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4. L.R. Stephen, Fundamental principles of polymeric Assessment Weightage
materials, 3rd Ed. John Wiley, 2012. Continuous assessment 40%
Summative assessment 60%
SIC3030 HETEROCYCLIC AND MEDICINAL References:
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SIC3032 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Application of selected important heterocyclic
compounds in medicinal chemistry. Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
**Atmosphere**: Characteristics, reactions, ozone
Assessment Weightage depletion, climate change, pollutants,
Continuous assessment 40% photochemical smog, particulates, acid rain, toxic
Summative assessment 60% air pollutants, and their control.
**Hydrosphere**: Ocean and freshwater
References: characteristics, chemical distribution (single
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Chemistry, 6th Ed., Oxford University Press, 2017. water quality parameters, pollution analysis,
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assurance.
**Introduction to Environmental Management**:
SIC3031 ELECTROCHEMISTRY Sustainable development, Environmental Quality
Act (1974), management strategies, and impact
Background of electrochemical cell, type of assessment (EIA).
electrodes, liquid junction potential, concentrations
of electrolyte. Basic electrochemistry on electrode Assessment Weightage
reaction, electrode kinetics, Butler-Volmer Continuous assessment 50%
equation, Tafel anode and cathode equation, Summative assessment 50%
overpotential, mass transport and Nernst diffusion
layer. Electrochemical double layer, electrode- References:
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currents. Chemistry: A Global perspective, Fourth Edition,
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diagnostic mechanism (E, EC, CE or ECE 3. J.S. Gaffney, & N.A. Marley, Chemistry of
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polarography and stripping voltammetry methods. and Analytical Methods, Wiley, 2020.

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