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 the Periodic Table
Classification of Elements Based on Orbitals
s-block Elements
p-block Elements
d-block Elements
f-block Elements
Group Trends and Periodic Properties
Atomic Radii
Ionic Radii
Ionization Potential
Electron Affinities
Electronegativity
Redox Potential
Brief Concepts of Chemical Equilibrium
Acids and Bases
Soft and Hard Acids and Bases (SHAB)
Concept of Relative Strength of Acids and Bases
Significance of pH, pKa, and pKb
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).