Syllabus — Engineering Chemistry (ICT-109)
Official GGSIPU syllabus for the B.Tech 2026-30 batch (first year, under USICT), applicable from the academic session 2026-27.
L 2 C 2
Teachers Continuous Evaluation: 40 marks. Term-End Semester Examination: 60 marks.
Course outcomes
- Ability to understand and model atomic structure and chemical bonding
- Ability to understand and model Thermochemistry and Reaction Kinetics .
- Ability to understand and model organic compound structure and reactions .
- Ability to understand and model Stereochemistry .
Unit I
Atomic Structure: Introduction to wave mechanics, the Schrödinger equation as applied to hydrogen atom, origin of quantum numbers, Long form of periodic table on the basis of Electronic configuration s, p, d, f block elements periodic trends, Ionization potential, atomic and ionic radii electron affinity & electro-negativity. Chemical Bonding: Ionic bond, energy changes, lattice energy Born Haber Cycle, Covalent bond-energy changes, Potential energy curve for H2 molecule, characteristics of covalent compound, co-ordinate bond-Werner’s Theory, effective atomic numbers, A hybridization and resonance, Valence Shell Electron Repulsion theory (VSEPR), Discussion of structures of H2O, NH3, BrF3, SiF4, Molecular orbital theory, Linear combination of atomic orbitals(LCAO) method. Structure of simple homo nuclear diatomic molecule like H2, N2, O2, F2. [12 hrs]
Unit II
Thermochemistry: Hess’s Law, heat of reaction, effect of temperature on heat of reaction at constant pressure (Kirchhoff’s Equation) heat to dilution, heat of hydration, heat of neutralization and heat of combustion, Flame temperature. Reaction Kinetics: Significance of rate law and rate equations, order and molecularity, Determinations of order of simple reactions experimental method, Equilibrium constant and reaction rates - Lindermann, collision and activated complex theories, complex reactions of 1st order characteristics of consecutive, reversible and parallel reactions-Steady state and non-steady state approach. [10 Hrs]
Unit III
Basic concepts of Organics: Inductive, electromeric, mesomeric and hyperconjugative effects. Stability of reaction intermediates. Electrophiles and nucleophiles, concepts of acids and bases. Arrhenius, Lowry-Bronsted and Lewis theory of acids and bases (HSAB), Carbon acids (active methylene groups), super acids. Bonds weaker than covalent bond: Hydrogen bonding -nature, types, stability and effects. IUPAC Nomenclature. [8 hrs]
Unit IV
Stereochemistry: Classification of stereoisomers, diastereomers, Separation of enantiomers. Absolute configuration (R and S), Projection formulae. Stereochemistry of compounds containing two asymmetric C-atoms. Elements of symmetry -center, plane and axis of symmetry, Conformations: Conformations around a C- C bond in acyclic and cyclic compounds. [10 Hrs]
Textbooks
- Engineering Chemistry (16th Edition) Jain, Jain, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company, 2013.
- Textbook of Engineering Chemistry by Jaya Shree Anireddy, Wiley, 2017
- Engineering Chemistry by E.R. Nagarajan and S. Ramalingam, Wiley, 2017