Chemistry :
1 Zero group elements : Position in periodic table, isolation, compounds of zero group elements.
2 d-block elements : Electronic configuration, general characteristics for e.g. colour, oxidation state, tendency to form complexes, magnetic properties, interstitial compound, catalytic properties, alloys.
3 f-block elements : Lanthanides and Actinides, Electronic configuration, Lanthanide contraction and its consequences, Super heavy elements.
4 Bio-Inorganic Chemistry : Role of bulk and trace metal ions in biological system with special reference to Mg, Ca, Fe and Cu.
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Reaction Mechanism : Inductive, Mesomeric and Hyper – conjugation. Addition and substitution : |
| Electrophilic addition and substitution reaction, Nucleophilic addition and substitution reactions (SN1 | |
| and SN2), Elimination reactions. | |
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Spectroscopy Techniques : |
| UV-Visible : Lambert-Beer’s law, Auxochrome and Chromophore, various shifts, calculation of | |
| λmax values of dienes, polyenes and enone compounds. | |
| IR : Molecular vibrations, Hook’s law, intensity and position of IR bands, finger print region, | |
| characteristic absorption of common functional groups. | |
| NMR : Proton magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy, nuclear shielding and de-shielding, | |
| chemical shift and spin-spin coupling, interpretation of 1H NMR spectra of simple organic | |
| compounds. | |
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Chemical Kinetics : Order and Molecularity of reactions, first and second order reactions and their |
| rate expressions (no derivation), Zero and Pseudo order reactions, Arrhanius euqtion, Collision theory | |
| and activated complex theory. |
8 Solutions : Osmotic pressure, Lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point and elevation of boiling point. Determination of molecular weight in solution. Association and dissociation of solutes.
9 Electrochemistry : Electrochemical cells, electrode potentials, measurement of e.m.f. Conductance :
| Cell constant, specific and equivalent conductivity, Kohlrausch’s | Law and its applications, solubility |
| and solubility product, equivalent conductivity at infinite dilution of weak electrolytes, hydrolysis and | |
| hydrolysis constant. | |
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