Syllabus
BT1005 CHEMISTRY-I 3 CREDITS
•Unit 1-Atomic Structure: Bohr’s model of atom, Inadequacies of Bohr’s model, Sommerfold’smodification. de-Broglie’s
matter wave, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, photoelectric effect, concept of quantization of energy. Schrodinger
wave equation. Significance of Ψ
2
SWE, Probability and orbital, shape, Quantum numbers (mathematical derivation not
required ), Pauli’s exclusion principle, Hund’srule, Aufbau’sprinciple, effective nuclear charge.
• Unit 2-Periodic classification of elements: Atomic and ionic radii, Periodicity, Periodic properties, Size, IP, EA, EN, their variation in periodic table
and their application in periodicity and explaining chemical behavior.
• Unit 3-Chemical bonding: Ionic bond: Formation of ionic bonds, Factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds, Lattice energy, Determination of
lattice energy by Born Haber’s cycle, covalent character of ionic bond, Fajan’srule. Covalent bond: VBT, Shapes of covalent molecules (VSEPR
theory and hybridization), Limitation of VBT, Molecular orbital theory (MOT), Energy level diagrams for homonucleardiatomic molecules,
Molecular forces -Hydrogen bond, Van derWaal’s forces
•Unit 4-Chemical Equilibrium and Ionic Equilibrium: Law of mass action, law of chemical equilibrium, effect of temperature
and pressure on equilibrium, Le-Chatlierprinciple. Weak and strong electrolytes, Ionization of electrolytes, Various concepts
of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, Degree of dissociation, Acid-base
equilibria(including multistage ionization) and ionization constants, Ionization of water, pH, Buffer solutions, Common-
Ion effect, Solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, Hydrolysis of salts.
•Unit 5-Solutions: Different methods for expressing concentration of solution: molality, molarity, mole fraction,
percentage (by volume and mass both), Vapourpressure of solutions and Raoult'sLaw, Ideal and non-ideal solutions,
vapourpressure, Composition plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions, Henry’s Law.
• Unit 6-Chemical Kinetics: Rate of reaction, Factors influencing the rate of reaction, concentration, temperature, pressure, solvent, light and catalyst,
Kinetics of zero, 1st and 2nd order reactions, Theories of reaction rates: collision and absolute reaction rate theory; Catalysis: homogeneous and
heterogeneous catalysis, factors affecting catalytic processes; Catalytic promoter and catalytic poison; Autocatalyst, Negative catalyst/inhibitor; Acid-
Base catalysis, enzyme catalysis.
• Unit 7-Classification and Nomenclature of organic compounds: IUPAC recommendation for naming different organic compounds.
• Unit 8-Reaction Mechanism–I Electron displacements in organic molecules, Inductive effect, Electromericeffect, Resonance, Heperconjugation.
Types of bond cleavage, Types of reagents, Electrophile, Nucleophile, Reactive intermediates: Carbocations, Carbanions, Free radicals, Mechanism
of organic reactions, Substitution reactions, Nucleophilic, Substitution (SN1, SN2), Electrophilicsubstitution (SE).