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    How Many Chapters in Chemistry Class 11

    Team Careers360Updated on 25 May 2023, 12:05 PM IST

    Introduction

    The NCERT grade 11 chemistry textbook consists of a total of 14 chapters according to the latest CBSE prescribed syllabus. The syllabus consists of his nine units: (i) Basic concepts of chemistry (ii) Atomic structure (iii) Element classification and periodicity of properties (iv) Chemical bonds and molecular structure (v) Chemical thermodynamics (vi) Equilibrium (vii) Redox reaction (viii) Basic organic chemistry (ix) hydrocarbons.

    Unit 1: Basic Concepts of Chemistry

    This unit of the 11th grade chemistry curriculum introduces students to advanced chemistry subjects and teaches them.

    1. Importance and Scope of Chemistry
    2. Laws of Chemical Bonds
    3. Dalton's Atomic Theory
    4. Atomic and Molecular Masses
    5. The Concept of Moles
    6. Stoichiometry and Calculations Based on It.

    Unit 2: Atomic Structure

    Below is a list of the major chapters in this unit of the 11th-grade chemistry curriculum.

    1. Bohr's model and limits
    2. Broglie's Relation
    3. Matter-Light Duality
    4. Electron Arrangement of Atoms
    5. Quantum Number
    6. Structural Principles

    Unit 3: Periodicity in the Classification and Properties of Elements

    This Grade 11 Chemistry curriculum unit is designed to introduce students to the concept of the periodic table.

    1.Properties of Elements (Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Electron Multiplication)
    2. Nomenclature of Elements with Atomic Numbers Above 100
    3. Periodicity in Classification and Properties of Elements

    Unit 4: Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structure

    11 Key topics covered in unit 4 of the grade-level chemistry syllabus.

    1. Valence

    2. Lewis Structure

    3. VSEPR Theory

    4. Hybridisation

    5. Molecular Orbital Theory of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules

    6. Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structures

    Unit 5: States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

    1. The three states of matter (types of bonding, intermolecular interactions, boiling and melting points)

    2. Gay Lussac's law

    3. Boyle's Law

    4. Avogadro's Number

    5. Liquefaction of Gases

    6. Viscosity and Surface Tension

    Unit 6: Chemical Thermodynamics

    Explains all three laws of thermodynamics and states: Contains important topics.

    1. Systems- concept and types

    2. First, second and third laws of thermodynamics

    3. Class 11 Thermodynamics

    Unit 7: Equilibrium

    This unit introduces the following topics in the Grade 11 Chemistry Curriculum. Emphasises the concept of balance to students.

    1. Equilibrium in chemical and physical processes

    2. Dynamic Properties of Equilibrium

    3. Le Chatelier's Principle

    4. Henderson's Equation

    5. Buffers

    Unit 8: Redox Reactions

    Through this unit of the 11th-grade chemistry curriculum, students will be introduced to redox reactions. Here's everything you need to know.
    1. Concepts of Oxidation and Reduction
    2. Balancing Redox Reactions
    3. Applications of Redox Reactions
    4. Redox Reactions in Grade 11

    Unit 9: Hydrogen

    Hydrogen is explored in this Grade 11 Chemistry curriculum unit. To do.

    1. Position, Isotope and Occurrence of Hydrogen in the Periodic Table
    2. Hydrogen Uses and Properties
    3. Hydrogen Peroxide (Structure, Reactions and Formation)
    4. Hydrogen as a Fuel
    5. Hydrogen

    Unit 10: S-Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Materials)

    Introduce s-Block Elements to Arouse Attention Through Topics in the Grade 11 Chemistry Curriculum:

    1. General introduction of Group 1 and Group 2 elements
    2. Electronic configuration
    3. Trends in chemical reactivity with oxygen
    4. Properties and preparations of compounds ( sodium chloride, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium hydroxide)
    5. Biological importance of potassium and sodium
    6. Industrial uses of calcium oxide and calcium carbonate
    7. S Block Elements

    Unit 11: P-Block Elements

    Teaching students about the Groups 13 and 14 elements, this unit of the Class 11 Chemistry Syllabus includes.

    1. Elements of groups 13 and 14 (occurrence, electron configuration, oxidation state, etc.) 2. Physical and chemical properties of boron and its compounds
    2. Cationations of carbon
    3. Allotropic forms

    Unit 12: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques

    Learn the basics of organic chemistry through a variety of topics below.

    1. Organic Compounds (Introduction, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Purification Methods, Classification and Nomenclature)
    2. Electron Shifts of Covalent Bonds
    3. Homolytic and Heterolytic Cleavage of Covalent Bonds
    4. Types of Organic Reactions
    5. Resonance and hyperconjugation

    Unit 13: Hydrocarbons

    1. Classification of hydrocarbons
    2. Aliphatic hydrocarbons
    3. Alkanes (isomers, conformations, chemical reactions, physical properties)
    4. Alkenes (double bond structure, geometric isomerism, production method, chemical reaction)
    5. Alkali (triple bond structure, chemical reaction, physical properties, production method)
    6. Aromatic hydrocarbons
    7. Alkylation with and Acylation Friedel-Craft

    Unit 14: Environmental Chemistry

    With increasing interest in the environment, students need to be sensitive to many aspects of the environment with a view to chemistry.

    1. Environmental Pollution

    2. Chemical Reactions in the Environment

    3. Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

    4. Air Pollutants

    5. Green Chemistry as an Alternative Tool to Combat Pollution

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