BS-I
Semester-I
che-611 inorganic chemistry
Major COURSE 4 CREDIT HOURS (THEORY 3 + LAB 1)
Types of chemical bonding,
ionic and covalent bonding,
localized bond approach,
Theories of chemical bonding, valence bond theory (VBT), hybridization and resonance, prediction of molecular shapes using Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) model, molecular orbital theory (MOT) applied to diatomic molecules, delocalized approach to bonding, bonding in electron deficient compounds, hydrogen bonding.
Development of Periodic Table; Classification of elements based on s, p, d and f orbitals, group trends and periodic properties in s and p, block elements, i.e., atomic radii, ionic radii, ionization potential, electron affinities, electro negativities and redox potential
Brief concepts of chemical equilibrium, acids and bases including soft and hard acids and bases (SHAB),concept of relative strength of acids and bases, significance of pH, pKa, and pKb.
Lab
Lab safety and good laboratory practices,
Knowledge about material safety data sheets (MSD),
Disposal of chemical waste and first aid practices,
Preparation and standardization of acid and alkali solutions
Qualitative analysis of salt mixtures,
Quantitative analysis, acid- base titrations, redox titrations,
Recommended books
Shriver, D. F., Atkins, P. W., Langford, C. H., Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, (1994).
Cotton, F. A. and Wilkinson, G., Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 6th ed., John-Wiley & Sons, New York, (2007).
Huheey, J. E., Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 3rd ed., Harper International SI Edition, (2006).
House, J. E., Inorganic Chemistry, Academic Press. USA, (2008).
Lee, J. D., Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5th ed., Chapman and Hall, (1996).
Miessler, G. L., Tarr, D. A., Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed., Pearson Education, India, (2008).
Huheey, J. E., Kieter E. A., Keiter L. R., Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th ed., Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co., (1993).
Sharpe, A. G., Inorganic chemistry, 3rd ed., Pearson Education India, (1981).
Chaudhary S. U., Ilmi Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry, Ilmi Kitab Khana, Lahore, (2013).
Catherine E. House crdft, Alan G. Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed.,Prentice Hall, (2008).