KSEAB II PUC Chemistry study plan

Write the electronic configurations of the 3d and 4f series and mark the anomalies (Cr, Cu, and the lanthanoid contraction) in your own notebook

Distinguish primary, secondary, and tertiary coordination numbers by drawing five complexes, including [Co(NH3)6]3+ and [Ni(CN)4]2-, and naming them by IUPAC rules

Apply VBT and CFT to explain the magnetic behaviour of [Fe(CN)6]3- and [Fe(H2O)6]2+, and calculate spin-only magnetic moments

Explain the trends in atomic radius, ionization enthalpy, and oxidation states down group 17 and group 18

Draw the MO diagrams of O2, N2, and NO and correlate bond order with stability and magnetic character

Describe the preparation and properties of KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7, and balance at least five redox equations involving them in acidic and basic media

Explain the lanthanoid contraction and state three consequences of it

List the qualitative analysis scheme for cation groups I to VI and write the group reagent for each

Design and write the procedure for the preparation of a pure sample of an organic compound (recrystallization) and for the detection of nitrogen, sulphur, and halogens by Lassaigne's test

Record observations for at least four titrations (acid-base, redox) and calculate normality and molarity from the data

Derive the integrated rate equations for zero- and first-order reactions and solve six numerical problems on half-life and Arrhenius activation energy

Explain the collision theory and the effect of temperature and catalyst on reaction rate

Calculate the degree of dissociation and pH for weak acids and bases using Ka and Kb, and solve buffer problems using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict the shift in equilibrium for at least four industrial equilibria

Compute the EMF of a cell from standard electrode potentials and predict spontaneity using ΔG = -nFE

State Kohlrausch's law and apply it to calculate the molar conductivity at infinite dilution for weak electrolytes

Explain the working of a lead-acid battery and a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell, and describe corrosion as an electrochemical process

Define colligative properties and solve problems on relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, and osmotic pressure

Apply the first law of thermodynamics to calculate ΔU, ΔH, work done, and q for isothermal and adiabatic processes

State Hess's law and the Born-Haber cycle, and compute lattice enthalpy for an ionic solid

Classify haloalkanes as SN1 or SN2 by predicting the stereochemistry and the effect of substrate, solvent, and leaving group

Write the mechanisms of the Williamson ether synthesis, the Reimer-Tiemann reaction, and the Kolbe reaction

Distinguish alcohols from phenols by chemical tests and explain the acidity order of substituted phenols

Write the mechanisms of nucleophilic addition to carbonyls, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, and the HVZ reaction

Prepare a reaction map linking alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and amines through at least 15 named conversions

Explain the basicity order of amines in aqueous and non-aqueous media and describe the Hinsberg and carbylamine tests

Describe the classification, structure, and function of carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, vitamins, and nucleic acids

Distinguish addition and condensation polymers, and classify a given polymer as thermoplastic or thermosetting

Explain the chemistry of drugs, antibiotics, and antiseptics, and the cleansing action of soaps and detergents

Describe the structure of DNA and RNA and the difference between nucleosides and nucleotides

Solve problems on mole concept, empirical and molecular formula, stoichiometry, and limiting reagent

Apply the Bohr model and the de Broglie and Heisenberg relations to calculate energy, radius, and wavelength

Explain the shapes of molecules using VSEPR theory and predict hybridization and bond angles

Describe the quantum numbers and the Aufbau, Pauli, and Hund rules, and write configurations of ions

List common laboratory safety rules, the correct use of a burette and pipette, and the meaning of significant figures in recorded data

Revise all 11 domains using your own summary sheets and re-solve every question you previously got wrong

Complete two full-length mock papers of 70 marks each under timed conditions

Re-derive the ten most-used formulas (rate law, pH, Nernst, colligative properties, ΔG, magnetic moment) from memory

List and memorize the named reactions, reagents, and exceptions that you missed in the mocks

Prepare a one-page final revision sheet for each domain and review it daily in the last three days