UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN CHEMISTRY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

Semester V - Paper V - Inorgonic Chemistry-I

Duration: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

(60 hrs)

NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

(20 hrs)

Unit - I

1.1 Natural radioactivity - radioactive series including neptunium series - group displacement law.

1.2 Fundamental particles of the nucleus - nucleon terminology, nuclides, isotopes, isobars, isotones, minor nuclei. Nuclear radius, nuclear tnass and nuclear forces operating between the nucleons. N/P ratio, curves, stability belts.

1.3 Nuclear binding energy. Mass defect, simple calculations involving mass defect and B.E per nucleon, magic numbers - liquid drop model - shell model.

1.4 Artificial radioactivity - Induced radioactivity - uses of radio isotopes. Nuclear fission - nuclear energy - nuclear reactors - breeder reactor - nuclear fusion - thermonuclear reactions - energy source of the sun and stars.

Unit - II Chemistry of 'f' Block Elements and Metallurgy

(25 hrs)

2.1 Comparative account of - lanthanides and actinides - occurrence, elements, oxidation states, magnetic properties, colour and spectra.

2.2 Metallurgy and inetallugical processes, zone refining, van Arkel process, electroytic refining extraction, alloys and uses of Ti, Zr, Pt, Th and U. Steel alloys - heat treatment of steel. Preparation and uses of anunonium molybdate, vanadium pentoxide, uranium hexafluoride.

Unit - III Industrial Chemistry

(15 Hrs)

3.1 Fuel gases. Calorific value - composition and sources/formation of water gas, semi water gas, carbonated water gas, producer gas, oil gas, natural gas, LPG and bio gas (manufacture not required)

3.2 Water - cause for hardness of water disadvantages degree of hardness - removal of hardness using washing soda, ion-exhange resins and boiling.

3.3 Composition and setting of cement - examples for pigments - constituents of paints and their functions. Types of glasses.

Reference Books:

Inorganic Chemistry:

1. Concise inorganic Chemistry - iD. Lee - 3^rd,Edition, Von Nostrand
2. Inorganic Chemistry - P.L. Soni-Sultan Chand
3. Inorganic Chemistry - Pun and Sharma Nagin
4. Inorganic Chemistry - Modan S.Chand
5. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Cotton and Wilkinson
6. A Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry - A.K.De- New Age
7. Inorganic Chemistry
8. Industrial Chemistry - B.K. Sharma - Goel Publications
9. General and Inorganic Chemistry Part I Sarkar, Books and Allied (P) Ltd.
10. General and Inorganic Chemistry Part II Sarkar, books and Allied (P) Ltd.
11. Chemical Methods for Environmental Analysis Ramesh and Anbu, Macmillan.