What are the key areas for NVS PGT Science Chemistry Inorganic?

Dear Aspirant,

To excel in the NVS PGT Science exam, particularly in Inorganic Chemistry, it is essential to focus on specific key areas that are fundamental to the subject. Here’s a detailed overview to guide your studies:

Fundamental Concepts

1. Atomic Structure:
   • Understanding of atomic models (Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr).
   • Quantum mechanical model, quantum numbers, and electron configurations.
2. Periodic Table:
   • Study the organization of the periodic table, trends in atomic size, ionization energy, electronegativity, and electron affinity.

Chemical Bonding

3. Types of Bonds:
   • Ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds, including bond formation and properties.
   • Concepts of hybridization and molecular orbital theory.
4. VSEPR Theory:
   • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory for predicting molecular shapes.

Coordination Chemistry

5. Coordination Compounds:
   • Understanding ligands, coordination numbers, and geometries.
   • Nomenclature of coordination compounds and isomerism in coordination complexes.
6. Crystal Field Theory:
   • Basic principles of crystal field splitting and its implications on the properties of transition metal complexes.

Chemical Reactions

7. Inorganic Reactions:
   • Familiarity with redox reactions, precipitation reactions, and acid-base reactions.
   • Balancing of inorganic equations.

Main Group Elements

8. Properties and Compounds:
   • Study of s-block and p-block elements, their properties, and significant compounds (e.g., oxides, halides, hydroxides).

Transition Metals

9. Transition Elements:
   • Properties of d-block elements, their oxidation states, and complex formation.
   • Importance of transition metals in catalysis and industrial applications.

Group Theory and Symmetry

10. Symmetry Elements:

• Basic concepts of symmetry in molecules and their importance in determining molecular behavior.

Practical Applications

11. Real-World Applications:

• Applications of inorganic chemistry in fields like materials science, environmental science, and medicine.

Revision and Practice

12. Regular Practice:

• Solve numerical problems related to coordination chemistry, bonding theories, and periodic trends.

13. Past Year Papers:

• Practice previous years’ question papers to familiarize yourself with the exam format and types of questions.

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