SYLLABUS- B.Sc. CHEMISTRY-I,
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
B.Sc. Ist Semester; Ist Paper
1. Atomic Structure: Dual nature of matter; de Broglie concept. Heisenberg uncertainty principle; its significance. Atomic orbitals, Schrödinger wave equation (no derivation); significance of and 2. Quantum numbers, radial and angular wave functions and probability distribution curves, shapes of s, p and d orbitals. Aufbau energy diagram, Pauli's exclusion principle. Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity. Electronic configuration of elements (s block, p block and first series of d-block elements). Effective nuclear charge.
2. Periodic Properties: Atomic and ionic radii, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity- definition, methods of determination/evaluation, trends of variation in periodic table and their application in prediction and explaining the chemical behaviour of elements and compounds thereof.
3.Redox Reactions-I: Displacement and redox reactions, oxidation state. Balancing of redox reactions (ion-electron and oxidation state methods). Computation of equivalent weights and concept of equivalence.
4.Chemical Bonding: Ionic bond, Covalent bond-valence bond theory and its limitations; directional nature of covalent bond; various types of hybridization and shapes of different inorganic molecules and ions. Valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR) and shapes of NH3, H2O, H3O+, SF4, ClF3 and other simple molecules/ions.
Chemistry of xenon; structure and bonding in xenon compounds with oxygen and fluorine.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
B.Sc. Ist Semester; IInd Paper
1.Structure and Bonding: Hybridization, bond lengths and bond angles, bond energy, localized and delocalized chemical bond, van der Waals interactions, inclusion compounds, clatherates, charge transfer complexes, resonance,
Molecular velocities: Root mean square, average and most probable velocities, qualitative discussion of the Maxwell's distribution of molecular velocities, collision number, mean free path and collision diameter, liquification of gases.
2. Liquid State: Intermolecular forces, structure of liquids (a qualitative description) Structural differences between solids, liquids and gases. Physical properties of liquids including their methods of determination: surface tension, viscosity and refractive index. Liquid crystals, difference between liquid crystal, solids and liquids.
3. Solid State: Definition of space lattice, unit cell, crystal planes, Miller indices, Laws of crystallography- (i) law of
4.Colloidal State: Definition of colloids, classification of colloids; Solids in liquids (sols): properties-kinetic, optional cement and redox reactions, oxidation state. Balancing of redox reactions (ion-electron and oxidation st
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
B.Sc. I st Semester; II nd Paper
1.Structure and Bonding: Hybridization, bond lengths and bond angles, bond energy, localized and delocalized chemical bond, van der Waals interactions, inclusion compounds
2. Mechanism of Organic Reactions: Curved arrow notation, drawing electron movements with arrows, half headed and double headed arrows, homolytic and heterolytic bond breaking. Types of reagents- electrophiles and nucleophiles. Types of organic reactions.
mechanism (product analysis, intermediates, isotope effects, kinetic and stereochemical studies).
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-I
B.Sc. Ist Semester; IIIrd Paper
1. Gaseous States: Postulates of kinetic theory of gases, deviation from ideal behaviour, van der Waal's equation of states, Critical phenomena
Molecular velocities: Root mean square, average and most probable velocities,
2. Liquid State: Intermolecular forces, structure of liquids (a qualitative description) Structural differences between solids, liquids and gases. Physical properties of liquids including their methods of determination:.