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Class 11

Chemistry

77 lessons in 9 chapters, explained in plain words.

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

  1. Matter and its classification
  2. SI units and measurement
  3. Scientific notation and significant figures
  4. Laws of chemical combination
  5. Atomic mass, molecular mass and the mole
  6. Percentage composition and formulas
  7. Stoichiometry and the limiting reagent
  8. Concentration of solutions

Structure of Atom

  1. Electrons, protons and neutrons
  2. Atomic models and atomic number
  3. Electromagnetic radiation
  4. Planck's quantum theory and the photoelectric effect
  5. Atomic spectra and the hydrogen spectrum
  6. Bohr's model of the hydrogen atom
  7. Dual behaviour and uncertainty
  8. Orbitals and quantum numbers
  9. Shapes and energies of orbitals
  10. Electronic configurations

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

  1. Early classifications and Mendeleev's table
  2. Modern periodic law and naming new elements
  3. Electronic configuration and the blocks
  4. Atomic and ionic radii
  5. Ionization enthalpy
  6. Electron gain enthalpy and electronegativity
  7. Periodic trends in chemical properties

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

  1. Lewis structures and the octet rule
  2. Ionic bonding and lattice enthalpy
  3. Bond parameters
  4. Resonance
  5. Polar bonds and dipole moment
  6. VSEPR theory and molecular shape
  7. Valence bond theory and hybridisation
  8. Molecular orbital theory
  9. Hydrogen bonding

Thermodynamics

  1. System, state functions and the first law
  2. Work and enthalpy
  3. Heat capacity and calorimetry
  4. Enthalpy of reaction and Hess's law
  5. Enthalpies of combustion, atomisation, bonds and solution
  6. Spontaneity and entropy
  7. Gibbs energy and equilibrium

Equilibrium

  1. Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes
  2. The equilibrium constant Kc
  3. Homogeneous equilibria and Kp
  4. Heterogeneous equilibria
  5. Using equilibrium constants
  6. Equilibrium constant and Gibbs energy
  7. Factors affecting equilibria
  8. Acids, bases and salts
  9. Water, pH and strong acids and bases
  10. Weak acids and bases
  11. Common ion effect, hydrolysis and buffers
  12. Solubility equilibria

Redox Reactions

  1. Oxidation and reduction
  2. Oxidation number
  3. Types of redox reactions
  4. Balancing redox equations
  5. Redox titrations and identifying agents
  6. Redox reactions and electrode processes

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

  1. Tetravalence and shapes of carbon compounds
  2. Structural representations
  3. Classification of organic compounds
  4. IUPAC nomenclature
  5. Isomerism
  6. Bond cleavage and reagents
  7. Electron displacement effects and reaction types
  8. Purification of organic compounds
  9. Qualitative analysis
  10. Quantitative analysis

Hydrocarbons

  1. Alkanes: nomenclature and isomerism
  2. Alkanes: preparation and properties
  3. Conformations of ethane
  4. Alkenes: structure, names and isomerism
  5. Alkenes: preparation and reactions
  6. Alkynes
  7. Benzene and aromaticity
  8. Reactions of benzene and directive influence