Atoms, molecules, elements and compounds and chemical reactions. Modern electronic theory of

atoms. Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridization

and shapes of simple molecules. Valence Forces. Structure of solids. Chemical equations and

stoichiometry. Chemical bonding and intermolecular forces. Kinetic theory of matter. Elementary

thermochemistry. Rates of reaction, equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and salts.

Properties of gases. Redox reactions. Introduction to electrochemistry and radioactivity.