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Select Topics in Chemistry | Chemistry

Select Topics in Chemistry

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Paper Code: 
CHY- 401
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. make the students understand the basic concepts of acid and bases and non-aqueous solvents.
  2. enable the students to learn about the nuclear reactions and stability of nucleus.  
  3. acquaint the students with the basic principles of analytical and chromatographic techniques

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

       (at course level)                                  

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

 

CHY

401

Select Topics in Chemistry (Theory)

The students will be able to –

CO60: discriminate between various theories of acid and bases and identifytypes of acids and bases and compare acidity and basicity of different acid and bases.

CO61: classify various types of solvents and differentiate between some non-aqueous solvents based on their properties and label different types of reactions in non-aqueous solvents

CO62: develop an understanding of the concepts of nuclear models and categorize various nuclear reactions and compute nuclear stability parameters like binding energies and packing fraction and summarize different applications of radioactivity.

CO63: differentiate between different types of errors and distinguish between accuracy and precision and calculate various types of deviations to express precision. Discuss principles and methods involved in gravimetric analysis

CO64: describe principles and techniques of various types of chromatography.

  • Class lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Group discussions
  • Peer teaching and learning
  • Question preparation
  • Subjective type
  • Long answer
  • Short answer
  • Objective type
  • Multiple choice questions
  • One answer/two answer type questions
  • Assertion and reasoning

 

  • The oral and written examinations (Scheduled and surprise tests)
  • Closed-book and open-book tests
  • Problem-solving exercises
  • Assignments
  • Quiz
  • Semester End Examination

 

 

5.00
Unit I: 
Acids and Bases

Arrhenius concept, Bronsted-Lowry theory, general theory of solvent system, Lewis acid-base concept, HSAB principle, its theories, applications.

6.00
Unit II: 
Non-aqueous Solvents

Classification of solvents, physical properties of ionising solvents, water as universal solvent, liquid ammonia and liquid sulphur dioxide as solvent.                  

7.00
Unit III: 
Nuclear Chemistry

Nuclear particles, Soddy-Fajan’s displacement law (group displacement law); nuclear forces– forces operating between nucleons (n-n, p-p, n-p), quantitative idea of stability of nucleus, packing fraction, binding energy; nuclear reactions (fission and fusion reactions only); modes of decay; natural and artificial radio activity, transmutation, applications of radioactivity, nuclear models- liquid drop model and shell model (elementary idea).

Self Study: Basics of fission and fusion reactions, half life period, radioactivity.

6.00
Unit IV: 
Basic Principles of Analytical Techniques

Data Analysis: errors in chemical analysis, classification of errors, accuracy and precision, minimisation of errors; significant figures; statistical analysis – mean and standard deviation; relative standard deviation coefficient of variance, sampling in analysis, rejection of results, presentation of data.

Gravimetric analysis: theory of precipitation, co-precipitation, post-precipitation from homogeneous solution and purification of precipitates.

6.00
Unit V: 
Chromatographic Technique and its applictions

Classification, basic principles of thin layer chromatography, paper chromatography,  column chromatography;, HPLC and Ion- Exchange chromatography. nature of adsorbent, solvent system, Rf values.

References: 
  • Vogel’s Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis; Fifth Edition; G.H. Jeffery, J. Bassett. J. Mendham, R.C. Denney; Longman Scientific and Technical Publication, England, 1991.
  • Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry ; 4th edition ; H.J. Arnikar; New Age International(P) Ltd., New Delhi, 1995
  • Basic Concepts of Analytical Chemistry; S.M. Khopkar; New Age International Publishers.
  • A New Concise Inorganic Chemistry; Fifth Edition J.D. Lee; Blackwell Science, London, 2000.
  • Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry ,Malik ,Tuli ,Madan  ; Sultan Chand & Sons ;2004

 

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