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It is very important in Chemistry that students practice experimental skills throughout the whole period of their course of study. As a guide, students should expect to spend at least 20% of their time doing practical work individually other than the demonstrations done by the teacher during the theory course. The practical work that candidates do during their course should aim to:

• Provide learning opportunities so that students develop the skills they need to carry out experimental and investigative work.
• Reinforce the learning of the theoretical subject content of the syllabus.
• Instill an understanding of the interplay of experiment and theory in scientific method.
• Prove enjoyable, contributing to the motivation of students.

students’ experimental skills will be assessed in Paper 33/34 and Paper 5 for the Cambridge syllabus and paper 3 and 6 for the Edexcel syllabus. In each of these papers, the examiners will not be strictly bound by the subject content of the syllabus in finding contexts for setting questions. Where appropriate, candidates will be told exactly what to do and how to do it: only knowledge of theory and experimental skills within the syllabus will be expected.

Laboratory course focuses on the following experimental skills:

• Manipulation of apparatus
• Presentation of data
• Analysis and evaluation

The course consists of 18 selected exam type practicals covering the following aspects of Chemistry. All practicals to be done by the students on an individual basis upon the guidance of the teacher.

• Tests for cations & anions
• Tests for various gases.
• Thermochemistry – determining the enthalpy change.
• Kinetics – Factors effecting the Rate of reaction
• Redox Titrations
• Analysis of Organic Compounds
• Percentage purity of a salt
• Acid base titrations & back titrations
• Analyzing an unknown salt
• Thermal Decomposition

Candidates are requested to register for the course before the deadline given below. Maximum of only 18 students will be enrolled per batch inorder to ensure individual attention. Students can obtain the online registration forms by sending a message to +94 754 456 456. Upon submitting the completed form student will receive the  account number inorder to pay the registration & the course fee.  Payment may be done in full (48,000/-) or in two installments, for installments the first payment of 30,000/- to be made upon registration. The balance payment of 18,000/- should be done on the 4th day of the practical. No student will be allowed continue the practicals without the payment of the fees.

NOTE : Seats will be reserved upon first come first served basis and maximum only upto 18 students will be enrolled per batch. The fee payment should be made in advance inorder to reserve the seat.

Students are required to pay for damages caused to glassware / apparatus if any, at the end of the course.