UPSC Geologists 2021 Chemist Syllabus

UPSC Chemist Syllabus for Chemistry

Paper I

1. Chemical periodicity.
2. Chemical Bonding and structure.
3. Chemistry of coordination compounds.
4. Acid-Base reactions.
5. Precipitation and Redox Reactions.
6. Organo-metallic compounds.
7. Nuclear chemistry.
8. s-Block Elements.
9. p-Block Elements.
10. Chemistry of d- and f- block elements etc.

Paper II

1. Kinetic theory and the gaseous state.
2. The Collision of gas molecules, Real gases.
3. Thermodynamics.
4. Application of Second law of thermodynamics.
5. Thermodynamics and Equilibrium.
6. Acids-bases and solvents.
7. Solutions of non-electrolytes.
8. Chemical kinetics and catalysis.
9. Adsorption and Surface Chemistry.
10. Electrochemistry.
11. Photochemistry.
12. Quantum Chemistry.
13. Basic principles and application of spectroscopy.
14. UV Spectra.
15. PMR Spectra.

Paper III

1. Theoretical basis of Quantitative inorganic analysis.
2. Gravimetric Analysis.
3. Sampling and treatment of samples for chemical analysis.
4. Volumetric Analysis.
5. Acid-base titrations.
6. Redox Titrations.
7. Potentiometry.
8. Complexometric titrations.
9. Chromatographic methods of analysis.
10. UV-Visible Spectroscopy.
11. Flame photometry and Atomic absorption spectrometry.
12. X-ray methods of Analysis.
13. Inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy.
14. Analysis of Minerals, Ores and Alloys.
15. Organometallic compounds.
16. Bonding and physical properties.
17. Aldol and related reactions.
18. Mechanism of some reactions.
19. Electrocyclic Reactions.
20. Organic Reaction Mechanisms.
21. Organic Spectroscopy etc.