d-Block: 3d, 4d and 5d series\\ f-Block: 4f and 5f series - Study in terms of metallic character, atomic and ionic radii, ionisation enthalpy, oxidisation states, variable valency, formation of coloured compounds, formation of complexes, alloy formation. Lanthanoids: Lanthanoid contraction, shielding effect, radioactive nature. Actinoids - general electronic configuration, oxidation state, comparison with lanthanoids and uses - Metallurgy of Al, Zn, Fe, Cu and Ag in terms of equations, thermodynamics and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals; electrolytic refining and uses.
1. Relative Molecular Mass and Mole 2. States of Matter: Structure and Properties Solid State - 1. Crystalline and amorphous substances; lattice; unit cell; 3–D packing of atoms in a crystal lattice; relation between radius, edge length and nearest neighbour distance of atoms in a unit cell; density of a unit cell; interstitial void; imperfections in solids, ionic, metallic and atomic solids, electrical and magnetic properties. 3. Chemical Kinetics 4. Chemical Equilibria 5. Ionic Equilibria 6. Electrochemistry 7. Coordination Compounds 8. Chemistry of p-Block Elements 9. Preparation/ Manufacture, Properties and Uses of Compounds of Groups 16, 17 10. Chemistry of Transition and Inner-Transition Elements 11. Alkyl and Aryl Halides 12. Alcohols and Phenols 13. Ethers, Carbonyl Compounds. 14. Carboxylic acids and Acid Derivatives 15. Cyanides, Isocyanides, Nitro compounds, Amines and Diazonium Salts 16. Polymers 17. Biomolecules