Bihar Engineering University, Bihar, Mechanical Engineering Semester 2, Chemistry Syllabus

Unit - 1 Atomic and Molecular Structure

Unit – 1

Atomic And Molecular Structure

1.1 Failure of classical Newtonian and Maxwell mechanics to explain properties of particle in atomic and subatomic level

1.2 Electromagnetic Radiation

1.3 Dual nature of Electrons and Electromagnetic Radiation

1.4 Planck’s theory

1.5 Photoelectric effect and failure of Heisenberg uncertainty principle

1.6 Failure of earlier theories to explain certain properties of molecules like paramagnetic properties

1.7 Principles for combination of atomic orbitals to form molecular orbitals

1.8 Formation of Homo and Hetero Diatomic molecules and plots of energy level diagram of Molecular Orbitals

1.9 Coordination numbers and Geometrics

Unit - 2 Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications

Unit 2

Spectroscopic techniques and applications

2.1 Principles of vibrational and rotational spectroscopy

2.2 Elementary idea of Electronic Spectroscopy

2.3 UVVIS Spectroscopy related rules and applications

2.4 Fluorescence and its Application in Medicine

2.5 Basic principle of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and its Application

2.6 Basics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI

Unit - 3 Intermolecular Forces and Properties of Gases

Unit 3

Intermolecular forces and properties of gases

3.1 Ionic Dipolar and Van Der Waal’s interactions

3.2 Equations of State of Ideal and Real gases

3.3 Deviation from Ideal behaviour

3.4 Van der Waals Gas Equation

Unit - 4 Use of Free Energy in Chemical Equilibria & Water Chemistry

Unit 4

Use of Free Energy in Chemical Equilibria and Water Chemistry

4.1 Thermodynamic Functions Energy Enthalpy Entropy and Free Energy

4.2 Equations to interrelate thermodynamic properties

4.3 EMF and Cell Potential

4.4 Nernst Equation and its application

4.5 Corrosion

4.6 Uses of free energy considerations in metallurgy though Ellingham diagram

4.7 Solubility equilibria

4.8 Water Chemistry Hard and Soft water

4.9 Parameters of quality of water to be used in different Industries as for Drinking water

4.10 Calculation of hardness of water in all units

4.11 Estimation of Hardness of water by EDTA Method and Alkalinity Method

4.12 Removal of hardness of water by lime soda and Ion Exchange Method including Zeolite method

Unit - 5 Periodic Properties

Unit 5

Periodic properties

5.1 Effective Nuclear charge Penetration of Orbitals variations of s p d and f orbitals energies of atoms in the periodic table

5.2 Electron Configuration Atomic and Ionic Sizes Ionization Energies

5.3 Electron affinity and electronegativity polarizability Acid Base Principle of HSAB Theory Oxidation states Hybridization and molecular geometries

Unit - 6 Stereochemistry

Unit 6

Stereochemistry

6.1 Representations of 3D Structures

6.2 Structural Isomers and Stereo Isomers Configurations

6.3 Symmetry and chirality

6.4 Enantiomers and Diastereomers

6.5 Optical activity

6.6 Absolute configuration and conformational analysis

Unit - 7 Organic Reactions and Synthesis of a Drug Molecule

Unit 7

Organic reactions and synthesis of a drug module

7.1 Introduction to intermediates and reactions involving substitution addition elimination Oxidationreduction Diels Elder Cyclization and Epoxide Ring open reactions

7.2 Synthesis of a commonly used drug module like Aspirin