CUET Chemistry Syllabus: Check Direct Link, Chapter-Wise Detailed Topics

Solutions

• Statement of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids
• Abnormal molecular mass
• Types of solutions
• Colligative properties
• Determination of molecular masses (using colligative properties)
• Raoult’s law
• Van Hoff factor
• Osmotic pressure
• The solubility of gases in solid solutions and liquids
• Depression of freezing point and elevation of boiling point

Electrochemistry

• Kohlrausch’s Law
• EMF of a cell
• Redox reactions
• Galvanic cells and Electrolytic cells
• Nernst equation and its implementation to chemical cells
• Variations of conductivity with concentration
• Specific and molar conductivity
• The connection between EMF of a cell and Gibbs energy change
• Corrosion
• Conductance in electrolytic solutions
• Electrolysis and laws of electrolysis
• Standard electrode potential
• Fuel cells

Chemical Kinetics

• Factors affecting rates of reaction
• Rate of a reaction
• Activation energy
• Order and molecularity of a reaction
• Integrated rate equations and half-life
• Arrhenius equation
• Collision theory
• Rate law and specific rate constant

D and F Block Elements

• Electronic configuration
• General trends in properties of elements in the periodic table
• Lanthanide contraction and its consequences
• Oxidation states
• Catalytic and magnetic properties
• Alloy formation
• Preparation and properties of KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7

Coordination Compounds

• Importance of coordination compounds
• Isomerism
• Werner’s theory, VBT, and CFT
• IUPAC nomenclature
• Bonding of coordination compounds
• Ligands
• Colour, coordination number, shapes, and magnetic properties

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

• Nature of C-X bond in haloalkanes and haloarenes
• Nomenclature of haloalkanes and haloarenes
• Substitution reactions of haloalkanes and haloarenes
• The optical rotation of haloalkanes
• Uses & environmental effects of trichloromethane, DDT, iodoform, dichloromethane, freons, and tetrachloromethane

Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

• Method of preparation of alcohols, ketones, and ethers
• Nomenclature of alcohols, ketones, and ethers
• Physical & chemical properties of alcohols, ketones, and ethers
• Uses of alcohols, ketones, and ethers
• Identification of 1°, 2°, and 3° alcohols

Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

• Nomenclature and nature of carbonyl compounds in aldehyde, ketone, and carboxylic acid
• Properties of aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids
• Uses of aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids

Biomolecules

• Amino acids
• D-L configuration
• Classification of carbohydrates
• Peptide bonding
• Proteins and their structures
• Denaturation of proteins
• Importance of carbohydrates
• Enzymes