Symmetry elements and symmetry operations, definitions of group and subgroup, relation between orders of a finite group and its subgroup, conjugacy relation and classes, point group symmetry, Examples of H2O, NH3,CH4 etc.
Atomic Nucleus: mass defect. Nuclear forces: meson exchange theory. Nuclear models (elementary idea): Concept of nuclear quantum number, magic numbers. Natural radioactivity, Radioactive disintegration series, group displacement law, law of radioactive decay, half-life of radio elements. Nuclear Reactions; Artificial radioactivity, transmutation of elements, fission, fusion and spallation. Nuclear energy and power generation. Separation and uses of isotopes. Radio chemical methods: principles of determination of age of rocks and minerals, radio carbon dating, hazards of radiation and safety measures.
Elements of life: Essential, major and trace elements. Basic chemical reactions in the biological systems and the role of metal ions (specially Na+, K+, Mg2+ ,Ca2+, Fe3+/2+ ,Cu2+/+, and Zn2+). Metal ion transport across biological membrane, Na+-ion pump, ionophores.
Biological functions of hemoglobin and myoglobin, cytochromes and ferredoxins, carbonate -bicarbonate buffering system and carbonic anhydrase. Biological nitrogen fixation, Photosynthesis: Photosystem-I and Photosystem-II.
Molecular recognition: molecular receptors for different types of molecules including arisonic substrates, design and synthesis of coreceptor molecules and multiple recognition.
General principles, experimental procedures, co-precipitation as a precursor to solid state reactions, kinetics of solid state reactions. Preparative methods of inorganic solids (sol,gel MOCVD processes) – crystallization of solutions, glasses, gels and melts, vapour phase transport methods, electrochemical reduction methods, preparation of thin films, growth of single crystals, high pressure and hydrothermal methods.
2. Principles of Solid State, First Edition; H.V. Keer; New Age International Publishers, New Delhi, 2002.
4. Inorganic Chemistry; Third Edition; Gary L. Miessler and Donald A. Tarr; Pearson Education Inc. Singapore, 2007.
Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry; First Edition; S. J. Lippard, J.M. Berg; Panima Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, 2005.