CHAPTER 1: ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Potential differences at interfaces
Transport of charge within the cell
Cell description conventions
Electrodes and electrode reactions
Insoluble-salt electrodesÂ
Standard half-cell potentials
Cell potentials and the electromotive series
Cell potentials and free energy
Potentiometric titrations
Electrolysis involving water
CHAPTER 2: CEMICAL KINEMATICS
Introduction and reaction rates
Elementary Steps and MolecularityÂ
Deriving Rate Law from the Rate-Determining StepÂ
ACTIVATION ENERGY AND TRANSITION STATE THEORY:Â
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHAPTER 1: GROUP IV ELEMENTS (continuation)
Reaction with water, H2O(Hydrolysis)
The relative stability of the oxidation states of Group IV chlorides
Thermal stability of Group IV oxides
Relative Stability of +2 and +4 Oxidation States
Chapter 2: GROUP V: ELEMENT
SHAPES OF SOME MOLECULES AND IONS OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUSÂ
the synthesis of ammonia (The Herber process)
Uses of ammonia and derived compoundsÂ
Ammonia is used to manufacture artificial nitrogenous fertilizers
Problems with artificial fertilizers
NITROGEN CYCLE FOR GASEOUS ELEMENT N2 (g)
Some acid-base chemistry of ammoniaÂ
Salts of weak bases and strong acids give acidic solutions
buffering action of ammonium salts
Thermal decomposition of Ammonium Chloride
Redox analysis of selected reactions
Reaction between ammonium and Nitratate (III) (Nitrite) ions
CHAPTER 3: D BLOCK ELEMENTS
Introduction to transition elements
Properties of fourth-period d block elementsÂ
Colours of transition metal ions Â
Oxides of d block elements Â
Chemistry of some selected d block oxidesÂ
Reactions of some selected oxoanions of chromiumÂ
Reactions of manganese oxides and oxoanionsÂ
Coordination compounds of transition metal ionsÂ
Determination of oxidation number of the central metal ionÂ
Nomenclature of simple complex ions and compoundsÂ
Naming of complex cations Â
Factors affecting the colour of the complexes
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CHAPTER 1: ACIDS
Saturated Monocarboxylic Acids
Unsaturated Monocarboxylic Acids
Chapter 2: ALKYL HALIDES AND OTHER HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS
Chapter 3: SIMPLE COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN
CYCLIC ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS
Chapter 4: AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chapter 5: PHENOLS
The phenols are among the most important of the aromatic compounds.
CHAPTER 6: DETERGENTS
Biological Degradation of Detergents