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PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)-NEP

The B.Sc (Hons) programme in Chemistry is designed to develop in students in depth knowledge of the core concepts and principles that are central to the understanding of this core science discipline. Undergraduates pursuing this programme of study go through laboratory work that specifically develop their quantitative and qualitative skills, provides opportunities for critical thinking and team work, and exposes them to techniques useful for applied areas of scientific study.

ØKnowledge: Width and depth:

Students acquire theoretical knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts, principles and processes in main branches of chemistry, namely, organic, inorganic, physical, spectroscopy, analytical and biochemistry. In depth understanding is the outcome of transactional effectiveness and treatment of specialized course contents. Width results from the choice of electives that students are offered.

Ø&nb sp; Laboratory Skills: Quantitative, analytical and instrument based:

A much-valued learning outcome of this programme is the laboratory skills that students develop during the course. Quantitative techniques gained through hands on methods opens choice of joining the industrial laboratory work force early on. The programme also provides ample training in handling basic chemical laboratory instruments and their use in analytical and biochemical determinations. Undergraduates on completion of this programme can cross branches to join analytical, pharmaceutical, material testing and biochemical labs besides standard chemical laboratories.

Ø&nb sp; Communication:

Communication is a highly desirable attribute to possess. Opportunities to enhance studentsÂ’ ability to writ methodical, logical and precise reports are inherent to the structure of the programme. Techniques that effectively communicate scientific chemical content to large audiences are acquired through oral and poster presentations and regular laboratory report writing.

Ø&nb sp; Capacity Enhancement:

Modern day scientific environment requires students to possess ability to think independently as well as be able to work productively in groups. This requires some degree of balancing. The chemistry honours programme course is designed to take care of this important aspect of student development through effective teaching learning process.

Ø&nb sp; Portable Skills:

Besides communication skills, the programme develops a range of portable or transferable skills in students that they can carry with them to their new work environment after completion of chemistry honours programme. These are problem solving, numeracy and mathematical skills- error analysis, units and conversions, information retrieval skills, IT skills and organizational skills. These are valued across work environments.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs),

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs): Theory

After successful completion of three-year degree program in Chemistry a student should be able to;

1.     Describe the dual nature of radiation and matter; dual behavior of matter and radiation, de BroglieÂ’s equations, Heisenberg Uncertainty principle and their related problems.

2.     Electronic configurations of the atoms.

3.     Define periodicity, explain the cause of periodicity in properties, and classify the elements into four categories according to their electronic configuration.

4.     Define atomic radii, ionization energy, electron affinity and electronegativity, discuss the factors affecting atomic radii, describe the relationship of atomic radii with ionization energy and electron affinity, describe the periodicity in atomic radii, ionization energy, electron affinity and electronegativity.

5.     Explain bond properties, electron displacement effects (inductive effect, electrometric effect, resonance effect and Hyper conjugation effect). Steric effect and their applications in explaining acidic strength of carboxylic acids, basicity of amines.

6.     Understand basic concept of organic reaction mechanism, types of organic reactions, structure, stability and reactivity of reactive intermediates.

7.     Describe important characteristics of configurationally and conformational isomers. Practice and write conformational isomers of ethane, butane and cyclohexane.

8.     Understand the various concepts of geometrical isomerism and optical isomerism. Describe CIP rules to assign E, Z notations and R& S notations. Explain D and L configuration and threo and erythro nomenclature.

9.     Explain racemic mixture and racemisation, resolution of racemic mixture through mechanical separation, formation of diastereomers, and biochemical methods, biological significance of chirality.

10.  Explain the existence of different states of matter in terms of balance between intermolecular forces and thermal energy of the particles. Explain the laws governing behavior of ideal gases and real gases. Understand cooling effect of gas on adiabatic expansion.

11.  Describe the conditions required for liquefaction of gases. Realise that there is continuity in gaseous and liquid state.

12.  Explain properties of liquids in terms of intermolecular attractions.

13.  Understand principles of titrimetric analysis.

14.  Understand principles of different typeÂ’s titrations. Titration curves for all types o acids – base titrations.

16.  Understand titration curves, indicators for precipitation titrations involving silver nitrate-VolhardÂ’s and MohrÂ’s methods and their differences.

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs): PracticalÂ’s

CHEMISTRY LAB (Inorganic and Organic Analyses)

After studying this course and performing the experiments set in it student will be able to:

1.        Understand and practice the calibration of glasswares (burette, pipette, volumetric flask).

2.        Basic concepts involved in titrimetric analysis, primary standard substances, preparation of standard solutions.

3.        Explain the principles of acid-base, redox and iodometric titrations.

4.        Work out the stoichiometric relations based on the reactions involved in the titrimetric analysis.

5.        Based on principles of titrimetric analysis student can perform

6.        Describe the significance of organic quantitative analysis.

7.        Determine the amount of phenol, aniline, amide, ester and formaldehyde in a given solution by performing blank titration and main titrations.

8.        Determine aspirin in the tablet by hydrolysis method.