JEE Main Chemistry
Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry — chapter-wise notes for JEE Main.
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Mole concept, empirical and molecular formula, stoichiometry, limiting reagent and concentration terms.
Atomic Structure
Bohr model, hydrogen spectrum, de Broglie and Heisenberg, quantum numbers, orbitals and electronic configuration.
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Ionic and covalent bonds, VSEPR shapes, hybridisation, molecular orbital theory, dipole moment and hydrogen bonding.
Chemical Thermodynamics
First law, work and heat, enthalpy, Hess’s law, entropy, Gibbs energy and spontaneity.
Solutions
Henry’s and Raoult’s laws, ideal and non-ideal solutions, colligative properties and the van’t Hoff factor.
Equilibrium
Kc and Kp, Le Chatelier’s principle, pH, weak acids and bases, buffers, hydrolysis and solubility product.
Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
Oxidation numbers, balancing, cell potential, Nernst equation, conductance, Kohlrausch’s law and Faraday’s laws.
Chemical Kinetics
Rate law, order and molecularity, integrated rate equations, half-life and the Arrhenius equation.
Classification of Elements and Periodicity
Modern periodic law, s/p/d/f blocks, trends in radius, ionisation enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy and electronegativity.
p-Block Elements
Groups 13 to 18 — inert pair effect, diborane, oxoacids of P and S, halogens, interhalogens and xenon compounds.
d- and f-Block Elements
Transition metal properties, magnetic moment, colour, KMnO₄ and K₂Cr₂O₇, lanthanoid contraction and actinoids.
Coordination Compounds
Werner’s theory, IUPAC naming, isomerism, valence bond theory, crystal field theory and metal carbonyls.
Organic Chemistry: Basic Principles (GOC)
Hybridisation, IUPAC names, isomerism, inductive, resonance and hyperconjugation effects, intermediates, acidity and basicity.
Hydrocarbons
Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons — preparation, conformations, Markovnikov addition and aromaticity.
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
SN1 and SN2 mechanisms, stereochemistry, elimination, named reactions and the low reactivity of aryl halides.
Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Acids
Preparation and reactions, acidity, aldol and Cannizzaro, Reimer–Tiemann, Kolbe, and distinguishing tests.
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
Amines — preparation, basicity, Hinsberg and carbylamine tests; diazonium salts and azo coupling.
Biomolecules
Carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins, enzymes, vitamins and nucleic acids.
Purification and Practical Chemistry
Purification methods, chromatography, Lassaigne’s test, quantitative estimation, titrations and salt analysis.