Curriculum

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Learning Objective

Teaching Guidelines

Methodology

Time (hrs)

Chemistry of – f – block elements
Lanthanides

Electronic structure, oxidation states and ionic radii and lanthanide contraction,
Complex formation, occurrence and isolation of lanthanide compounds.

Actinides

General features and chemistry of actinides, chemistry of separation of Np, Pu and Am from U,
Comparison of properties of Lanthanides and Actinides and with transition elements.

The student will be able to understand the properties of Lanthanide and Actinide elements and its compounds

To cover Electronic structure, oxidation states and ionic radii lanthanide contraction and isolation of lanthanide compounds.

Oral Quiz,
Seminar, Presentation, Class Test, Sessional Exam

Theory of Qualitative and Quantitative Inorganic Analysis-I & II

Chemistry of analysis of various acidic radicals,
Chemistry of identification of acid radicals in typical combinations,
Chemistry of interference of acid radicals including their removal in the analysis of basic radicals.

Theory of Qualitative and Quantitative Inorganic Analysis-II

Chemistry of analysis of various groups of basic radicals,
Theory of precipitation, co-precipitation, Post- precipitation, purification of precipitates.

The student will be able to understand the identification of different cations and anions in an inorganic compound or mixture

Discuss Chemistry of identification of acid radicals, of interference of acid radicals and their removal.

Discuss Chemistry of identification of basic radicals and types of precipitation

Oral Quiz,
Seminar, Presentation, Class Test, Sessional Exam

Ionic Liquids

Ionic structures (NaCl, CsCl, ZnS (Zinc Blende), CaF2) radius ratio effect and coordination number,
limitation of radius ratio rule, lattice defects, semiconductors, lattice energy (methamtical derivation excluded) and Born-Haber cycle,
solvation energy and its relation with solubility of ionic solids, polarizing power and polarisability of ions, Fajan’s rule

The student will be able to understand Ionic structure of different compounds

To cover Ionic structures of NaCl, CsCl, ZnS CaF2 , Lattice defects, Born-Haber cycle, Solvation energy and fajan,s rule.

Oral Quiz,
Seminar, Presentation, Class Test, Sessional Exam