Tamil Nadu HSE First Year Chemistry study plan

Distinguish ionic, covalent, coordinate and metallic bonding, and draw Lewis dot structures for at least 15 molecules including exceptions to the octet rule

Apply VSEPR theory to predict geometry and bond angles for molecules with 2 to 6 electron pairs, including lone-pair distortions

Explain hybridisation (sp, sp2, sp3) and relate it to sigma/pi bonding and molecular shape

Identify functional groups (alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, amine, ether, ester) from structural formulas and write IUPAC names for the first ten members of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes

Apply inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation to rank stability of carbocations and explain acidity of substituted benzoic acids

Write balanced equations for preparation and characteristic reactions of alkanes (halogenation, combustion, cracking) and alkenes/alkynes (addition of H2, HX, H2O, halogen, ozonolysis)

Apply Markownikoff's rule and peroxide effect to predict major products in addition reactions

Explain aromaticity using Huckel's rule and outline electrophilic substitution (nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, Friedel-Crafts) with mechanisms

Describe conformations of ethane and distinguish geometrical (cis-trans) and optical isomerism with examples

Solve 10 numerical/structural problems on reaction product prediction and isomer counting

Perform stoichiometric calculations: mole concept, empirical/molecular formula, limiting reagent, and percentage yield, solving at least 12 numericals

Convert between mass, moles, molarity and gas volume at STP using molar volume 22.4 L

State and apply the first law of thermodynamics to compute work, heat and internal energy change in isothermal and adiabatic processes

Calculate enthalpy changes using Hess's law and standard enthalpies of formation and combustion

Distinguish state functions from path functions and classify processes as reversible, irreversible, isothermal or adiabatic

Apply the ideal gas equation and Dalton's law of partial pressures to solve gas problems involving mixtures and non-ideal behaviour

State postulates of the kinetic molecular theory and explain deviations from ideal behaviour using van der Waals constants

Describe the liquid state: vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity and their trends

Calculate Raoult's law problems for ideal solutions and explain positive and negative deviations with examples

Define colligative properties and calculate molar mass from relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point

Explain osmosis, reverse osmosis and the van't Hoff factor for electrolytes

State Planck's quantum theory and calculate energy, frequency and wavelength of photons and electrons using E = hc/lambda and the de Broglie relation

Explain the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and its significance, and apply the Schrodinger wave equation concept of orbitals

Assign quantum numbers to electrons and write electronic configurations using Aufbau, Pauli and Hund's rules

Classify elements by s, p, d, f blocks and relate configuration to position in the periodic table

Explain periodic trends (atomic and ionic radii, ionisation enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity) across periods and down groups, with exceptions such as N, O and F anomalies

Write equilibrium constant expressions for homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria and use Kp = Kc(RT)^delta-n

Apply Le Chatelier's principle to predict shifts for concentration, pressure, temperature and catalyst changes in named industrial equilibria

Calculate pH, pOH and pKa for strong and weak acids and bases, including buffer solutions using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

Explain the common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts (acidic, basic, neutral) and solubility product calculations

Solve 10 numericals combining equilibrium constants, pH and buffer problems

Define rate of reaction and express it in terms of reactant and product concentrations, distinguishing average and instantaneous rates

Derive and apply integrated rate equations for zero- and first-order reactions, including half-life calculations

Explain factors affecting rate (concentration, temperature, catalyst, surface area) and state the Arrhenius equation with its graphical interpretation

Distinguish order from molecularity and propose plausible mechanisms for simple reactions

Solve 10 kinetics numericals including graphical determination of order and activation energy

Re-solve the highest-weight domain questions (bonding, hydrocarbons, organic basics, thermodynamics, kinetics) under timed conditions

Compile and memorise a consolidated formula sheet covering calculations, gas laws, thermodynamics, equilibrium, solutions and kinetics

Review all flagged errors from weeks 1-7 and reattempt each until correct without notes

Complete two full-length mock papers with correct time allocation and analyse section-wise accuracy