Subject: Chemistry
Subject Code: 043
Marks Breakup: Total = 100 (Theory 70 + Practical 30)
CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2023-24 Course Structure
Units Topic Marks
1 Solutions 7
2 Electrochemistry 9
3 Chemical Kinetics 7
4 d -and f -Block Elements 7
5 Coordination Compounds 7
6 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes 6
7 Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers 6
8 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids 8
9 Amines 6
10 Biomolecules 7
TOTAL 70
Unit 2: Solutions
Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids,
solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, ,Roult’s law, colligative properties
- relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of
freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses using
colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass, Van't Hoff factor.
Unit 3: Electrochemistry
Redox reactions, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation
and its application to chemical cells, Relation between Gibbs energy change and
EMF of a cell, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar
conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law,
electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell-electrolytic cells
and Galvanic cells, lead accumulator, fuel cells, corrosion.
Unit 4: Chemical Kinetics
Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous), factors affecting rate of
reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a
reaction, rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half-
life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision theory
(elementary idea, no mathematical treatment), activation energy, Arrhenius
equation.
Unit 8: d and f Block Elements
General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of
transition metals, general trends in properties of the first-row transition metals –
metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour,
catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation,
preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
Lanthanoids – Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity
and lanthanoid contraction and its consequences.
Actinoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with
lanthanoids.
Unit 9: Coordination Compounds
Coordination compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour,
magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear
coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, and CFT; structure
and stereoisomerism, the importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative
analysis, extraction of metals and biological system).
Unit 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C–X bond, physical and chemical
properties, optical rotation mechanism of substitution reactions.
Haloarenes: Nature of C–X bond, substitution reactions (Directive influence of
halogen in monosubstituted compounds only). Uses and environmental effects
of - dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons,
DDT.
Unit 11: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary and
tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration, uses with special reference to
methanol and ethanol.
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of
phenols.
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
properties, uses.
Unit 12: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of
preparation, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic
addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses.
Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation,
physical and chemical properties; uses.
Unit 13: Amines
Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation,
physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary and
tertiary amines
Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic
organic chemistry.
Unit 14: Biomolecules
Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides
(glucose and fructose), D-L configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose,
maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance of
carbohydrates.
Proteins - Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides,
proteins, structure of proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary structure and
quaternary structures (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes.
Hormones - Elementary idea excluding structure.
Vitamins - Classification and functions.
Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
