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Concepts of Chemistry for Engineering (NPTEL, IIT Bombay)

By NPTEL IIT Bombay

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Course audio: English
Level
Intermediate
Length
77 lessons · 33.7 hours

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the basics of quantum mechanics behind atomic structure
  • Relate bonding and molecular structure to properties
  • Describe elimination, addition and redox reactions in organic synthesis

About this course

A 12-week NPTEL course from IIT Bombay, the July 2021 run of Concepts of Chemistry for Engineering: 77 lectures of 15 to 30 minutes plus a course introduction. Week 1 builds quantum ideas from scratch (quantum theory, Schrodinger's equation, the laws of quantum mechanics, wave functions, a free particle), and the following weeks cover the hydrogen atom, molecular orbital theory, hard and soft acids and bases, crystal field theory, magnetism and band structure, rotational, electronic and NMR spectroscopy, enthalpy and electrochemistry, intermolecular forces and real gases, and stereochemistry, before ending with organic reactions: elimination, addition, oxidation and reduction, and the synthesis of a drug molecule. It is a first-year university chemistry course, a good bridge from FSc or A Level for engineering students.

Before you start: FSc or A Level chemistry and mathematics

Syllabus

77 lessons · 33:42:13 in total

  1. 1Course Introduction: Concept of Chemistry for Engineering8:14
  2. 2Week 1-Lecture 1 : Introduction to quantum theory27:14
  3. 3Week 1-Lecture 2 : Schrodinger’s theory21:17
  4. 4Week 1-Lecture 3 : Laws of quantum mechanics17:42
  5. 5Week 1-Lecture 4 : Wave functions17:41
  6. 6Week 1-Lecture 5 : Quantum mechanics of a free particle27:51
  7. 7Week 1-Lecture 6 : Particle in 1D box26:40
  8. 8Week 1-Lecture 7 : Particle in 2D box20:26
  9. 9Week 1-Lecture 8 : Spherical polar coordinates & angular momentum27:18
  10. 10Week 2-Lecture 9 : Hydrogen Atom: Schrodinger equation31:02
  11. 11Week 2-Lecture 10 : Hydrogen Atom: Wave Functions24:01
  12. 12Week 2-Lecture 11 : Principal Quantum Number28:44
  13. 13Week 2-Lecture 12 : Radial Distribution Function27:14
  14. 14Week 2-Lecture 13 : Molecular orbital theory 1: Introduction20:20
  15. 15Week 2-Lecture 14 : Molecular orbital theory 2: Diatomic molecules27:25
  16. 16Week 3-Lecture 15 : Molecular orbital theory 3: Homo-diatomic molecules-I32:42
  17. 17Week 3-Lecture 16 : Molecular orbital theory 4: Homonuclear diatomic molecules-II11:08
  18. 18Week 3-Lecture 17 : Molecular orbital theory 5: Heteronuclear diatomic molecules18:11
  19. 19Week 3-Lecture 18 : Molecular orbital theory 6: Polyatomic molecules25:36
  20. 20Week 3-Lecture 19 : Introduction to Molecules with 𝝅 bonds13:59
  21. 21Week 3-Lecture 20 : Hückel’s MOT for ethylene15:27
  22. 22Week 3-Lecture 21 : Hückel’s MOT for Butadiene-I16:34
  23. 23Week 3-Lecture 22 : Hückel’s MOT for Butadiene-II19:23
  24. 24Week 4-Lecture 23 : Concept of effective nuclear charge32:27
  25. 25Week 4-Lecture 24 : Electronic configuration of elements24:44
  26. 26Week 4-Lecture 25 : Properties of Elements (Size, IE, EA and EN)20:00
  27. 27Week 4-Lecture 26 : Polarizability26:19
  28. 28Week 4-Lecture 27 : Hard soft acid base26:01
  29. 29Week 4-Lecture 28 : Predicting molecular structures: VSEPR theory37:20
  30. 30Week 5-Lecture 29 : Coordination Chemistry: 18 electron rule and VBT40:02
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  1. 31Week 5-Lecture 30 : Crystal Field Theory: Octahedral Complex46:09
  2. 32Week 5-Lecture 31 : Crystal Field Theory: Tetrahedral Complex20:42
  3. 33Week 5-Lecture 32 : Crystal Field Theory: Octahedral vs. Tetrahedral Complex25:53
  4. 34Week 5-Lecture 33 : Application of CFSE: Spinel and J-T Distortion30:56
  5. 35Week 6-Lecture 34 : Introduction to Molecular Magnetism31:30
  6. 36Week 6-Lecture 35 : Problem Solving Approach35:40
  7. 37Week 6-Lecture 36 : Magnetism29:38
  8. 38Week 6-Lecture 37 : Spectroscopic Term Symbol36:13
  9. 39Week 6-Lecture 38 : Magnetic States of Matter: Paramagnetic, Ferro and Antiferromagnetic12:11
  10. 40Week 6-Lecture 39 : Band structures of solid materials29:27
  11. 41Week 6-Lecture 40 : Density of states and doping in semiconductors29:01
  12. 42Week 7-Lecture 41 : Introduction to molecular spectroscopy19:27
  13. 43Week 7-Lecture 42 : Rotational spectroscopy23:14
  14. 44Week 7-Lecture 43 : Vibrational spectroscopy19:22
  15. 45Week 7-Lecture 44 : Electronic Spectroscopy -I26:08
  16. 46Week 7-Lecture 45 : Electronic Spectroscopy-II22:28
  17. 47Week 7-Lecture 46 : Electronic Spectroscopy-III21:43
  18. 48Week 7-Lecture 47 : Fluorescence Spectroscopy39:03
  19. 49Week 8-Lecture 48 : Fundamentals of NMR spectroscopy and MRI30:49
  20. 50Week 8-Lecture 49 : Surface characterization techniques21:07
  21. 51Lecture 51:First law of thermodynamics:Diathermic&adiabatic systems,exothermic&endothermic processes25:38
  22. 52Week 9-Lecture 52 : Enthalpy, Hess’s law29:32
  23. 53Week 9-Lecture 53 : Second law of thermodynamics: Entropy & third law of thermodynamics28:33
  24. 54Week 9-Lecture 54 : Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies, Concept of spontaneity28:05
  25. 55Week 9-Lecture 55 : Electrochemical equilibrium, Nernst equation18:30
  26. 56Week 9-Lecture 56 : Acid base and solubility equilibria21:21
  27. 57Week 9-Lecture 57 : Corrosion19:47
  28. 58Week 9-Lecture 58 : Extraction of metals19:55
  29. 59Week 9-Lecture 59 : Ellingham Diagram31:39
  30. 60Week 9-Lecture 60 : Problems From Thermodynamics40:53
  31. 61Week 10-Lecture 61 : Intermolecular forces: Electrostatic and Ion-Dipole Interaction28:05
  32. 62Week 10-Lecture 62 : Intermolecular forces: Dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding,31:57
  33. 63Week 10-Lecture 63 : Real gases- part 130:58
  34. 64Week 10-Lecture 64 : Real gases- part 229:08
  35. 65Week 10-Lecture 65 : Introduction to Potential Energy Surfaces27:44
  36. 66Week 10-Lecture 66 : Potential energy surface of H3 system27:32
  37. 67Week 10-Lecture 67 : Salient features of H3 potential energy surface19:14
  38. 68Week 10-Lecture 68 : Potential Energy Surfaces of HCN and H2F system19:14
  39. 69Week 11-Lecture 69 : Representation of three dimensional structures28:49
  40. 70Week 11-Lecture 70 : Structural isomers and stereoisomers28:07
  41. 71Week 11-Lecture 71 : Configurations, Symmetry and Chirality32:24
  42. 72Week 11-Lecture 72 : Enantiomers and Diastereomers27:48
  43. 73Lecture 73 : Optical activity, Conformational analysis, and absolute configuration ...41:38
  44. 74Week 12-Lecture 74 : Substitution reactions35:25
  45. 75Week 12-Lecture 75 : Elimination reactions33:24
  46. 76Week 12-Lecture 76 : Addition, Oxidation and Reduction reactions26:46
  47. 77Week 12-Lecture 77 : Synthesis of a drug molecule26:24

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