This course offers a comprehensive dive into Carbon and Its Compounds, a key topic in the Form 2 Chemistry curriculum. Students will explore the nature of carbon, its allotropes (like diamond and graphite), and how carbon forms oxides such as carbon dioxide (CO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO).

Through engaging content and real-world examples, learners will:

• Discover the physical and chemical properties of carbon.

• Learn how carbon compounds are formed and utilized.

• Understand the difference between complete and incomplete combustion of carbon.

• Learn how carbon dioxide is tested using limewater and understand its role in environmental and biological processes such as the carbon cycle.

• Examine the toxicity of carbon monoxide and its health effects.

• Gain insights into one of the most important industrial chemical processes – the Solvay Process – which shows how sodium carbonate is manufactured using carbon dioxide.

Each lesson is supported with diagrams, experiments, and self-assessment quizzes to help learners understand, apply, and retain the concepts. The course is designed for Form 2 students, teachers, and anyone revising KCSE Chemistry.