{"id":294079,"date":"2025-02-11T16:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plutusias.com\/elearning\/?post_type=product&#038;p=294079"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T05:23:48","slug":"inorganic-chemistry","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/plutusias.com\/elearning\/product\/inorganic-chemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"INORGANIC CHEMISTRY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"27\">Inorganic Chemistry<\/strong> syllabus for UPSC Chemistry Optional (as part of Plutus IAS coaching) covers a wide range of topics, focusing on atomic structure, bonding theories, periodicity, coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, and more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"451\">\n<p data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"289\"><strong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"289\">Atomic Structure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"451\">\n<li data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"329\">Heisenberg&#8217;s uncertainty principle<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"360\">Schr\u00f6dinger wave equation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"381\">Quantum numbers<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"415\">Hydrogen atom wave functions<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"451\">Shapes of s, p, and d orbitals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"672\">\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"477\"><strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"477\">Chemical Bonding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"672\">\n<li data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"509\">Ionic bond characteristics<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"550\">Lattice energy and Born-Haber cycle<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"580\">Covalent bond properties<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"634\">Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"672\">Bond order, strength, and length<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"901\">\n<p data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"693\"><strong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"693\">Solid State:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"901\">\n<li data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"737\">Crystal systems and lattice structures<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"776\">Bragg&#8217;s law and X-ray diffraction<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"818\">Close packing and radius ratio rules<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"859\">Structures of NaCl, ZnS, CsCl, CaF\u2082<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"901\">Defects in solids and semiconductors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1083\">\n<p data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"949\"><strong data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"949\">Gaseous State and Transport Phenomenon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1083\">\n<li data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"996\">Real gas equations and critical phenomena<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1034\">Maxwell\u2019s distribution of speeds<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1083\">Thermal conductivity and viscosity of gases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1241\">\n<p data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1107\"><strong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1107\">Thermodynamics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1241\">\n<li data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1134\">First and second laws<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1163\">Entropy and free energy<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1186\">Maxwell relations<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1216\">Criteria for equilibrium<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1220\" data-end=\"1241\">Nernst heat theorem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1400\">\n<p data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1281\"><strong data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1281\">Phase Equilibria and Solutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1400\">\n<li data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1314\">Clausius-Clapeyron equation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1334\">Phase diagrams<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1364\">Partial molar quantities<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1400\">Excess thermodynamic functions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1402\" data-end=\"1551\">\n<p data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1426\"><strong data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1426\">Electrochemistry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1551\">\n<li data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1451\">Debye-H\u00fcckel theory<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1489\">Galvanic and concentration cells<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1517\">Electrochemical series<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1551\">Electroanalytical techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1720\">\n<p data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1578\"><strong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1578\">Chemical Kinetics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1720\">\n<li data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1617\">Rate equations for various orders<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1675\">Effect of temperature and pressure on rate constants<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1720\">Collision and transition state theories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1852\">\n<p data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1744\"><strong data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1744\">Photochemistry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1852\">\n<li data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1769\">Absorption of light<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1798\">Decay of excited states<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1852\">Photochemical reactions of hydrogen and halogens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1894\"><strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1894\">Surface Phenomena and Catalysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2001\">\n<li data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1921\">Adsorption isotherms<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1957\">Determination of surface area<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"2001\">Mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2003\" data-end=\"2167\">\n<p data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2034\"><strong data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2034\">Bioinorganic Chemistry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2167\">\n<li data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2073\">Metal ions in biological systems<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2104\">Ion-transport mechanisms<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2133\">Oxygen-uptake proteins<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2138\" data-end=\"2167\">Cytochromes and ferredoxins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2392\">\n<p data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2200\"><strong data-start=\"2173\" 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