Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2021

Full CBT Rollout for SSCE Postponed to 2027 by WAEC

 Abuja — The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has postponed the full implementation of the computer-based test (CBT) format for the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) until 2027, according to a statement released at the council’s 63rd annual meeting in Umuahia, Abia State.  Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Chairman of WAEC’s Nigeria National Committee, explained that the 2026 May/June edition will now serve as a pilot phase — allowing candidates to sit for either the traditional paper-and-pen test or the digital format. She emphasized that no student will be disadvantaged by the transition.  The delay follows widespread concern over the readiness of many schools, particularly in rural areas, for full digital exams. Many institutions lack adequate computers, reliable electricity, internet connectivity, and trained personnel—factors WAEC and the Federal Ministry of Education say are essential for a successful rollout.  To facilitate the switch, WAEC co...

How to Analylse the ions in Copper ( II) tetraoxosulphate VI)

  Copper   tetraoxosulphate VI is   a blue crystal solid if it contains water of crystallization(copper(II)tetraoxosulphate VI pentahydrate,CuSO 4 .5H 2 O). The anhydrous form is white. Copper(II)tetraoxosulphate VI is electrovalent compound and it is one of the soluble compounds of copper.         Tests for Copper(II) tetraoxosulphate VI In qualitative analysis of any compound or substance, the basic idea is to identify the ions in the compound. That means, one has to know the unique reactions of compound which contains any of the ions to be analyzed, for example all chlorides react with acidified silver trioxonitrate to form white precipitate which is soluble in ammonia solution.   In the case of copper (II)tetraoxosulphate VI, the two ions are copper ion,Cu 2+ and   tetraoxosulphate VI ion or radical,SO 4 2- .These two ions have some unique reactions which differentiate them from other ions. How to Test for Copper ion in an unknow...

Mole, Molar mass and Molar Volume

                                                                                                              Mole A mole of any substance is the amount of that substance which contains many elementary particles as the number of atoms in 12 grams of carbon -12. These elementary particles can be atoms, ions, electrons, molecules etc. A mole is a unit used in measuring the amount of particles.     The number of particles in one mole of any substance is equal to 6.02 x 10 23 . This number is also known as Avogadro’s number.        Molar Mass This is the mass of one mole of any substance expressed in grams. It is also the formula mass which is the sum of all atomic mass...

Qualitative Analysis of Ammonium Trioxocarbonate (IV)

              Ammonium trioxocarbonate(IV) is an electrovalent compound just like any other ammonium salts. As an electrovalent compound, it has NH + (ammonium ion) as the cation and CO 3 2- (trioxocarbonate IV ion or radical) as the anion.                          (NH 4 ) 2 CO 3   -------    2NH 4 + + CO 3 2- Ammonium trioxocarbonate IV is a white crystal salt and it is very soluble in water like all other ammonium salts. It decomposes on heating to produce ammonium, water and carbon (IV)oxide.                      (NH 4 + ) 2 CO 3   ----------   2NH 3(g) + H 2 O (I) + CO 2(g)          Test for the Cation in Ammonium Trioxocarbonate IV To test...