course syllabus

unit 1: atomic structure and periodicity

• planck’s quantum theory
• wave particle duality
• uncertainty principle
• quantum mechanical model of hydrogen atom
• electronic configuration of atoms and ions
• periodic table and periodic properties −
  • ionization energy
  • electron affinity
  • electronegativity
  • atomic size

unit 2: structure and bonding

• ionic and covalent bonding
• mo and vb approaches for diatomic molecules
• vsepr theory and shape of molecules
• hybridization
• resonance
• dipole moment
• structure parameters such as bond length
• bond angle and bond energy
• hydrogen bonding and van der waals interactions
• ionic solids
• ionic radii and lattice energy (born-haber cycle)
• hsab principle

unit 3: s, p and d block elements

• oxides
• halides and hydrides of alkali
• alkaline earth metals
• b, al, si, n, p, and s
• general characteristics of 3d elements
• coordination complexes −
  • valence bond and crystal field theory
  • color, geometry
  • magnetic properties
  • isomerism

unit 4: chemical equilibria

• colligative properties of solutions, ionic equilibria in solution, solubility product, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts, ph, buffer and their applications

• equilibrium constants (kc, kp and kx) for homogeneous reactions

unit 5: electrochemistry

• conductance
• kohlrausch law
• cell potentials
• emf
• nernst equation
• galvanic cells
• thermodynamic aspects and their applications

unit 6: reaction kinetics

• rate constant
• order of reaction
• molecularity
• activation energy
• zero, first and second order kinetics
• catalysis and elementary enzyme reactions

unit 7: thermodynamics

• first law of thermodynamics −
  • reversible and irreversible processes
  • internal energy
  • enthalpy
  • kirchhoff equation
  • heat of reaction
  • hess’s law
  • heat of formation
• second law −
  • entropy
  • free energy and work function
• gibbs-helmholtz equation
• clausius-clapeyron equation
• free energy change
• equilibrium constant and trouton’s rule
• third law of thermodynamics

unit 8: structure-reactivity correlations and organic reaction mechanisms

• acids and bases, electronic and steric effects, optical and geometrical isomerism, tautomerism, conformers and concept of aromaticity

• elementary treatment of sn1, sn2, e1 and e2 reactions, hoffmann and saytzeff rules, addition reactions, markownikoff rule and kharash effect

• aromatic electrophilic substitutions, orientation effect as exemplified by various functional groups

• diels-alder, wittig and hydroboration reactions

• identification of functional groups by chemical tests

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