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
Acids and Bases: 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, pKb and buffer solutions,
theory of indicators,
solubility, solubility product, common ion effect and their industrial applications.
p-Block Elements: Physical and chemical properties of p-block elements with emphasis on some representative compounds, inter-halogens, pseudo-halogens and polyhalides.
