CSIR NET
MPSC
GATE
SET
PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY:
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1) Basic
principles and applications of quantum mechanics – hydrogen atom, angular
momentum.
2) Variational
and perturbational methods.
3) Basics
of atomic structure, electronic configuration, shapes of orbitals, hydrogen
atom spectra.
4) Theoretical
treatment of atomic structures and chemical bonding.
5) Chemical
applications of group theory.
6) Basic
principles and application of spectroscopy – rotational, vibrational,
electronic, Raman, ESR, NMR.
7) Chemical
thermodynamics.
9) Statistical
thermodynamics.
10) Chemical
equilibria.
11) Electrochemistry
– Nernst equation, electrode kinetics, electrical double layer, Debye-Hückel
theory.
12) Chemical
kinetics – empirical rate laws, Arrhenius equation, theories of reaction
rates, determination of reaction mechanisms, experimental techniques for fast
reactions.
13) Concepts
of catalysis.
14) Polymer
chemistry. Molecular weights and their determinations. Kinetics of chain
polymerization.
15) Solids
- structural classification of binary and ternary compounds, diffraction
techniques, bonding, thermal, electrical and magnetic properties
16) Collids
and surface phenomena.
17) Data
analysis.
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MPSC
PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY:
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1) Quantum
Chemistry, Planck’s quantum theory, wave-particle duality, Uncertainty
Principle, operators and commutation relations, postulates of quantum
mechanics and Schrodinger equation, free particle, pastick in a box,
degeneracy, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotator and the hydrogen atom. Angular
momentum including spin coupling of angular momenta including spin-orbit
coupling.
2) The
variation method and pertubation theory : Application to the helium, atom,
antisymmetry and Exclusion Principle, Slater determinantal wave functions.
Term symobols and spectroscopic states.
3) Born-Oppenheimer
approximation, Hydrogen molecule ion : LCAO-MO and VB treatments of the
hydrogen molecule, electron density, forces and their role in chemical
binding. Hybridisation and valence MO, of H,O, NH and CH Huckel pi-electron
theory and its applications to ethylene, butadiene and benzene, idea of
self-consistent fields.
4) Group
theoretical representations and quantum mechanics : Vanishing of intergrals,
spectroscopic selection rules for vibrational, electronic, vibronic and Raman
spectroscopy. MO treatment of large molecules with symmetry.
5) Spectroscopy
: Theoretical treatment of rotational, vibrational and electronic
spectroscopy. Principles of magnetic resonance, Mossbauer and Photoelectron
spectroscopy.
6) Thermodynamics
: First law of thermodynamics, relation between C and C Enthalpies of
physical and chemical changes, temperature depednence of enthaplies. Second
law of thermodynamics, entropy, Gibs-Helmholtz equation. Third law of
thermodynamics and calculation of entropy.
7) Chemical
Equilibrium : Free energy and entropy of mixing, partial molar quantities,
Gibbs-Duhem equation. Equilibrium constant, temperature dependence of
equilibrium constant, phase diagram of one and two-component systems, phase
rule.
8) Ideal
and Non-ideal Solutions : Excess functions, activities, concept of hydration
number, activities in electrolytic solutions, mean ionic activity
coefficient. Debye-Huckel treatment of dilute electrolyte solutions.
9) Equilibria
in Electrochemical Cells : Cell reactions, Nernst equation, application of
cell EMF measurements.
10) Surface
Phenomena : Surface tension, adsorption on solids, electrical phenomena at
interfaces including electrokinetic micelles and reverse micelles; solutions.
Applications of photoelectron spectroscopy, ESCA and Auger spectroscopy to
the study of surfaces.
11) Statistical
Thermodynamic probability and entropy : Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of
velocities, average, most probable and root-mean-square velocities.
Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Partition
function, rotational, translational, vibrational and electronic partition
functions for diatomic molecules, calculations of thermodynamic functions and
equilibrium constants. Theories of specific heat for solids.
12) Non-equilibrium
Thermodynamics : Postulates and methodologies, linear laws, Gibbs equation,
Onsager reciprocal theory.
13) Reaction
Kinetics : Methods of determining rate laws, Mechanisms of photo-chemical,
chain and oscillatory reactions. Collision theory of reaction rates, steric
factor, treatment of unimolecular reactions. Theory of absolute reaction
rates, comparison of result with Eyring and Arrhenius equations, ionic
reactions, salt effect. Homogeneous catalysis and Michaelis-Menten Kinetics;
heterogeneous catalysis.
14) Fast
Reactions : Study of kinetics by stop-flow technique, relaxation method,
flash photolysis and magnetic resonance method.
15) Macromolecules
: Number-average and weight-average
molecular weights. Determination of molecular weights. Kinetics of
polymerisation. Stereochemistry and mechanism of polymerisation.
16) Solids
: Dislocations in solids, Schottky and Frenkel defects. Electrical
properties. Insulators and semiconductors, band theory of solids, solid-state
reactions
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GATE
PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY
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1) Structure:
Quantum theory: principles and techniques; applications to a particle in a
box, harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor and hydrogen atom; valence bond and
molecular orbital theories, Hückel approximation; approximate techniques:
variation and perturbation; symmetry, point groups; rotational, vibrational,
electronic, NMR, and ESR spectroscopy
2) Equilibrium:
Kinetic theory of gases; First law of thermodynamics, heat, energy, and work;
second law of thermodynamics and entropy; third law and absolute entropy;
free energy; partial molar quantities; ideal and non-ideal solutions; phase
transformation: phase rule and phase diagrams – one, two, and three component
systems; activity, activity coefficient, fugacity, and fugacity coefficient;
chemical equilibrium, response of chemical equilibrium to temperature and pressure;
colligative properties; Debye-Hückel theory; thermodynamics of
electrochemical cells; standard electrode potentials: applications –
corrosion and energy conversion; molecular partition function (translational,
rotational, vibrational, and electronic).
3) Kinetics:
Rates of chemical reactions, temperature dependence of chemical reactions; elementary,
consecutive, and parallel reactions; steady state approximation; theories of
reaction rates – collision and transition state theory, relaxation kinetics,
kinetics of photochemical reactions and free radical polymerization,
homogeneous catalysis, adsorption isotherms and heterogeneous catalysis.
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SET
PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY:
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1) Quantum
Chemistry : Planck's quantum theory, wave-particle duality. Uncertainly
Principle, operators and commutation relations : postulates of quantum
mechanics and Schrodinger equation free particle, particle in a box, degeneracy,
harmonic oscillator, rigid rotator and the hydrogen atom. Angular momentum,
including spin; coupling of angular momenta including spin- orbit coupling.
2) The
variation method and perturbation theory. Application to the helium atom;
antisymmetry and exclusion Principle, Slater determinantal wave functions.
Terms symbols and spectroscopic states.
3) Bom-Oppenheimer
approximation. Hydrogen molecule ion. LCAO-MO and AB treatments of the
hydrogen molecule; electron density, forces and their role in chemical binding.
Hybridisation and valence Mos of H20, Ng3 and CH4 Huckel plelection theory
and its applications to ethelene, butadience and benzene. Idea of
self-consistent fields.
4) Group
theoretical representations and quantum mechanics; vanishing of integrals,
spectroscopic selection rules for vibrational, electronic, vibronic and Raman
spectroscopy. MO treatment of large molecules with symmetry.
5) Spectroscopy
: Theoretical treatment of rotational, vibrational and electronic
spectroscopy. Principles of magnetic resonance, Mossbauer and photoelectron
spectroscopy.
6) Thermodynamics
: First law of thermodynamics, relation between Cp and Cv; enthalpies of
physical and chemical changes; temperature dependence of enthalpies, second
law of thermodynamics, entropy. Gibbs-Helmoholtz equation. Third law of
thermodynamics and calculation of entropy.
7) Chemical
Equilibrium : Free energy and entropy of mixing, pertial moler quantities,
Gibbs-Duhem equation. Equilibrium constant, temperature-dependence of
equilibrium constant, phase diagram of one and two-component systems, phase
rule.
8) Ideal
and Non-ideal solutions, excess functions, activities, concept of hydration
number : activities in electrolytic solutions; mean ionic activity
coefficient; Debye-Huckel treatment of dilute electrolyte solutions.
9) Electrochemistry
: Electrochemical cell reactions, Nemst equation, Electrode Kinetics,
electical double layer, electode/elec- trolyte interface, Batteries, primary
& secondary Fuel cells, corrosion and corrosion prevention.
10) Surface
Phenomena: Surface tension,adscription on solids, electrical phenomena at
interphaces, including electrokinetic, micelles and reverse micelles :
solubilization, micro-emulsions. Application of photelectron spectroscopy.
ESC A and Auger spectroscopy to the study of surfaces.
11) Statistical
Thermodynamics : Thermodynamic probability and entropy : Maxwell-Boltzmann,
Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. Partition function: rotational
translational, vibrational and electronic partition functions for diatomic
molecules : calculations of thermodynamic functions and equilibrium
constants. Theories of specific heat for solids.
12) Non-equlilibrium
Thermodynamics : Postulates and methodologies, linear laws, Gibbs equation,
Onsager reciprocal theory.
13) Reaction
Kinetics : Methods of determining rate laws. Mechanisms of photochemical,
chain and oscillatory reactions. Collision theory of reaction rates; steric
factor, treatment of unimolecular reactions. Theory of absolute reaction
rates, comparision of results with Eyring and Arrhenius equations. Ionic
reaction : salt effect. Homogeneous catalysis and Michaelis- Menten kinetics;
heterogeneous catalysis.
14) Fast
Reaction : Luminescence and Energy transfer processes. Study of kinetics by
stoppedflow technique, realization method, flash photolysis and magnetic
resonance method.
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