23UCHEE25 Chemistry for Physical Sciences – II Syllabus:

23UCHEE25 Chemistry for Physical Sciences – II Syllabus – Annamalai University UG Syllabus Regulation 2023-24

Objectives of the course

This course aims at providing knowledge on the

  • Co-ordination Chemistry and Water Technology
  • Carbohydrates and Amino acids
  • basics and applications of electrochemistry
  • basics and applications of kinetics and catalysis
  • Various photochemical phenomenon

UNIT I

Co-ordination Chemistry and Water Technology

Co-ordination Chemistry: Definition of terms-IUPAC Nomenclature – Werner’stheory – EAN rule – Pauling’s theory – Postulates – Applications to [Ni(CO)4], [Ni(CN)4]2-,[Co(CN)6]3- Chelation – Biological role of Haemoglobin and Chlorophyll (elementary idea) – Applications in qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Water Technology: Hardness of water, determination of hardness of water using EDTA method, zeolite method-Purification techniques-BOD, COD.

Unit II

Carbohydrates and Amino acids

Carbohydrates: Classification, preparation and properties of glucose, fructose and sucrose. Discussion of open chain ring structures of glucose and fructose. Glucose –fructose interconversion. Properties of starch and cellulose.

Amino acids: Classification – preparation and properties of alanine, preparation of dipeptides using Bergmann method. RNA and DNA (elementary idea only).

UNIT III

Electrochemistry

Galvanic cells – Standard hydrogen electrode – calomel electrode – standard electrode potentials -electrochemical series. Strong and weak electrolytes – ionic product of water -pH, pKa, pKb. Conductometric titrations – pH determination by colorimetric method – buffer solutions and its biological applications – electroplating – Nickel and chrome plating – Types of cells -fuel cells-corrosion and its prevention.

UNIT IV

Kinetics and Catalysis 

Order and molecularity. Integrated rate expression for I and II (2A  Products) order reactions. Pseudo first order reaction, methods of determining order of a reaction – Half-life period – Catalysis – homogeneous and heterogeneous, catalyst used in Contact and Haber’s processes. Concept of energy of activation and Arrhenius equation.

UNIT V

Photochemistry

 Grothus-Draper’s law and Stark-Einstein’s law of photochemical equivalence, Quantum yield – Hydrogen-chloride reaction. Phosphorescence, fluorescence, chemiluminescence and photosensitization and photosynthesis (definition with examples).

Recommended Text Book

  • Veeraiyan, Textbook of Ancillary Chemistry; High mount publishing house, Chennai, first edition,2009.
  • Vaithyanathan, Text book of Ancillary Chemistry; Priya Publications, Karur,2006.
  • Arun Bahl, S.Bahl, Advanced Organic Chemistry; S.Chand and Company, New Delhi, twenty third edition, 2012.
  • P.L.Soni, H.M.Chawla, Text Book of Organic Chemistry; Sultan Chand & sons, New Delhi, twenty ninth edition, 2007.

Reference Books

  • L.Soni, Mohan Katyal, Text book of Inorganic chemistry; Sultan Chand and Company, New Delhi, twentieth edition, 2007.
  • Puri, L.R.Sharma, M.S.Pathania, Text book Physical Chemistry; Vishal Publishing Co., New Delhi, forty seventh edition, 2018.
  • B.K,Sharma, Industrial   Chemistry; Meerut, sixteenth edition, 2014.