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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2023/2024

Assessment Weightage: SIC1012 LABORATORY SKILLS
Continuous assessment: 40%
Final examination: 60% Application of volumetric in stoichiometric analysis; qualitative organic analysis:
elemental analysis & functional group tests; investigation of chemical reaction
SIC1009 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I kinetics, measurement of reaction enthalpy.

Part A: Principle of Thermodynamics and Equilibrium Processes Assessment Weightage:
Definitions of system, heat and work. The Zeroth Law and direction of Continuous assessment: 100%
heat flow. The First, Second and Third Laws are being discussed Final examination: -
together with the introduction of relevant state functions. Criteria for
spontaneous and equilibrium processes (reversible processes). The SIC2016 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
application of thermodynamics to chemical equilibrium and
electrochemistry. Coordination chemistry:
Introduction to coordinate bond, types of ligands, coordination number,
Part B: Electrochemistry and Chemical Kinetics nomenclature, isomerism and chirality, Werner's theory, valence bond theory,
Introduction to electrochemistry, electrochemical cells, standard magnetic properties, crystal field theory, ligand field theory, Jahn-Teller effect,
potential and its application, Nernst equation and thermodynamics tetrahedral complex, octahedral complex, tetragonal distortion, electronic spectra,
properties from electrochemistry study. Rate of reaction; rate laws, Orgel diagram and Tanabe-Sugano diagram.
orders of reaction, Arrhenius equation, concept of activation energy
and approximation to steady state conditions. Reaction kinetics and mechanism of transition metal complexes:
Introduction to inorganic reaction mechanism. Dissociative, associative and
Part C: Quantum Mechanics interchange mechanisms. Derivation of the rate law based on the above
The origin of quantum theory; Postulates and general principles of mechanisms. Substitution reactions of octahedral, tetrahedral and 5-coordinate
quantum mechanics: wavefunction, operator, eigenfunction, systems. Substitution reactions catalysed by acid and base. Inner-sphere and
eigenvalue, probability, average value and Schrodinger equation; outer-sphere mechanisms.
Dynamic and motion of simple microscopic systems: translational
motion, harmonic oscillator and vibrational motion, angular Molecular Symmetry:
momentum and rotational motion; Electronic structures of hydrogen Symmetry elements, symmetry operations, point groups, stereographic
like atoms: hydrogen atom, atomic orbital, Pauli principle, Aufbau projections, group theory, transformation matrices, reducible representation,
principle, Hund's rules, electron configuration, Slater determinant, irreducible representation, character tables, application in IR and Raman
angular momentum coupling, atomic terms, spin-orbit and other spectroscopies and chiral molecules
interactions, symmetry, atomic spectra and selection rules.
Introduction to spectroscopy, radiation and matter; The Assessment Weightage:
electromagnetic spectrum; absorption; stimulated and spontaneous Continuous assessment: 40%
emission; spectral intensity and bandwidth; Brief introduction to NMR, Final examination: 60%
rotational, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy.
SIC2017 PRACTICAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40% Coordination chemistry:
Final examination: 60% Isomers, spectrochemical series and mechanochemical reactions.

SIC1010 Mathematics in Chemistry Kinetics:
Cis- and trans- transformation and ligand substitution reactions.
This course equips students with the mathematical and conceptual
skills that necessary to gain a better understanding of chemistry. Instrumentation:
Theory and hands on techniques on 1H NMR, FTIR and UV-Vis.
The topics covered is organized in two parts:
Part I on linear algebra, vector, determinants, and matrices. Part II on Assessment Weightage:
calculus and differential equations. Continuous assessment: 100%
Final examination: -
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40% SIC2018 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Final examination: 60%
Nucleophilic addition, nucleophilic acyl substitution, oxidation and reduction.
SIC1011 SAFETY AND BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Organometallic reagents in organic synthesis.
Safety in a chemical laboratory; quantitative analysis (volumetry &
gravimetry); basic chemical separation techniques; chemical Chemistry of enols and enolates: Acidity of the α-hydrogen,
bonding: VSEPR concept, configuration & conformation, -keto-enol tautomerism; halogenation and alkylation, regioselective enolate
stereochemistry formation: formation of aldols and enamines as enol equivalents. Conjugate
addition. Chemistry of amines; chirality of nitrogen atom, reactions of amines.
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 100% Introduction to biomolecules: carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides and proteins,
Final examination: - nucleic acids and lipids.

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