Updated: 2026 Global Syllabus (CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, NGSS)

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Open the experiments students use most for practical preparation, observations, and report writing. Reports include these labs plus the expanded CBSE tracked set.

pH Determination

CBSE Class 10 / 20 min

Beginner

Compare strong and weak acids and bases using pH paper and universal indicator.

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Titration Lab

CBSE Class 11 / 30 min

Moderate

Practice endpoint detection, burette readings, and concentration calculation workflow.

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Salt Analysis

CBSE Class 11 / 40 min

Challenging

Identify ions through observation patterns, confirmatory tests, and inference.

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Electrochemical Cell

CBSE Class 12 / 25 min

Moderate

Connect redox reactions, electrodes, salt bridge behavior, and cell voltage.

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Paper Chromatography

CBSE Class 12 / 25 min

Beginner

Separate pigments, observe movement, and relate distance travelled to affinity.

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Chemical Equilibrium

CBSE Class 11 / 30 min

Moderate

Explore equilibrium shifts, concentration effects, and Le Chatelier reasoning.

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What is a virtual chemistry lab?

A virtual chemistry lab is a browser-based simulation where students can perform chemistry experiments safely without physical chemicals or lab equipment. ChemAI's virtual lab focuses on high-school and curriculum-aligned chemistry practicals for CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE and NGSS learners.

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Practicing reactions, titration, equilibrium, electrochemistry and school chemistry practicals before class or exams.

How it works

Choose a curriculum, open an experiment, follow the guided simulation and record observations or calculations.

Limits

Virtual labs support learning and preparation, but they do not replace supervised hands-on laboratory training.

Country and curriculum paths

Find virtual chemistry labs for your country

ChemAI organizes virtual chemistry labs around the curriculum paths learners commonly search for: India, the United States, Germany and IGCSE/Commonwealth markets.

India

CBSE and ICSE chemistry practicals for Classes 9-12, including pH, reactions, titration and solution work.

CBSE labs | ICSE labs

United States

NGSS-aligned high-school chemistry simulations for structure, reactions, energy and applied chemistry.

NGSS labs

Germany

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UK, Canada and Australia

IGCSE, AS/A Level and practical chemistry paths for English-speaking curriculum markets.

IGCSE labs

CBSE Curriculum Practicals

Complete virtual syllabus for Class 9 to 12

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Solution Preparation

  • True solutions (Salt, Sugar, Alum)

  • Suspensions (Soil, Chalk, Sand)

  • Colloidal solutions (Starch, Milk)

  • Distinction via Tyndall effect & filtration

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Mixture vs Compound

  • Prepare Iron filings + Sulphur mixture

  • Prepare Iron Sulphide compound

  • Test magnetic properties

  • Reaction with Carbon Disulphide

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Physical & Chemical

  • Burning of magnesium ribbon

  • Reaction of Zn with H2SO4

  • Melting point of Ice

  • Boiling point of Water

ICSE & ISC Curriculum Practicals

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

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Laboratory & Apparatus

  • Study of Lab Apparatus

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Separation Techniques

  • Filtration & Evaporation

  • Sublimation (NH4Cl)

  • Crystallization (CuSO4)

  • Paper Chromatography

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Physical & Chemical Changes

  • Heating a Substance

  • Melting Point Determination

  • Boiling Point Determination

  • Action of Heat on Substances

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Acids, Bases & Salts

  • Acid & Base using Indicators

  • Preparation of a Salt

Reactions & Solutions

  • Types of Chemical Reactions

  • Electrolysis of Water

  • Study of Solutions

  • Density Determination

IGCSE Curriculum Practicals

Cambridge International (CIE) & Edexcel Syllabus

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Separation Techniques

  • Filtration

  • Crystallisation

  • Simple Distillation

  • Fractional Distillation

  • Paper Chromatography

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Tests for Gases

  • Hydrogen (pop sound)

  • Oxygen (glowing splint)

  • CO2 (limewater)

  • Ammonia (litmus)

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Tests for Ions

  • Cations (NaOH / NH3)

  • Anions (BaCl2 / AgNO3)

  • Carbonate, Sulfate, Halide tests

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Chemical Reactions

  • Preparation of Salts

  • Electrolysis

  • Displacement Reactions

Kinetics & Energetics

  • Rate of Reaction

  • Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions

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Quantitative Chemistry

  • Acid-Base Titration

  • Finding Empirical Formula

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Metals & Reactivity

  • Reactivity Series

  • Rusting of Iron

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Organic & Environmental

  • Combustion of Alcohols

  • Bromine Water Test

  • Water Purification

US High School Practicals

NGSS Aligned Standards (Next Generation Science Standards)

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Matter & Atoms

  • Flame Test (Spectroscopy)

  • Periodic Trends Investigation

  • Physical vs Chemical Changes

  • Classification of Matter

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Bonding & Structure

  • Ionic vs Covalent Properties

  • Molecular Modeling (VSEPR)

  • Intermolecular Forces Lab

  • Lewis Structure Construction

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Gases & Solutions

  • Gas Laws (Boyle's/Charles's)

  • Solubility Curves & Temp

  • Molar Volume Determination

  • Conductivity of Electrolytes

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Undergraduate Laboratory (B.Sc)

UGC Aligned
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Synthesis
Organic Chem • Sem 3

Aspirin Synthesis

Acetylation of salicylic acid. Includes mechanism visualization, recrystallization, and melting point determination.

Duration: 45m
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Analytical Chem • Sem 4

Beer-Lambert Law

Spectrophotometric determination of KMnO4 concentration. Plot calibration curves and determine unknown concentration.

Duration: 30m
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Physical Chem • Sem 2

Phase Rule: Water System

Analyze the triple point of water. interactive P-T diagram manipulation to understand degrees of freedom.

Duration: 40m

Postgraduate & Research (M.Sc / PhD)

Advanced
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Spectroscopy
Advanced Spectroscopy

2D NMR Interpretation

COSY, NOESY, and HSQC spectrum analysis for structural elucidation of complex organic molecules.

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Computational Chem

Protein-Ligand Docking

Simulate drug binding interactions. Calculate binding affinity (Delta G) and visualize active site interactions.

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Quantum Chemistry

MO Theory Visualization

Calculate and visualize HOMO-LUMO orbitals for conjugated systems. Study electronic transitions.

Computational

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