Inorganic Chemistry 12 hrs
Calibration of fractional weights, pipettes and burettes, preparation of standard solutions, dilution – 0.1 M to 0.001 M solutions, buffer solutions.
Quantitative Analysis: Volumetric Analysis (Anyfour)
(a) Determination of strength of ferrous sulphate solution using K2Cr2O7
(b) Estimation of ferrous (Fe+2) and ferric (Fe+3) ion by dichromate method.
(a) Determination of acetic acid in commercial vinegar using NaOH.
(b) Determination of strength of acid from the mixture of strong acid and weak acid (e.g. H2SO4 and H3PO4).
(c) Determination of strength of sodium carbonate and NaOH in the mixture of washing soda and NaOH with HCl using phenolphthalein and methyl red indicator.
4. Complexometric titration – Estimation of hardness of water by EDTA (Temporary and permanent.
Organic Chemistry 38 hrs
Qualitative Analysis
Detection of elements (Nitrogen, Sulphur and Halogens) and functional groups (phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acid, carbonyl, ester, carbohydrate, amine, amide and nitro) in simple organic compounds and determination of their melting/boiling points.
Physical Chemistry 10 hrs
(a) Titration of acetic acid against NaOH pH metrically.
(b) Determination of solubility and solubility product of a sparingly soluble salt (lead sulfate/barium sulfate / silver chloride / calcium sulfate / lead chromate) by conductance measurement
(c) i) Determination of cell constant of a given cell.
ii) Determination of specific and equivalent conductance of the given electrolyte (NaCl) at different dilutions