Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry

Course Code:2854, Course Title: Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry Marks 100, 4 Credits, 60 Lectures 1.Atomic Structure: Atomic nucleus, fundamental particles, nuclear forces, nuclear binding energy, nuclear stability, magic numbers, radioactivity, isotopes, atomic mass, mass spectrometry, cathode rays, mass and charge of an electron, α-particle scattering, Rutherford atom model, Planck’s quantum theory, Bohr’s theory for hydrogen atom, electromagnetic spectrum, absorption and emission spectra, emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen, dual behaviour of electron, de Broglie’s equation, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, stationary wave, Schrödinger wave equation for hydrogen atom, wave function and its significance, quantum numbers, atomic orbitals, shapes and orientation of s, p and d orbitals, aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle, 
 42.Periodic Classification: Periodic law, periodic table, prediction of elements, naming of all elements, elements in groups, periods and blocks, electronic configuration of groups and periods, metals, nonmetals and metalloids, diagonal relationship, periodicity of atomic and molecular properties e.g. ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity, effective nuclear charge, atomic/ionic radii, etc., usefulness and limitation of periodic table. 3.Chemical Bonds: Chemical bond, types of chemical bonds, ionic bond: energetic of ionic bond formation, properties of ionic compounds, factors influencing the formation of ionic bond, radius ratio rule, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle, Fajan’s rule, covalent bond: sigma and pi bond, polar and non-polar covalent bonds, properties associated with covalent compounds, Lewis formulation, formal charge, valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory and molecular geometry, valence bond theory, hybridization of bond orbitals, molecular orbital theory, bonding and antibonding orbitals and their significance, bond order, stability of molecules, MO diagram of simple diatomic H2 to Ne2 molecules, coordination bond, metallic bond, hydrogen bond, van der Waal’s forces. 4.Inorganic Nomenclature: Prefixes and affixes used in inorganic nomenclature, use of enclosing marks, numbers, letters, and italic letters, names for cations, anions, radicals and heteropolyanions, names of acids, salts, and salt like compounds. 5.Solids: Solids,types of solids, characteristics of crystalline and amorphous solids, unit cell, crystal lattice, seven crystal systems, description of NaCl and CsCl, graphite, diamond and ice structures. 6.Acids and Bases: Various concepts on acids and bases, conjugate acids and bases, neutralization reactions, acid - base strength, leveling effect, hard and soft acids and bases, hard and soft acids and bases in qualitative analysis. 7.Types of Reactions: Oxidation - reduction reactions, oxidizing and reducing agents, assigning oxidation states to bonded atoms, redox half reactions, rules for balancing redox reactions, Ellingham diagram, Latimer diagram, and Frost diagram, standard reduction potential, the electrochemical series, disproportionation reactions, comproportionation reaction, addition reaction, elimination reactions, double decomposition reactions, substitution reactions, metathetical reactions, acid - base reactions, condensation reactions, isomerization reaction, polymerization reactions, nuclear reactions. 8.Fundamentals of Qualitative Analysis: Precipitation reactions and solubility product principle, common ion effect,basic radicals (cations) and acid radicals (anions), classification of basic radicals into groups, systematic analysis, semimicro apparatus, dry tests,wet tests - preparation of solutions, separation of cations in groups, effect of pH on precipitations, dissolution of precipitates, confirmatory tests for basic and acid radicals, interfering radicals, detection of cations in presence of the phosphate anion. Books Recommended: 1.General Chemistry, D. D. Ebbing, Houghton Mifflin Co. 2.Chemistry – The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, M. Silberberg, WCB/McGraw-Hill. 3.General Chemistry, J. B. Russel, International Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc. 4.Modern Inorganic Chemistry, R. D. Madan, S. Chand & Company Ltd. 5.Basic Inorganic Chemistry, F. A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, and P. L. Gaus, John Willey & Sons. 6.Principles of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, G. Wulfsberg, University Science Books, Mill Valley.