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Syllabus For Chemistry (XL: Section H) : Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Syllabus For Chemistry (XL: Section H) : Atomic Structure and Periodicity
(Compulsory Section)
Ionic and covalent bonding, M.O. and V.B. approaches for diatomic molecules, VSEPR
theory and shape of molecules, hybridisation, resonance, dipole moment, structure
parameters such as bond length, bond angle and bond energy, hydrogen bonding, van
der Waals interactions. Ionic solids, ionic radii, lattice energy (Born-Haber Cycle).
Oxides, halides and hydrides of alkali and 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 and magnetic properties.
Chemical Equilibria:
Electrochemistry:
Conductance, Kohlrausch law, Half Cell potentials, emf, Nernst equation, galvanic cells,
thermodynamic aspects and their applications.
Reaction Kinetics:
Rate constant, order of reaction, molecularity, activation energy, zero, first and second
order kinetics, catalysis and elementary enzyme reactions.
Thermodynamics:
First law, reversible and irreversible processes, internal energy, enthalpy, Kirchoff's
equation, heat of reaction, Hess law, heat of formation, Second law, entropy, free
energy, and work function. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation, Clausius-Clapeyron equation,
free energy change and equilibrium constant, Troutons rule, Third law of
thermodynamics.
Elementary treatment of SN1, SN2, E1 and E2 reactions, Hoffmann and Saytzeff rules,
Addition reactions, Markonikoff rule and Kharash effect, Diels-Alder reaction, aromatic
electrophilic substitution, orientation effect as exemplified by various functional groups.
Identification of functional groups by chemical tests
Structure-Reactivity Correlations:
Acids and bases, electronic and steric effects, optical and geometrical isomerism,
tautomerism, conformers, concept of aromaticity