NTRCA college written syllabus

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Assessment Targets: 
The candidate will be able to....... 
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of rechargeable batteries.  
 Define different terms related to 
surface chemistry.  
 Explain the technique for the 
measurement of adsorption from the 
different phases. 
 Derive the different adsorption 
isotherms (Langmuir, Freundlich, and 
BET). 
7. Surface chemistry 
Solid surfaces and their characterization; 
Adsorption on solid surfaces: a 
technique for measurement of adsorption 
from the gas phase and solution; 
Langmuir, Freundlich and BET 
adsorption isotherm: Enthalpy of 
adsorption; Adsorption on the liquid 
surface. 
 Define different terms related to 
quantum chemistr y. 
 Explain different phenomena of basic 
quantum theory. 
 Derive the different equations related 
to quantum phenomena. 
8. Quantum chemistry 
Failure of classical mechanics, black 
body radiation, Planck’s quantum 
theory, photoelectric effect, Einstein’s 
explanation of the photoelectric effect, 
Compton effect, heat capacities of solids, 
atomic spectra, de -Broglie’s hypothesis, 
diffraction of electrons, consequences of 
de Broglie’s concepts, Heisenberg’s 
uncertainty principle, consequences of 
the uncertainty rela tion. Schrodinger 
wave equation.  
 
 
 
Section B: Inorganic Chemistry 
 
Assessment Targets 
The candidate will be able to... 
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 Explain an atom and its orbit and 
orbital. 
 Differentiate between isotope, isobar, 
and isotone. 
 Distribute electrons in  different shells  
following some rules. 
 Explain the order of energy of orbitals. 
 Explain the reason for the exceptional 
electron distribution of some elements. 
1. Atomic structure 
Nuclear model of the atom, Nuclear 
structure, Isotopes, Isobars, Isotones, 
Quantum number and atomic orbital, 
Electronic structure of atoms, electron 
spin and the Pauli exclusion principle, 
Hund's rule; Aufbau principle, electronic 
configuration, some exceptional electron 
distributions. 
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 Make various charts/tables for 
elements. 
 Categorize elements into different 
groups and assign them to the periodic 
table. 
 Link up the physical and chemical 
properties of elements with periodicity. 
2. Periodic table and classification of 
elements  
The modern periodic tables, Usefulness 
and, limita tions of the periodic tables, 
Periodic properties, Atomic radius, 
Ionization energy, Electron affinity, and 
electronegativity.  
 Explain the concept of various chemical 
bonding. 
 Relate the function of the electron with 
bonding types. 
 Interpret the relation ship between 
bond length and bond order. 
3. Modern concepts of chemical bonds 
and Bonds type 
Ionic bonds -energy involved in ionic 
bonding, ionic radii, Covalent bonds, 
Lewis formulas, Co -ordinate coval ent 
bonds, Octet rule, Duet rule, Multiple