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Class 10 Science Important Notes

The document provides important notes for Class 10 Science covering key topics such as chemical reactions, acids and bases, metals and non-metals, carbon compounds, life processes, control and coordination, reproduction, heredity, light, human eye, electricity, magnetic effects of current, environment, and resource management. Each topic includes essential concepts and formulas relevant to the curriculum. The notes serve as a concise reference for students preparing for exams.

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Class 10 Science Important Notes

The document provides important notes for Class 10 Science covering key topics such as chemical reactions, acids and bases, metals and non-metals, carbon compounds, life processes, control and coordination, reproduction, heredity, light, human eye, electricity, magnetic effects of current, environment, and resource management. Each topic includes essential concepts and formulas relevant to the curriculum. The notes serve as a concise reference for students preparing for exams.

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Class 10 Science Important Notes

1. Chemical Reactions & Equations

1 Types: Combination, Decomposition, Displacement, Double Displacement


2 Oxidation: Gain of oxygen / Loss of hydrogen
3 Reduction: Loss of oxygen / Gain of hydrogen

2. Acids, Bases and Salts

1 pH scale: 0-14
2 Acids release H+, Bases release OH-
3 Neutralization: Acid + Base → Salt + Water

3. Metals and Non-Metals

1 Metals are malleable, ductile, good conductors


2 Non-metals are brittle and poor conductors
3 Reactivity series is important

4. Carbon and Its Compounds

1 Covalent bonding
2 Homologous series
3 Functional groups: -OH, -COOH

5. Life Processes

1 Nutrition, Respiration, Transportation, Excretion


2 Photosynthesis: CO2 + H2O → Glucose + O2 (sunlight, chlorophyll)

6. Control and Coordination

1 Nervous system and endocrine system


2 Hormones regulate body functions

7. How do Organisms Reproduce

1 Asexual and sexual reproduction


2 DNA copying is essential

8. Heredity and Evolution

1 Genes control traits


2 Mendel’s laws of inheritance
9. Light – Reflection and Refraction

1 Reflection laws
2 Mirror formula: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
3 Refractive index = speed of light in vacuum / medium

10. Human Eye and Colourful World

1 Defects: Myopia, Hypermetropia


2 Power of lens = 1/f (in meter)

11. Electricity

1 Ohm’s Law: V = IR
2 Power: P = VI

12. Magnetic Effects of Current

1 Right hand thumb rule


2 Electric motor principle

13. Our Environment

1 Ecosystem, food chain, food web


2 Biodegradable and non-biodegradable

14. Sustainable Management of Resources

1 Conservation of natural resources


2 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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