| Name of the unit |
Subjects
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| Unit 1: Some basic concepts in chemistry |
Matter and its nature, Dalton’s atomic theory, concept of atom, molecule, element, and compound, laws of chemical combination, atomic and molecular mass, mole concept, molar mass, percent composition, empirical and molecular formula, chemical equation and stoichiometry |
| Unit 2: Atomic Structure |
Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation, Photoelectric Effect, Spectrum of Hydrogen Atom, Bohr Model of Hydrogen Atom – Its Postulates, Derivation of Relation between Energy of Electron and Radii of Different Orbitals, Limits of Bohr’s Model, Dual Nature of Matter, De Broglie’s Relation, Heisenberg Uncertainty Theory, Early Ideas of Quantum Mechanics, A quantum mechanical model of the atom, atoms as one-electron wave functions Concept of Orbitals, Variation of Ψ and Ψ² with R for 1s and 2s Orbitals, Different Quantum Numbers and their Shapes, Shapes, P, and D – Orbitals, Electron Spin and Spin Quantum Number, Rules for Filling Electrons in Orbitals, Aufbau Principle, Pauli’s Exclusion Principle and Hund’s Law, the electronic configuration of elements, the additional stability of half-filled and fully-filled orbitals. |
| Unit 3: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure |
Cosell – Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, concept of ionic and covalent bond, ionic bond, factors affecting formation of ionic bond, calculation of lattice enthalpy, covalent bond, concept of electronegativity, Phason’s law, dipole repulsion, dipole repulsion theory, shapes of simple molecules, valence Bond theory, involving s, p, and d orbitals Concept of hybridization, resonance, molecular orbital theory, LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals, sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear orbitals, bond lengths, bond energy, elementary concepts of metallic bonding, hydrogen bonding and its applications |
| Unit 9: Periodicity in classification and properties of elements |
Modern periodic law and current form of periodic table, S, P, D and F block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements, atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states, chemical reactivity |
| Unit 10: P-Block Elements |
Group-13 to Group-18 elements, general introduction, electronic configuration, general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across periods and groups, unique behavior of first element in each group |
| Unit 11: d- and f-block elements |
Transition elements, general introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and properties, general trends in properties of first-row transition elements, physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, atomic radius, color, catalytic behavior, compounds, magnetic properties, alloys of K₂Cr₂O₇ and KMnO₄ Formation, preparation, properties, and uses, lanthanides, electronic configuration, oxidation state, Lanthanoid contractions, actinoids, electronic configuration and oxidation states |
| Unit 13: Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds |
Purification, crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, chromatography, qualitative analysis, detection of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and halogens, quantitative analysis, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulfur, phosphorus, calculus, formula for estimating moles of phosphorus, biological quantitative Numerical problems in analysis |