Grade 10 | Term 2 Master Notes | CAPS 2026
1. Matter & Classification
• Pure Substances: Elements and Compounds.
• Physical Change: Reversible. No new substance (e.g., Phase changes).
• Chemical Change: New substance formed; energy change (e.g.,
Electrolysis).
2. Chemical Bonding
Ionic: Electron transfer (Metal + Non-metal).
Covalent: Electron sharing (Non-metal + Non-metal).
Metallic: Positive kernels in a "sea" of electrons.