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Course Name Chemistry in Daily Life
Course Code 25CHY271
Program B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry
Semester 3
Credits 3

Syllabus

UNIT-I Acids, Bases and Non-aqueous solvents

Concepts of acids and bases – hard and soft acids and bases – Pearson’s concept, HSAB principle and its application – basis for hard – hard and soft – soft interactions – non-aqueous solvents – general characteristics of non-aqueous solvent – melting point, boiling point, latent heat of fusion and vaporization, and dielectric constant – reactions such as complex formation, redox, precipitation and acid base type in non-aqueous solvents like liquid ammonia, liquid SO2 and liquid HF.

Unit 2 Water Technology

Soft and hard water – Hardness – units of hardness – alkalinity – dissolved oxygen – water for various types of industries – treatment of water by ion exchange process – boiler feed water – boiler compounds – internal and external conditioning – water for drinking – municipal water treatment – desalination by RO and electro dialysis.

UNIT-III Biomolecules and Drugs

Carbohydrates: Structure, function and Chemistry of some important monoand disaccharides, Vitamins: Classification and Nomenclature. Sources, deficiency diseases and structures of Vitamin A1, Vitamin B1, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E & Vitamin K1. Drugs: Classification and nomenclature. Structure and function of: Analgesics – aspirin, paracetamol. Anthelmentic drug: mebendazole. Antiallergic drug: Chloropheneramine maleate. Antibiotics: Pencillin V, Chloromycetin, Streptomycin. Anti-infalmmatory agent: Oxypheno-butazone. Antimalarials: Primazuine phosphate & Chloroquine.

Unit IV Industrial products in daily life

Soaps & Detergents: Structures and methods of use of soaps and detergents. Paints, emulsions and Pigments: White pigments. Blue, red, yellow and green pigments. Emulsion, latex; luminescent paints. Fire retardant paints and enamels, lacquers. Solvents and thinners for paints. Dyes: Colour and constitution (electronic concept). Oils and fats: Composition of edible oils, detection of purity, rancidity of fats and oil. Tests for adulterants like aregemone oil and mineral oils. Environmental Impacts.

Unit V: Culinary Molecules

Food additives, adulterants and contaminants- Food preservatives like benzoates, propionates, sorbates, disulphites. Artificial sweeteners, Flavours and Artificial food colorants, Fermentation process in food industry, Dairy Products- Composition of milk and milk products, Estimation of added water in milk.

Course Outcomes

CO1: Students will be able to identify and explain the chemical principles underlying common daily processes.

CO2: Students will evaluate the environmental impact of chemicals used in everyday life, including industrial products.

CO3: Students will understand the chemistry of food and nutrition, including the role of macronutrients, micronutrients, food additives, and food preservation techniques.

CO4: Students will be able to evaluate the role of biomolecules in health and well being and recognize the therapeutic uses of common drugs.

CO5: Students will be able to measure and interpret key water quality parameters and evaluate the presence of contaminants in water samples.

REFERENCES

  1. R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, Kalia, ‘Principles of Inorganic Chemistry’, Vishal Publishing Co., 2008
  2. Food Chemistry Lilian Hoagland Meyer, CBS
  3. C. Jain and Monika Jain, “Engineering Chemistry” Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company (P) LTD, New Delhi, 2015.
  4. Thomas. E. Furia, “Handbook of food additives” 2nd Edition, Volume 2, CRC press, 1980 2. P. Bailey. A.E.” Industrial oils and Fat products’’ Inter science Publishers

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