Intermediate 2nd Year Chemistry

SYLLABUS

Unit 1: Solid State

General Characteristics of Solids – Amorphous and Crystalline Solids – Classification of Crystalline Solids – X-ray Crystallography – Crystal Lattices and Unit Cells – Number of Atoms in a Unit Cell – Close Packed Structures – Packing Efficiency – Calculations Involving Unit Cell Dimensions – Imperfections in Solids – Electrical Properties – Magnetic Properties.

Unit 2: Solutions

Types of Solutions – Concentration of Solutions – Solubility – Vapour Pressure of Liquid Solutions – Ideal and Non-Ideal Solutions – Colligative Properties – Determination of Molar Mass – Abnormal Molar Masses.

Unit 3: Electrochemistry and Chemical Kinetics

Electrochemical Cells – Galvanic Cells – Nernst Equation – Conductance of Electrolytic Solutions – Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis – Batteries – Fuel Cells – Corrosion – Rate of Chemical Reactions – Factors Affecting Reaction Rate – Integrated Rate Equations – Pseudo First Order Reactions – Temperature Dependence of Reaction Rates – Collision Theory.

Unit 4: Surface Chemistry

Adsorption – Catalysis – Colloids – Classification of Colloids – Emulsions – Colloids Around Us.

Unit 5: General Principles of Metallurgy

Occurrence of Metals – Concentration of Ores – Extraction of Crude Metals – Thermodynamic Principles of Metallurgy – Electrochemical Principles of Metallurgy – Oxidation and Reduction – Refining of Metals – Uses of Aluminium, Copper, Zinc and Iron.

Unit 6: p-Block Elements

Group 15: Dinitrogen – Ammonia – Oxides of Nitrogen – Nitric Acid – Phosphorus and its Allotropes – Phosphine – Phosphorus Halides – Oxoacids of Phosphorus.
Group 16: Dioxygen – Oxides – Ozone – Sulphur and its Allotropes – Sulphur Dioxide – Oxoacids of Sulphur – Sulphuric Acid.
Group 17: Chlorine – Hydrogen Chloride – Oxoacids of Halogens – Interhalogen Compounds.
Group 18: Noble Gases – Occurrence – Electronic Configuration – Physical and Chemical Properties.

Unit 7: d and f Block Elements & Coordination Compounds

Transition Elements – Electronic Configuration – Properties of d-Block Elements – Important Compounds – Inner Transition Elements – Actinoids – Applications of d and f Block Elements – Werner’s Theory – Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds – Isomerism – Bonding – Metal Carbonyls – Stability and Applications of Coordination Compounds.

Unit 8: Polymers

Classification of Polymers – Polymerization Reactions – Molecular Mass of Polymers – Biodegradable Polymers – Commercially Important Polymers.

Unit 9: Biomolecules

Carbohydrates – Proteins – Enzymes – Vitamins – Nucleic Acids – Hormones.

Unit 10: Chemistry in Everyday Life

Drugs and their Classification – Drug-Target Interaction – Therapeutic Action of Drugs – Chemicals in Food – Cleansing Agents.

Unit 11: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Classification – Nature of C–X Bond – Methods of Preparation – Physical Properties – Chemical Reactions – Polyhalogen Compounds.

Unit 12: Organic Compounds Containing C, H and O

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: Classification – Nomenclature – Structure – Physical and Chemical Properties – Commercially Important Alcohols – Ethers.
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature – Structure – Preparation – Physical and Chemical Properties – Uses.
Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature – Structure – Preparation – Physical and Chemical Properties – Uses.

Unit 13: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Amines – Structure – Classification – Nomenclature – Preparation – Physical and Chemical Properties.
Diazonium Salts – Preparation – Properties – Reactions – Synthetic Applications.
Cyanides and Isocyanides – Structure and Preparation.