This page includes the curriculum created by the Curriculum Development Center (CDC), notes for the reference study, and old and model test questions. Its user interface is very simple to use. By selecting the tabs, you can go to various units and chapters, model questions.

TitleChemistry I
Course codeChe. 301
Nature of courseTheory + Lab
Full marks75 + 25
Pass marks27 + 13
Credit Hrs5 hrs
Elective/CompulsoryElective

Secondary Education Curriculum
2076
Chemistry

Working hrs: 160

1. Introduction

This curriculum is of grade 11 and 12 chemistry. This is designed to provide students with general understanding of the fundamental scientific laws and principles that govern the scientific phenomena in the world. It focuses to develop scientific knowledge, skills, and attitudes required at secondary level (grade 11 and 12) irrespective of what they do beyond this level, as envisioned by national goals. Understanding of scientific concepts and their application, in day to day context as well as the process of obtaining new knowledge through holistic approach of learning in the spirit of national qualification framework is emphasized in the curriculum.

This curriculum aims: to provide sufficient knowledge and skills to recognize the usefulness and limitations of laws and principles of chemistry, to develop science related attitudes such as concern for safety and efficiency, concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, spirit of enquiry, inventiveness, appreciation of ethno-science, and willingness to use technology for effective communication, to provide opportunity for the learners who have deeper interest in the subject to delve into the more advanced contents so that the study of chemistry becomes enjoyable and satisfying to all.

The curriculum prepared in accordance with National Curriculum Framework is structured for two academic years in such a way that it incorporates the level wise competencies, grade-wise learning outcomes, scope and sequence of contents, suggested practical/project-work activities, learning facilitation process and assessment strategies so as to enhance the learning of the subject systematically.

2. Level-wise competencies
The expected competencies of this course are to:

  1. think critically and creatively, communicate effectively in written and oral form and reason quantitatively
  2. apply appropriate principles, concepts, theories, laws, models and patterns to interpret the findings, draw conclusion, make generalization, and to predict from chemical facts, observation and experimental data.
  3. correlate old principles, concepts, theories, laws, tools, techniques; to the modern, sustainable and cost-effective skills, tools and techniques in the development of scientific attitude.
  4. apply the principles and methods of science to develop the scientific skill in an industrial process to produce various chemicals in small as well as in industrial scale that are useful in our daily life and in the service of mankind.
  5. explain the social, economic, environmental and other implications of chemistry and appreciate the advancement of chemistry and its applications as essential for the growth of national economy.
  6. describe chemistry as a coherent and developing framework of knowledge based on fundamental theories of the structure and process of the physical world.
  7. develop skills in safe handling of chemicals, taking into account of their physical and chemical properties, risk, environmental hazards, etc.
  8. conduct either a research work or an innovative work in an academic year, under the guidance of teacher, using the knowledge and skills learnt.
Introduction
Scope and Sequence of Contents (Theory)

Content Area: General and Physical Chemistry

1. Foundation and Fundamentals (2hrs)
  • 1.1 General introduction to chemistry
  • 1.2 Importance and scope of chemistry
  • 1.3 Basic concepts of chemistry (atoms, molecules, relative masses of atoms and molecules, atomic mass unit , radicals, molecular formula, empirical formula)
  • 1.4 Percentage composition from molecular formula
2. Stoichiometry (8hrs)
  • 2.1 Dalton’s atomic theory and its postulates
  • 2.2 Laws of stoichiometry
  • 2.3 Avogadro’s law and some deductions
    • 2.3.1 Molecular mass and vapour density
    • 2.3.2 Molecular mass and volume of gas
    • 2.3.3 Molecular mass and no. of particles
  • 2.4 Mole and its relation with mass, volume and number of particles
  • 2.5 Calculations based on mole concept
  • 2.6 Limiting reactant and excess reactant
  • 2.7 Theoretical yield, experimental yield and % yield
  • 2.8 Calculation of empirical and molecular formula from % composition (Solving related numerical problems)
3. Atomic Structure (8hrs)
  • 3.1 Rutherford’s atomic model
  • 3.2 Limitations of Rutherford’s atomic model
  • 3.3 Postulates of Bohr’s atomic model and its application
  • 3.4 Spectrum of the hydrogen atom
  • 3.5 Defects of Bohr’s theory
  • 3.6 Elementary idea of quantum mechanical model: de Broglie’s wave equation
  • 3.7 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle
  • 3.8 Concept of probability
  • 3.9 Quantum Numbers
  • 3.10 Orbitals and shape of s and p orbitals only
  • 3.11 Aufbau Principle
  • 3.12 Pauli’s exclusion principle
  • 3.13 Hund’s rule and electronic configurations of atoms and ions (up to atomic no. 30)
4. Classification of elements and Periodic Table (5hrs)
  • 4.1 Modern periodic law and the modern periodic table
    • 4.1.1 Classification of elements into different groups, periods and blocks
  • 4.2 IUPAC classification of elements
  • 4.3 Nuclear charge and effective nuclear charge
  • 4.4 Periodic trend and periodicity
    • 4.4.1 Atomic radii
    • 4.4.2 Ionic radii
    • 4.4.3 lonization energy
    • 4.4.4 Electron affinity
    • 4.4.5 Electronegativity
    • 4.4.6 Metallic characters (General trend and explanation only)
5. Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Molecules  (9hrs)
  • 5.1 Valence shell, valence electron and octet theory
  • 5.2 Ionic bond and its properties
  • 5.3 Covalent bond and coordinate covalent bond
  • 5.4 Properties of covalent compounds
  • 5.5 Lewis dot structure of some common compounds of s and p block elements
  • 5.6 Resonance
  • 5.7 VSEPR theory and shapes of some simple molecules (BeF2, BF;, CH4, CHaCI, PCIs, SF6, H20,
  • NHs, CO2. H2S, PHs)
  • 5.8 Elementary idea of Valence Bond Theory
  • 5.9 Hybridization involving s and p orbitals only
  • 5.10 Bond characteristics:
  • 5.10.1 Bond length
  • 5.10.2 Ionic character
  • 5.10.3 Dipole moment
  • 5.11 Vander Waal’s force and molecular solids
  • 5.12 Hydrogen bonding and its application
  • 5.13 Metallic bonding and properties of metallic solids
6. Oxidation and Reduction (5hrs)
  • 6.1 General and electronic concept of oxidation and reduction
  • 6.2 Oxidation number and rules for assigning oxidation number
  • 6.3 Balancing redox reactions by oxidation number and ion-electron (half-reaction) method
  • 6.4 Electrolysis
    • 6.4.1 Qualitative aspect
    • 6.4.2 Quantitative aspect(Faradays laws of electrolysis)
7 States of Matter (8hrs)
  • 7.1 Gaseous state
    • 7.1.1 Kinetic theory of gas and its postulates
    • 7.1.2 Gas laws
      • 7.1.2.1 Boyle’s law and Charles’ law
      • 7.1.2.2 Avogadro’s law
      • 7.1.2.3 Combined gas equation
      • 7.1.2.4 Dalton’s law of partial pressure
      • 7.1.2.5 Graham’s law of diffusion
    • 7.1.3 Ideal gas and ideal gas equation
    • 7.1.4 Universal gas constant and its significance
    • 7.1.5 Deviation of real gas from ideality (Solving related numerical problems based on gas laws)
  • 7.2 Liquid state
    • 7.2.1 Physical properties of liquids
      • 7.2.1.1 Evaporation and condensation
      • 7 2.1.2 Vapour pressure and boiling point
      • 7.2.1.3 Surface tension and viscosity (qualitative idea only)
    • 7.2.2 Liquid crystals and their applications
  • 7.3 Solid state
    • 7.3.1 Types of solids
    • 7.3.2 Amorphous and crystalline solids
    • 7.3.3 Efflorescent, Deliquescent and Hygroscopic solids
    • 7.3.4 Crystallization and crystal growth
    • 7.3.5 Water of crystallization
    • 7.3.6 Introduction to unit crystal lattice and unit cell
8. Chemical equilibrium (3hrs)
  • 8.1 Physical and chemical equilibrium
  • 8.2 Dynamic nature of chemical equilibrium
  • 8.3 Law of mass action
  • 8.4 Expression for equilibrium constant and its importance
  • 8.5 Relationship between Kp and K
  • 8.6 Le Chatelier’s Principle (Numericals not required)

Content Area: Inorganic Chemistry

9. Chemistry of Non-metals (22hrs)
  • 9.1 Hydrogen
    • 9.1.1 Chemistry of atomic and nascent hydrogen
    • 9.1.2 Isotopes of hydrogen and their uses
    • 9.1.3 Application of hydrogen as fuel
    • 9.1.4 Heavy water and its applications
  • 9.2 Allotropes of Oxygen
    • 9.2.1 Definition of allotropy and examples
    • 9.2.2 Oxygen: Types of oxides (acidic, basic, neutral, amphoteric, peroxide and mixed oxides)
    • 9.2.3 Applications of hydrogen peroxide
    • 9.2.4 Medical and industrial application of oxygen
  • 9.3 zone
    • 9.3.1 Occurrence
    • 9.3.2 Preparation of ozone from oxygen
    • 9.3.3 Structure of ozone
    • 9.3.4 Test for ozone
    • 9.3.5 Ozone layer depletion (causes, effects and control measures)
    • 9.3.6 Uses of ozone
  • 9.4 Nitrogen
    • 9.4.1 Reason for inertness of nitrogen and active nitrogen
    • 9.4.2 Chemical properties of ammonia [ Action with CuO solution, water, FeCla solution, Conc.
      HCI, Mercurous nitrate paper, 02 ]
    • 9.4.3 Applications of ammonia
    • 9.4.4 Harmful effects of ammonia
    • 9.4.5 Oxy-acids of nitrogen (name and formula)
    • 9.4.6 Chemical properties of nitric acid [HNO3 as an acid and oxidizing agent (action with zing, magnesium, iron, copper, sulphur, carbon, SO2 and H2S)
    • 9 4.7 Ring test for nitrate ion
  • 9.5 Halogens
    • 9.5.1 General characteristics of halogens
    • 9.5.2 Comparative study on preparation (no diagram and description is required), 9.5.2.1 Chemical properties with water, alkali, ammonia, oxidizing character, bleaching
      action] and uses of halogens (Cl2, Br2 and 12)
    • 9.5.3 Test for Cl2, Br2 and l2
    • 9.5.4 Comparative study on preparation (no diagram and description is required), properties (reducing strength, acidic nature and solubility) and uses of haloacids (HI, HBr and HI)
  • 9.6 Carbon
    • 9.6.1 Allotropes of carbon (crystalline and amorphous) including fullerenes (structure, general properties and uses only)
    • 9.6.2 Properties (reducing action, reaction with metals and nonmetals) and uses of carbon monoxide
  • 9.7 Phosphorus
    • 9.7.1 Allotropes of phosphorus (name only)
    • 9.7.2 Preparation (no diagram and description is required), properties ( basic nature reducing nature, action with halogens and oxygen) and uses of phosphine
  • 9.8 Sulphur
    • 9.8.1 Allotropes of sulphur (name only) and uses of sulphur
    • 9.8.2 Hydrogen sulphide (preparation from Kipp’s apparatus with diagram,) properties (acidic nature, reducing nature, analytical reagent) and uses
    • 9.8.3 Sulphur dioxide its properties (acidic nature, reducing nature, oxidising nature and bleaching action) and uses
    • 9.8.4 Sulphuric acid and its properties (acidic nature, oxidising nature, dehydrating nature) and uses
    • 9.8.5 Sodium thiosulphate (formula and uses)
10 Chemistry of Metals (10hrs)
  • 10.1 Metals and Metallurgical Principles
    • 10.1.1 Definition of metallurgy and its types (hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy)
    • 10.1.2 Introduction of ores
    • 10.1.3 Gangue or matrix, flux and slag, alloy and amalgam
    • 10.1.4 General principles of extraction of metals (different processes involved in metallurgy) – concentration, calculation and roasting, smelting, carbon reduction, thermite and electrochemical reduction
    • 10.1.5 Refining of metals (poling and electro-refinement)
  • 10.2 Alkali Metals
    • 10.2.1 General characteristics of alkali metals
    • 10.2.2 Sodium (extraction from Down’s process, properties (action with oxygen, water, acids nonmetals and ammonia) and uses]
    • 10.2.3 Properties (precipitation reaction and action with carbon monoxide) and uses of sodium hydroxide
    • 10.2.4 Properties (action with CO2, SO2, water, precipitation reactions) and uses of sodium carbonate
  • 10.3 Alkaline Earth Metals
    • 10.3.1 General characteristics of alkaline earth metals
    • 10.3.2 Molecular formula and uses of (quick lime, bleaching powder, magnesia, plaster of paris and epsom salt)
    • 10.3.3 Solubility of hydroxides, carbonates and sulphates of alkaline earth metals (general trend
      with explanation)
    • 10.3.4 Stability of carbonate and nitrate of alkaline earth metals (general trend with explanation)
  • 10.3 Alkaline Earth Metals
    • 10.3.1 General characteristics of alkaline earth metals
    • 10.3.2 Molecular formula and uses of (quick lime, bleaching powder, magnesia, plaster of paris and epsom salt)
    • 10.3.3 Solubility of hydroxides, carbonates and sulphates of alkaline earth metals (general trend
      with explanation)
    • 10.3.4 Stability of carbonate and nitrate of alkaline earth metals (general trend with explanation)
11 Bio-inorganic Chemistry (3hrs)

11. Introduction to Bio-inorganic Chemistry

  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Micro and macro nutrients
  • 11.3 Importance of metal ions in biological systems (ions of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, Cr)
  • 11.4 lon pumps (sodium-potassium and sodium-glucose pump)
  • 11.5 Metal toxicity (toxicity due to iron, arsenic, mercury, lead and cadmium)

Content Area: Organic Chemistry

12 Basic Concept of Organic Chemistry (6hrs)
  • 12.1 Introduction to organic chemistry and organic compounds
  • 12.2 Reasons for the separate study of organic compounds from inorganic compounds
  • 12.3 Tetra-covalency and catenation properties of carbon
  • 12.4 Classification of organic compounds
  • 12.5 Alkyl groups, functional groups and homologous series
  • 12.6 Idea of structural formula, contracted formula and bond line structural formula |
  • 12.7 Preliminary idea of cracking and reforming, quality of gasoline, octane number, cetane number
    and gasoline additive
13 Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry (10hrs)
  • 13.1 IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds (upto chain having 6- carbon atoms)
  • 13.2 Qualitative analysis of organic compounds (detection of N, S and halogens by Lassaigne’s test)
  • 13.3 Isomerism in Organic Compounds
  • 13.4 Definition and classification of isomerism
  • 13.5 Structural isomerism and its types: chain isomerism, position isomerism, functional isomerism, metamerism and tautomerism
  • 13.6 Concept of geometrical isomerism (cis & trans) & optical isomerism (d & I form)
  • 13.7 Preliminary Idea of Reaction Mechanism
    • 13.7.1 Homolytic and heterolytic fission
    • 13.7.2 Electrophiles, nucleophiles and free- radicals
    • 13.7.3 Inductive effect: +| and -I effect
  • 13.7.4 Resonance effect: +R and -R effect
14. Hydrocarbons (8hrs)
  • 14.1 Saturated Hydrocarbons(Alkanes)
    • 14.1.1 Alkanes: Preparation from haloalkanes (Reduction and Wurtz reaction), Decarboxylation, Catalytic hydrogenation of alkene and alkyne
    • 14.1.2 Chemical properties: Substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration & sulphonation only), oxidation of ethane
  • 14.2 Unsaturated hydrocarbons (Alkenes & Alkynes)
    • 14.2.1 Alkenes: Preparation by Dehydration of alcohol, Dehydrohalogenation, Catalytic hydrogenation of alkyne
      • 14.2.1.1 Chemical properties: Addition reaction with HX (Markovnikov’s addition and peroxide effect), H20, 03, H2S04 only
  • 14.3 Alkynes: Preparation from carbon and hydrogen, 1,2 dibromoethane, chloroform/iodoform only
    • 14.3.1 Chemical properties: Addition reaction with (H2, HX, H20), Acidic nature (action with Sodium, ammoniacal AgNOs and ammoniacal Cu.Cl.
  • 14.4 Test of unsaturation (ethene & ethyne): bromine water test and Baever’s test
  • 14.5 Comparative studies of physical properties of alkane, alkene and alkyne
  • 14.6 Kolbe’s electrolysis methods for the preparation of alkane, alkene and alkynes
15 Aromatic Hydrocarbons (6hrs)
  • 15.1 Introduction and characteristics of aromatic compounds
  • 15.2 Huckel’s rule of aromaticity
  • 15.3 Kekule structure of benzene
  • 15.4 Resonance and isomerism
  • 15.5 Preparation of benzene from decarboxylation of sodium benzoate, phenol, and ethyne only
  • 15.6 Physical properties of benzene
  • 15.7 Chemical properties of benzene: Addition reaction: hydrogen, halogen, Electrophilic substitution reactions: orientation of benzene derivatives (o, m & p), nitration, sulphonation, halogenations, Friedal-Craft’s reaction (alkylation and acylation), combustion of benzene ( free combustion only)
    and uses

Content Area: Applied Chemistry

16 Fundamentals of Applied Chemistry (4hrs)

16.1 Fundamentals of Applied Chemistry

  • 16.1.1 Chemical industry and its importance
  • 16.1.2 Stages in producing a new product
  • 16.1.3 Economics of production
  • 16.1.4 Cash flow in the production cycle
  • 16.1.5 Running a chemical plant
  • 16.1.6 Designing a chemical plant
  • 16.1.7 Continuous and batch processing
  • 16.1.8 Environmental impact of the chemical industry
17 Modern Chemical Manufactures (11hrs)
  • 17.1 Modern Chemical Manufactures (principle and flow sheet diagram only)
    • 17.1.1 Manufacture of ammonia by Haber’s process,
    • 17.1.2 Manufacture of nitric acid by Ostwald’s process,
    • 17.1.3 Manufacture of sulphuric acid by contact process,
    • 17.1.4 Manufacture of sodium hydroxide by Diaphragm Cell
    • 17.1.5 Manufacture of sodium carbonate by ammonia soda or Solvay process
  • 17.2 Fertilizers (Chemical fertilizers, types of chemical fertilizers, production of urea with flow-sheet diagram)