation, Properties and Uses
Study of Compounds
Syllabus source: CISCE ICSE 2027 Science (52) Chemistry syllabus, CISCE ICSE 2027 Chemistry (Science Paper 2) specimen question paper and marking scheme, CISCE ICSE 2027 Regulations