KVS PGT Chemistry Syllabus 2024: KVS PGT Chemistry Books, Exam Pattern

Section

Topics/Subtopics

Basic concepts of Chemistry

General Introduction: Importance and scope of Chemistry. Nature of matter. Jaws of chemical combination, Dalton's atomic theory: concept of elements, atoms and molecules. Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept and molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula, chemical reactions, stoichiometry and calculations based on stoichiometry, and States of Matter. 

Structure of Atom

Discovery of Electrons. Proton and Neutron, atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Themson's model and its limitations. Rutherford's model and its limitations. Bohr's model and its limitations, concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and light, de Broglie's relationship, Heisenberg, uncertainty principle, concept of orbitals, quantum numbers, shapes of s, p and d orbitals, rules for filling electrons in orbitals Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of atoms, stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals

Classification of elements and Periodicity in properties

Significance of classification

Brief history of the development of periodic table, modern periodic law and the present form of periodic table, periodic trends in properties of elements-atomic radii, ionic radii, inert gas radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity, valency. Nomenclature of elements with atomic number greater than 100.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Valence electrons, ionic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters, Lewis structure, polar character of covalent bort, covalent character of ionic bond, valence bond theory, resonance, geometry of covalent molecules, VSEPR theory, concept of hybridization, involving p and d orbitals and shapes of some simple molecules, molecular orbital theory of homonuclear diatomic molecules (qualitative idea only), Hydrogen bond.

Chemical Thermodynamics

Concepts of System and types of systems, surroundings, work, heat, energy, extensive and intensive properties, state functions. 

First law of thermodynamics - internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity and specific heat, measurement of AU & AH, Hess's law of constant heat summation, enthalpy of bond of dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization. sublimation, phase transition, ionization, solution and dilution. Second law of Thermodynamics, Introduction of entropy as a state function, Gibbs energy change for spontaneous and spontaneous processes, criteria for equilibrium. Third law of thermodynamics

Equilibrium

Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes, dynamic nature of equilibrium, law of mass action, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium Le Chatelier's principle, ionic equilibrium ionization of acids and bases, strong and weak electrolytes, degree of ionization, ionization of poly basic acids, acid strength, concept of pH, hydrolysis of salts (elementary idea), buffer solution, Henderson Equation, solubility product, common ion effect (with illustrative examples).

Redox reaction

Concept of oxidation and reduction, redes reactions, oxidation number, balancing redox reactions in terms of loss and gain of electrons and change in oxidation number, applications of redox reactions.

Organic Chemistry

General introduction, methods of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds. Electronic displacements in a covalent bond: inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation. Homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent bond: free radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophiles and nucleophiles, types of organic reactions

Classification of Hydrocarbons

Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: Alkanes Nomenclature, isomerism, conformation (ethane only), physical properties, chemical reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation, combustion and pyrolysis. Alkenes - Nomenclature, structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical isomerism, physical properties. methods of preparation, chemical reactions, addition of hydrogen, halogen, water, hydrogen halides (Markovnikov's addition and peroxide effect), osmolysis, oxidation, mechanism of electrophilic addition. 

Alkynes - Nomenclature, structure of triple bond (ethyne), physical properties, methods of preparation, chemical reactions: acidic character of alkynes, addition reaction of hydrogen, halogens, hydrogen halides and water. 

Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Introduction, IUPAC nomenclature, benzene resonance, aromaticity. chemical properties mechanism of electrophilic substitution. Nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, Friedel Crafts alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in monosubstituted benzene, Carcinogenicity and toxicity

Solutions

Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gasses in liquids, solid solutions, Racult's law, colligative properties relative lowering of vapor pres elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of mo masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass, Van't Hoff factor

Electrochemistry

Redox reactions, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential. Nernst equation and its applica 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,

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, Arrhenues equation

d and f Block Elements

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first-row transition metal-metallic character, ionization enthalpy oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds alloy formation, preparation and properties of Potassium dichromate and Potassium permanganate

Lanthanoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction and its consequences Actinoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with lanthanoids

Coordination Compounds

Introductum, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes. IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Bonding Wemer's theory, VBI, and (FI) structure and stereoisomerism, importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and biological system)

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

Aldehydes, 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.

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

Amines (organic compounds containing Nitrogen)

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.

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.

KVS Teachers (PGT) Chemistry

Ramesh Publishing House

KVS PGT Chemistry (Practice sets)

Prabhat Prakashan

NCERT X-XII std. Chemistry textbooks

NCERT

Self Preparation Guide Chemistry

Arihant

Part - I

Proficiency in Languages

180 minutes

General English

10

20

General Hindi

10

Part - II

General Awareness, Reasoning & Proficiency of Computer

General knowledge & Current Affairs

10

20

Reasoning Ability

5

Computer Literacy

5

Part III

Perspectives on Education and Leadership

Understanding the learner

15

40

Understanding Teaching Learning

15

Creating Conducive Learning Environment

10

School Organization & Leadership

Perspectives in Education

Part IV

Chemistry

100

100

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180

180