Syllabus

Electrochemistry: Redox reactions, Electrode potential, Electrochemical cells, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Applications of Electrochemistry and Numerical problems.
Polymer Chemistry: Introduction, Classification, Synthesis, Characterization, Properties.
Conducting polymer: Introduction, types, synthesis, conduction mechanism and applications.
Solid State Chemistry: Packing of Solids, Structure of simple binary and ternary compounds, crystal systems, Bravais Lattice, Reciprocal lattice, Crystallographic planes and directions
Spectroscopy: Electromagnetic Radiation and Interaction with matter, Rotational, Vibrational and Electronic Spectroscopy and their applications.

To provide a basic level scientific and technical understanding of chemistry to the first year engineering students

To have fundamental level understanding on Solid structures and Electrochemistry

To understand the synthesis and applications of polymers and conducting polymers

To have understanding on basic spectroscopic techniques and their applications

CO1: This course aims to provide a basic understanding of chemistry
CO2: Students will understand how fundamental chemical principles affect atomic, electronic and electrochemical properties of matter.
CO3: Students will get basics of electrochemistry and conducting polymers in addition to solid state materials and polymers.
CO4: Students would be able to relate basic chemical principles with materials used in daily life.
CO5: Students will be able to identify the relationship between chemistry and industry.

P. W. Atkins, Elements of Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 2007

M. S. Bhatnagar, A textbook of Polymer Chemistry, S. Chand , ISBN-13: 978-8121932301

C. N. Banwell, E. N. McCash,, Fundamentals of molecular spectroscopy, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 1994.

A. R. West,, Solid State Chemistry and its applications, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2014