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GPAT Physical Chemistry Syllabus

The GPAT Physical Chemistry Syllabus covers 7 topics: 1) Composition and physical states of matter, including intermolecular forces and their impact on state. 2) Colligative properties such as boiling point elevation and freezing point depression. 3) Thermodynamics laws and concepts including enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and chemical potential. 4) Refractive index and how it relates to specific and molar refractivity. 5) Solutions focusing on solubility, solubility curves, and solute-solvent interactions. 6) Electrochemistry including Faraday's law of electrolysis, half-cells, and the Nernst equation. 7) Ionic equilibrium and

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GPAT Physical Chemistry Syllabus

The GPAT Physical Chemistry Syllabus covers 7 topics: 1) Composition and physical states of matter, including intermolecular forces and their impact on state. 2) Colligative properties such as boiling point elevation and freezing point depression. 3) Thermodynamics laws and concepts including enthalpy, Gibbs free energy, and chemical potential. 4) Refractive index and how it relates to specific and molar refractivity. 5) Solutions focusing on solubility, solubility curves, and solute-solvent interactions. 6) Electrochemistry including Faraday's law of electrolysis, half-cells, and the Nernst equation. 7) Ionic equilibrium and

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  • 4. Reaction Dynamics
  • 6. Electrochemistry
  • 1. Composition & Physical States of Matter
  • 5. Solutions
  • 3. Thermodynamics
  • 2. Colligative Properties
  • 7. Ionic Equilibrium
  • 8. Kinetics

GPAT Physical Chemistry Syllabus

1. Composition & physical states of matter

Intermolecular forces & their impact on the state of the matter. Various physical
properties of matter, dipole moment, dielectric constant, Van Der Waal’s equation &
critical phenomenon, liquefaction of gases, aerosols.

2. Colligative Properties

The liquid state, vapor pressure, ideal & real solutions. Raoult’s law, elevation of boiling
point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular weight
based on colligative properties.

3. Colligative Properties

First, second & third law of thermodynamics. Thermochemical laws, isothermic &
adiabatic processes, reversible processes, work of expansion, heat content, enthalpy, heat
capacity. Gibb’s & Helmholtz equation & chemical potential.

4. Refractive index

Refractive index, specific refractivity, molar refractivity, refractometers.

5. Solutions

Solubility, factors affecting solubility, solubility curves. Types of solutions, effect of co-
solvency, pH & other factors on solubility. Solubility of gases in liquids, liquids in
liquids, & solids in liquids, critical solution temperature, law of partitioning & its
applications. Solute-solvent interactions. Expression of the concentration of
pharmaceutical solutions & calculations. Molarity, molality, mole fraction & percentage
expressions.

6. Electrochemistry

Properties of electrolyte solutions, electrolysis. Faraday’s law of electrolysis, electron


transport, electrical cell, single electrode potential, concentration cells, half-cells & half-
cell potential, types of half cells, sign convention, Nernst equation, salt bridge,
electromotive series, standard potential, SHE. Measuring the relative voltage of half cells,
Calculation of standard potential. Reference & indicator electrodes. Standard oxidation-
reduction potential.

7. Ionic equilibrium

Theory of conductivity, equivalent conductance, mobility of ions, specific conductance.

8. Kinetics,

Order of reactions, derivation & internal form of rate laws, molarities of reaction,
derivation of rate constants.

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