Chemistry

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

Unit III: Electrochemistry

Unit IV: Chemical Kinetics

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

Unit IX: Coordination Compounds

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

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

Unit XIV: Biomolecules

Unit XV: Polymers

Unit XVI: Chemistry in Everyday Life

  1. Chemicals in medicines: analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines
  2. Chemicals in food: preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea of antioxidants
  3. Cleansing agents: soaps and detergents, cleansing action

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