BRABU B.Sc. 1st Year Syllabus Of Chemistry Honours
Paper I: Inorganic Chemistry
- Atomic Structure: Bohr’s model, Quantum mechanical model, Aufbau principle, Pauli’s exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, Electronic configuration of elements.
- Chemical Bonding: Ionic bond, Covalent bond, Metallic bond, Coordinate bond, Fajan’s rules, Resonance, VSEPR theory, Molecular orbital theory.
- Periodic Properties of Elements: Modern periodic table, s, p, d and f-blocks, Periodic trends in atomic and ionic radii, Ionization energy, Electron affinity, Electronegativity, Chemical reactivity.
- s-Block Elements: General properties of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, Chemistry of Li, Na, K, Mg and Ca.
- p-Block Elements: General properties of boron family, carbon family, nitrogen family, oxygen family, halogens and noble gases, Chemistry of B, C, N, O, F, Cl and Ne.
Paper II: Physical Chemistry
- States of Matter: Gaseous state, Liquid state, Solid state, Intermolecular forces, Phase rule, Colligative properties.
- Thermodynamics: First law of thermodynamics, Second law of thermodynamics, Third law of thermodynamics, Entropy, Free energy, Chemical equilibrium.
- Chemical Kinetics: Rate of reaction, Factors affecting the rate of reaction, Collision theory, Transition state theory.
- Electrochemistry: Redox reactions, Electrochemical cells, Nernst equation, Concentration cells.
Paper III: Organic Chemistry
- Nomenclature of Organic Compounds: IUPAC rules of nomenclature for alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cycloalkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, carboxylic acids and esters.
- Isomerism: Structural isomerism, Stereoisomerism (geometrical isomerism and optical isomerism).
- Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes and cycloalkanes.
- Alkenes and Alkynes: Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes.
- Alcohols and Phenols: Preparation, properties and reactions of alcohols and phenols.
Practical
- Qualitative analysis of inorganic salts containing Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Ba2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Al3+, NH4+, Cl-, Br-, I-, SO42-, NO3-, CO32- and PO43-.
- Volumetric analysis: Acid-base titration, Redox titration.
- Organic synthesis: Preparation of ethane from bromoethane, Preparation of ethanol from ethyl chloride, Preparation of acetic acid from ethanol.
This is the general syllabus for B.Sc. 1st Year Chemistry Honours at BRABU, Muzaffarpur. However, the syllabus may vary slightly from year to year, so it is always best to consult the latest syllabus from the university website.
