Syllabus | B.Sc (Non- Medical) | Paper-III- (Theory) Inorganic Chemistry Code 09010307

Paper-III- (Theory) Inorganic Chemistry Code 09010307

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Chemistry of Elements of I^s^t transition series:

· Definition of transition elements, position in the periodic table,

· General characteristics & properites of I^st transition elements,

· Structures &properties of some compounds of transition elements –TiO₂, VOCl₂ , FeCl₃ ,CuCl₂ and Ni(CO)₄

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Chemistry of Elements of II^nd & III^rd transition series

· General characteristics and properties of the II^nd and III^rd transition elements.

· Comparison of properties of 3d elements with 4d &5d elements with reference only to ionic radii, oxidation state, magnetic and Spectral properties and stereochemistry

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Coordination Compounds:

· Werner’s coordination theory

· Effective atomic number concept

· Chelates, nomenclature of coordination compounds

· Isomerism in coordination compounds

· Valence bond theory of transition metal complexes

Non-aqueous Solvents

· Physical properties of a solvent, types of solvents and their general characteristics

· Reactions in non-aqueous solvents with reference to liquid NH₃and liquid SO₂

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Recommended Texts:

Greenwood, N.N. and Earnshaw, Chemistry of the Elements, Butterworth Heinemann. 1997.
Lee, J.D. Concise Inorganic Chemistry, ELBS (1991).
Canham, G.R. and Overton, T., Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, Freeman & Co.2006
Cotton, F.A. and Wilkinson, G, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Wiley, VCH, 1999