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SCHEDULE FoR Section VIII. 
VIII. (1) Inorganic Chemistry, theoretical and practical. 
(a) Theoretical. Characteristics of chemical change; elements and compounds ; 
laws of chemical combination; combining and equivalent weights; chemical 
symbols and notation; classification of elements into groups in accordance with 
their chemical similarities ; division of compounds into acids, alkalis, salts, basic 
and acidic oxides, &c., and the relations between the properties and the composi- 
tions of these different classes of compounds; outlines of the chemical applications 
of the molecular and atomic theory. Students must be prepared to use in illustra- 
tion of these subjects the chemical properties of the following elements and their 
commoner compounds :—hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, 
iodine, nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, mercury, 
iron, chromium, aluminium. 
(2) Practical. Students must be prepared to perform simple experiments 
illustrative of the ordinary methods of preparation and the characteristic properties 
of acids, bases, salts, acidic and basic oxides. The experiments will require an 
acquaintance with easy qualitative analysis, and will be restricted to compounds of 
the elements enumerated in (a). 
To pass in this subject, students must satisfy the Examiners in (a) and (0). 
VII. (2) Organic Chemistry, theoretical and practical. 
(a) Theoretical. The determination of the empirical formule of organic com~ 
pounds from the data of analyses. The general properties of the following classes 
of compounds, and the chief reactions by which the relations between the different 
classes are established, illustrated in each case by one or two of the best studied 
members of the class :—paraffins, olefines, ethylic alcohols, ethers, ethereal salts, 
monobasic, dibasic, and tribasic acids, aldehydes, ketones, amines, amides. 
(6) Practical. Students will be required to prepare one or more compounds 
chosen from the foregoing classes. ° 
To pass in this subject, students must satisfy the Examiners in (a) and (6). 
CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. 
Number of Candidates in Chemistry from 1884-1888.' 
| Boys 
| GIRis 
| 
ta | Theory of Practical |) Theory of Practical 
| Chemistry Chemistry | Chemistry Chemistry 
Seniors— : 
ee Aas | 66 27 | 23 12 
1885. ‘ : fal 81 49 25 4 
1886. f ; Ba 80 44 | 22 ll 
E887: . fe : * 114 69 | 32 8 
1888 ; , mal 100 48 ! 18 7 
441 237, ||. .120 42 
Juniors— 
1884. ; : : 618 298 | 40 11 
1885 . 3 c 681 378 35 6 
1886. : : : 715 364 l 30 15 
SST =< : : ; 776 407 \ 29 20 
ete 829 454 ! 30 18 
3619 1901 - || 164 70 
’ For these statistics the Committee are indebted to the Secretary of the Board. 
