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SRMEEE 2014 SYLLABUS FOR CHEMISTRY

1: Some Basic Concepts in ChemistryMatter and its nature, Daltons atomic theory; concept of atom, molecule, element and compound;physical quantities and their measurements in chemistry, precision and accuracy, significant figures, S.I.Units, dimensional analysis; laws of chemical combination; atomic and molecular masses, mole concept,molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae; chemical equations andstoichiometry.

2: States of MatterClassification of matter into solid, liquid and gaseous states.

Solid State: Classification of solids: molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous andcrystalline solids (elementary idea); Braggs Law and its applications; unit cell and lattices, packing insolids (fcc, bcc and hcp lattices), voids, calculations involving unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids;electrical, magnetic and dielectric properties.

Liquid State: Properties of liquids - vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension and effect oftemperature on them (qualitative treatment only).

Gaseous State: Measurable properties of gases; Gas laws-Boyles law, Charles law, Grahams law ofdiffusion, Avogadros law, Daltons law of partial pressure; concept of absolute scale of temperature; idealgas equation, kinetic theory of gases (only postulates); concept of average, root mean square and mostprobable velocities; real gases, deviation from ideal behaviour, compressibility factor, Van der Waalsequation, liquefaction of gases, critical constants.

3: Chemical FamiliesPeriodic PropertiesModern periodic law and present form of the periodic table, s & p block elements, periodic trends inproperties of elements, atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence,oxidation states and chemical reactiSRMy. Transition elementsd-block elements, inner transitionelementsf-block elements. Ionization energy, electron affinity, lanthanides and actinides-generalcharacteristics. Coordination Chemistry: Coordination compounds, nomenclature: terminology - Wernerscoordination theory. Applications of coordination coampounds.

4: Atomic StructureDiscovery of sub-atomic particles (electron, proton and neutron); Thomson and Rutherford atomic modelsand their limitations; nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; spectrum of hydrogen atom,Bohr model of hydrogen atom-its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radiiof the different orbits, limitations of Bohrs model; dual nature of matter, De-Broglies relationship,Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanical modelof atom, its important features, various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum and magneticquantum numbers) and their significance; shapes of s, p and d-orbitals, electron spin and spin quantumnumber; rules for filling electrons in orbitalsAufbau principle, Paulis exclusion principle and Hunds rule,electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of halffilled and completely filled orbitals.

5: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Covalent bonding: Concept of electronegatiSRMy, Fajans rule, dipole moment; Valence Shell ElectronPair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules. Quantum mechanical approach tocovalent bonding: Valence bond theoryIts important features, concept of hybridization involving s, p andd orbitals; resonance. Molecular orbital theoryIts important features, LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals(bonding, anti-bonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonucleardiatomic molecules, concept of bond order, bond length and bond energy.

Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and its applications. Extractive metallurgyofsodium, lithium, properties of alkali metals, basic nature of oxides and hydroxides, compounds of alkaline

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earth metals, compounds of boron. Oxides, carbides, halides and sulphides of carbon group. Oxidesclassificationacidic, basic, neutral, peroxide and amphoteric oxides.

6: Chemical EnergeticsFirst law of thermodynamics, Energy changes during a chemical reaction, Internal energy and Enthalpy,Hesss law of constant heat summation, numerical, based on these concepts. Enthalpies of reactions(enthalpy of neutralization, enthalpy of combustion, enthalpy of fusion and vaporization).

7: Chemical ThermodynamicsSecond law of thermodynamicsSpontaneity of processes; S of the universe and G of the system ascriteria for spontaneity, Go (Standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant.

8: SolutionsDifferent methods for expressing concentration of solution-Molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage(by volume and mass both), vapour pressure of solutions and Raoults law -ideal and non-ideal solutions,vapour pressure-composition plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions; colligative properties of dilutesolutions-relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, elevation of boiling point andosmotic pressure; determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; abnormal value of molarmass, Vant Hoff factor and its significance.

9: Chemical EquilibriumMeaning of equilibrium, concept of dynamic equilibrium. Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas and solid-gas equilibria, Henrys law, Equilibria involving chemical processes: Law ofchemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, significance of G and Goin chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, effect of catalyst;Le Chateliers principle.Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids andbases (Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (includingmultistage ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water, pH scale, common ion effect,hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products,buffer solutions.

10: Electrochemistry

Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molarconductiSRMies and their variation with concentration: Kohlrauschs law and its applications.Electrochemical cellsElectrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentialsincluding standard electrode potential, half-cell and cell reactions, emf of a galvanic cell and itsmeasurement; Nernst equation and its applications; dry cell and lead accumulator; fuel cells; corrosionand its prevention.11: Surface Chemistry, Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

AdsorptionPhysisorption and chemisorption and their characteristics, factors affecting adsorption ofgases on solids-Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms, adsorption from solutions. CatalysisHomogeneous and heterogeneous, actiSRMy and selectiSRMy of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis andits mechanism. Colloidal stateDistinction among true solutions, colloids and suspensions, classificationof colloids-lyophilic, lyophobic; multi molecular, macromolecular and associated colloids (micelles),preparation and properties of colloids-Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, dialysis,

coagulation and flocculation; emulsions and their characteristics.

Rate of reaction, instantaneous rate of reaction and order of reaction.Factors affecting rates of reactionsfactors affecting rate of collisions encountered between the reactantmolecules, effect of temperature on the reaction rate, concept of activation energy, catalyst. Rate lawexpression. Order of a reaction (with suitable examples). Units of rates and specific rate constants. Orderof reaction and effect of concentration (study will be confined to first order only). Theories of catalysisadsorption theory-some of important industrial process using catalysts. Nuclear Chemistry:RadioactiSRMy: isotopes and isobars: Properties of , and rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay

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series excluded), carbon datting; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussionon fission and fusion reactions.

12: Purification and Characterisation of Organic CompoundsPurificationCrystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction and chromatographyprinciplesand their applications. Qualitative analysisDetection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.Quantitative analysis (basic principles only)Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur,phosphorus. Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae; numerical problems in organicquantitative analysis.

13: Some Basic Principles of Organic ChemistryTetravalency of carbon; shapes of simple moleculeshybridization (s and p); classification of organiccompounds based on functional groups: -C=C-, -C C- and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogenand sulphur; homologous series; isomerismstructural and stereoisomerism.Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)Covalent bond fissionHomolytic and heterolytic: free radicals, carbocations and carbanions; stability ofcarbocations and free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles. Electronic displacement in a covalentbondinductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation. Common types of organicreactionsSubstitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement.

14: HydrocarbonsClassification, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties andreactions.

AlkanesConformations: Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane); mechanism of halogenation ofalkanes.

AlkenesGeometrical isomerism; mechanism of electrophilic addition: addition of hydrogen, halogens,water, hydrogen halides (Markownikoffs and peroxide effect); ozonolysis, oxidation, and polymerization.

AlkynesAcidic character; addition of hydrogen, halogens, water and hydrogen halides; polymerization.aromatic hydrocarbons nomenclature, benzenestructure and aromaticity; mechanism of electrophilicsubstitution: halogenation, nitration, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation, directive influence offunctional group in monoSubstituted benzene.

15: Organic Compounds Containing OxygenGeneral methods of preparation, properties, reactions and uses.

Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration. Reactionof hydroxy derivatives. Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitrationand sulphonation, ReimerTiemann reaction. Addition to >C=O group, relative reactiSRMies of aldehydesand ketones.

Ethers: Structure.

Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN, NH3and its derivatives), Grignard reagent; oxidation; reduction (Wolff Kishner and Clemmensen); acidity ofhydrogen, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction; Chemical tests to distinguish

between aldehydes and Ketones.

Carboxylic acids: Reactions, Acidic strength and factors affecting it; reactions of acid derivaties.

16: Organic Compounds Containing NitrogenGeneral methods of preparation, properties, reactions and uses.

Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondaryand tertiary amines and their basic character.

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Diazonium salts: Importance in synthetic organic chemistry.

17: PolymersGeneral introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerizationaddition andcondensation, copolymerization; natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization; some important polymerswith emphasis on their monomers and uses - polythene, nylon, polyester and bakelite.

18: Bio MoleculesCarbohydratesClassification: aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), constituentmonosaccharides of oligosacchorides (sucrose, lactose, maltose) and polysaccharides (starch, cellulose,glycogen). ProteinsElementary Idea ofamino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides; proteins: primary,secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes.SRMaminsClassification and functions.Nucleic acidsChemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids.

19: Chemistry in Everyday LifeChemicals in medicinesAnalgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertilitydrugs, antibiotics, antacids. Antihistaminstheir meaning and common examples. Chemicals in food-preservatives, artificial sweetening agentscommon examples. Cleansing agentsSoaps and detergents,cleansing action.