Unit 1:
Periodic Properties and s-Block Elements[12 h]Periodicity in properties atomic, ionic, covalent radii, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity, effective nuclear charge Slaters rule and their trends in periodic table. s-block elements – general characteristics atomic and ionic radii, ionization energy, electropositive character, reducing property, hydration of ions, flame coloration, lattice energy, diagonal relationship and chemical properties. Ellingham diagram – extraction of alkali and alkaline earth metals. Uses of alkali and alkaline earth metals, synthesis and applications of compounds and complexes.
Unit 2:
p Block Elements[15 h]General characteristics metallic and non-metallic character. Extraction of p-block elements. Boron compounds – Lewis acids and back bonding. Graphite, intercalation compounds, carbides, silicates and silicones and their applications. Allotropy in P and S. Compounds of N and P. Anomalous behavior of second row elements. Structure of ozone. Hydrides, halides, oxides, oxoacids, persulfuric acids and nitrides of group VI and VII elements. Interhalogen compounds and their structure. Isolation of noble gases. Preparation, properties, structure and uses of noble gas compounds.
Unit 3:
d Block Elements[10 h]Transition metals – general characteristics, metallic character, oxidation states, size, density, melting and boiling points, ionization energy, color, magnetic properties-spin only magnetic moments, reducing properties and catalytic properties. Nonstoichiometric compounds, complex and alloy formation. Difference between first and other two rows of d block elements and their compounds. Extractive metallurgy Ellingham diagram. Compounds of transition metals (other than coordination compounds).
Unit 4:
f Block Elements[8 h]Position in the periodic table, general characteristics of lanthanides and actinides. Lanthanide contraction and its consequences. Isolation of lanthanides from monazite – ion exchange resin method. Actinides occurrence, preparation and comparison with lanthanides. Uranium, thorium and plutonium – important compounds – preparation, properties and uses.
Unit 5:
Nuclear Chemistry [15 h]Nuclear structure, mass and charge, mass defect, binding energy, stability rules, magic numbers, nuclear quantum numbers and nuclear parity. Models of nucleus, shell model, liquid drop model, semi empirical mass equation, equations of radioactive decay and growth, half-life and average life. Determination of half-lives. Types of nuclear reactions. Radiation chemistry – radiochemical methods, measurement of radioactivity, measurement of radiations gas detector, scintillation counter and semiconductor detectors. Applications of nuclear and radiation chemistry, isotope dilution analysis, activation analysis, radiometric titrations, radiation dosimetry, hydrated electron. Effective utilisation of nuclear energy nuclear reactors.