Introduction, electronic configuration, diagonal relationships, comparative study of properties of alkali and alkaline earth metals : size of atoms and ions, density, ionization energy, electronegativity, MP & BP, flame colour and spectra, solutions in liquid ammonia, salient features of hydrides and their classification (ionic, covalent and interstitial), solvation and complexation tendencies, Crown ethers and cryptands, biological importance, , anamolous behaviour of Li and Be, basic Beryllium acetate and nitrate.
Periodicity in properties of p-block elements with special reference to electronic configuration , atomic and ionic radii, ionization energies, electron-affinity, electronegativity, allotropy, inert pair effect, catenation including diagonal relationship.
Structure and bonding, preparation, properties and uses : Boric acid and borates, boron nitrides, boronhydrides (diborane) and borazine carboranes, carbides and its classification, fluorocarbons and graphitic compounds, silicates and silanes, (structural aspects of phosphorus , Peroxo acids of sulphur) fullerenes.
Unique position of Fluorine, basic nature of halogen, preparation and properties of interhalogen compounds polyhalides, pseudohalogens.
Nobel gases- introduction, chemical properties of noble gases, chemistry of xenon, structure and bonding in xenon compounds.
Reduction potentials – redox half reactions, concept of over potential; diagrammatic presentation of potential data (Latimer, Frost and Pourbaix diagrams); redox stability in water, oxidation by atmospheric oxygen; elements extracted by reduction – Ellingham diagrams.
Simple theoretical background of following types of titrations: Iodometric & iodimetric titrations: Basic principle, application in standardization of iodine by CuSO4-hypo and H3 AsO3.
Redox titrations : Standard potential, SHE, electrochemical series, emf calculations, internal & external indicators, applications in K2Cr2O7 oxidation reaction.
Complexometric titrations: Types of EDTA titrations, masking and de-masking agents, metal ion indicator, application in estimation of total hardness.
Precipitation titrations: Basic principle, application in Volhard’s method.