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Unit 1: Coordination Compounds

Unit 2: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Unit 3: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Unit 4: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

Unit 5: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Unit 6: Biomolecule

Unit 7: Polymer

Unit 8: Chemistry in Everyday Life

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Unit 1: Coordination Compounds

Unit 2: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Unit 3: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Unit 4: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

Unit 5: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Unit 6: Biomolecule

Unit 7: Polymer

Unit 8: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Unit 9: Solid State

SOLUTIONS

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

CHEMICAL KINETICS

P-BLOCK ELEMENTS

D AND F BLOCK ELEMENTS

COORDINATION COMPOUNDS

HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS, AND ETHERS

ALDEHYDES, KETONES, AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

BIOMOLECULES

CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

SURFACE CHEMISTRY

GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES OF ISOLATION OF ELEMENTS

POLYMERS

NCERT Books

Chemistry Formula

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Unit I: Solid State
- Classification of solids based on different binding forces: molecular, ionic covalent, and metallic solids
- Amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea)
- Unit cell in two-dimensional and three-dimensional lattices
- Calculation of density of unit cell, packing in solids, packing efficiency, voids
- Number of atoms per unit cell in a cubic unit cell
- Point defects, electrical and magnetic properties
- Band theory of metals, conductors, semiconductors, and insulators
- n and p-type semiconductors
Unit II: Solutions
- Types of solutions
- Expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids
- Solubility of gases in liquids
- Solid solutions
- Colligative properties: relative lowering of vapour pressure,
- Raoult’s law,
- elevation of boiling point,
- depression of freezing point,
- osmotic pressure
- Determination of molecular masses using colligative properties
- Abnormal molecular mass,
- Van’t Hoff factor
Unit III: Electrochemistry
- Redox reactions
- Conductance in electrolytic solutions,
- Specific and molar conductivity variations of conductivity with concentration,
- Kohlrausch’s Law
- Electrolysis and laws of electrolysis (elementary idea)
- Dry cell
- electrolytic cells
- and Galvanic cells
- Lead accumulator
- EMF of a cell
- standard electrode potential
- Nernst equation
- Nernst equation application to chemical cells
- Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell
- Fuel cells, corrosion
Unit IV: Chemical Kinetics
- Rate of a reaction (average and instantaneous)
- Factors affecting rates of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst
- Order and molecularity of a reaction
- Rate law
- specific rate constant
- Integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first-order reactions)
- Concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment)
- Activation energy
- Arrhenius equation
Unit V: Surface Chemistry
- Adsorption: physisorption and chemisorption
- Factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids
- Catalysis: homogeneous and heterogeneous
- Activity and selectivity: enzyme catalysis
- Colloidal state: distinction between true solutions, colloids, and suspensions
- Lyophilic, lyophobic, multimolecular, and macromolecular colloids
- Properties of colloids: Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation
- Emulsions: types of emulsions
Unit VI: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
- Principles and methods of extraction
- Concentration, oxidation, reduction, electrolytic method, refining
- Occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminum, copper, zinc, and iron
Unit VII: p-Block Elements
- Group 15 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, oxidation states
- Trends in physical and chemical properties
- Nitrogen: preparation, properties, and uses
- Compounds of nitrogen: preparation and properties of ammonia and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure only)
- Phosphorus: allotropic forms
- Compounds of phosphorus: preparation and properties of phosphine, halides (PCl3, PCl5), and oxoacids (elementary idea only)
- Group 16 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence
- Trends in physical and chemical properties
- Dioxygen: preparation, properties, and uses
- Classification of oxides, ozone
- Sulfur: allotropic forms
- Compounds of sulfur: preparation, properties, and uses of sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, oxoacids of sulfur (structures only)
- Group 17 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence
- Trends in physical and chemical properties
- Compounds of halogens: preparation, properties, and uses of chlorine and hydrochloric acid, interhalogen compounds, oxoacids of halogens (structures only)
- Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence
- Trends in physical and chemical properties, uses
Unit VIII: d and f Block Elements
- General introduction, electronic configuration
- Occurrence and characteristics of transition metals
- General trends in properties of the first-row transition metals
- Metallic character
- ionization enthalpy, oxidation states
- ionic radii
- colour
- catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds
- alloy formation
- Preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4
- Lanthanoids: electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity, lanthanoid contraction and its consequences
- Actinoids: electronic configuration, oxidation states, comparison with lanthanoids
Unit IX: Coordination Compounds
- Introduction to coordination compounds
- Ligands, coordination number
- colour, magnetic properties, shapes
- IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds
- Bonding theories: Werner’s theory, VBT, CFT
- Isomerism (structural and stereo)
- Importance of coordination compounds in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals, and biological systems
Unit X: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
- Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond
- physical and chemical properties
- Mechanism of substitution reactions, optical rotation
- Haloarenes:
- Nature of C-X bond
- Substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen for monosubstituted compounds only)
- Uses and environmental effects of specific compounds
Unit XI: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
- Alcohols
- Nomenclature
- methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only)
- Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols
- Mechanism of dehydration, uses
- Phenols
- Nomenclature
- methods of preparation
- physical properties
- chemical properties
- Acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses
- Ethers
- Nomenclature
- methods of preparation
- physical and chemical properties
- uses
Unit XII: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids
- Aldehydes and Ketones:
- Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties
- Mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses
- Carboxylic Acids:
- Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties
- Uses
Unit XIII: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
- Amines: Nomenclature
- classification, structure
- methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses
- Cyanides and Isocyanides: mentioned at relevant places in context
- Diazonium salts:
- Preparation, chemical reactions
- importance in synthetic organic chemistry
Unit XIV: Biomolecules
- Carbohydrates: Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose)
- D-L configuration, oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen), importance
- Proteins: Elementary idea of α-amino acids
- peptide bond, polypeptides
- proteins, primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure (qualitative idea only)
- denaturation of proteins
- enzymes
- Hormones: Elementary idea (excluding structure)
- Vitamins: Classification and functions
- Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
Unit XV: Polymers
- Classification: Natural and synthetic
- Methods of polymerization (addition and condensation)
- copolymerization
- Some important polymers: polythene, nylon, polyesters, bakelite
- rubber
- Biodegradable
- Non-biodegradable polymers
Unit XVI: Chemistry in Everyday Life
- Chemicals in medicines: analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines
- Chemicals in food: preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea of antioxidants
- Cleansing agents: soaps and detergents, cleansing action

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📹 Video Lectures

Unit 1: Coordination Compounds

Unit 2: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Unit 3: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Unit 4: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

Unit 5: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Unit 6: Biomolecule

Unit 7: Polymer

Unit 8: Chemistry in Everyday Life

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Unit 1: Coordination Compounds

Unit 2: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Unit 3: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

Unit 4: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

Unit 5: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Unit 6: Biomolecule

Unit 7: Polymer

Unit 8: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Unit 9: Solid State

SOLUTIONS

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

CHEMICAL KINETICS

P-BLOCK ELEMENTS

D AND F BLOCK ELEMENTS

COORDINATION COMPOUNDS

HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS, AND ETHERS

ALDEHYDES, KETONES, AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

BIOMOLECULES

CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE

SURFACE CHEMISTRY

GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES OF ISOLATION OF ELEMENTS

POLYMERS

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