INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION
ALTERNATIVE SECONDARY EDUCATION PATHWAY PROGRAMME
MOCK EXAMINATION - 2025
STAGE II: CHEMISTRY 2A - ACTUAL PRACTICAL
A CHECKLIST OF APPARATUSES AND CHEMICALS
1. IMPORTANT
AS HEAD OF AEP LEARNING CENTRE MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE
APPARATI AND CHEMICALS INDICATED IN THIS CHECKLIST ARE
AVAILABLE IN THE LEARNING CENTRE LABORATORY. SOME OF THEM
WILL BE USED FOR THE CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL DURING MOCK
EXAMINATION. GREAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO DIVULGE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS TO BOTH, CANDIDATES AND TO ANY UNAUTHORISED
PERSON EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THIS PAPER WILL BE PROVIDED.
2. In addition to the normal fittings and reagents in a normal setting of a Standard
Chemistry Laboratory each candidate will require the followings:
2.1 Apparatus
1 pipette (20 or 25cm3) 1 heat source
1 burette (50cm3) 1 test tube holder
1 titrating flask 250cm3 Thermometer
4 beakers 250 cm3 NECTA Qualitative Analysis Guide sheet
Stop watch 3 Blue and red strips of litmus paper
Measuring cylinder (100cm3) 2 Conical flasks (250 mls)
Measuring cylinder (10cm3) Wire gauze
4 Pyrex test tubes 1 White tile
1 Retort stand with its accesories Test tube brush
Test tube rack 1 spatula
A4 white paper 1 watch glass
1.1 Chemicals
300ml distilled water 1g Sulphuric acid
4g Hydrated sodium carbonate 1.5g Sodium carbonate
2g Sodium hydroxide 1g Potassium iodine
2g Potassium hydroxide 1g Ammonia solution
3 g Ammonium chloride 3g Lead nitrate
3 g Copper (II) Nitrate 2g Sodium thiosulphate
1g Hydrochloric acid 3g Copper Carbonate
0.05g Methyl orange 3g Iron (II) sulphate
1g Nitric acid solution 0.05g Phenolphthalein
3g Magnesium Sulphate 1g Silver nitrate
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2.3 Other requirements
Labels - Prepare a marker pen and masking tape for labelling chemicals and solutions.
2 graph papers per candidate.
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