Chemistry for Information Science and Electrical Science (GXCYT122) Syllabus

Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science: electrochemical cell, electrode potential, Nernst equation for single electrode and cell, reference electrodes (SHE & Calomel electrode — construction and working), electrochemical series, glass electrode & pH measurement, conductivity measurement using digital conductivity meter, Li-ion battery & H2-O2 fuel cell (acid electrolyte only) construction and working. Corrosion: electrochemical corrosion mechanism (acidic & alkaline medium), Galvanic series, corrosion control methods, cathodic protection (sacrificial anodic and impressed current), electroplating and electroless plating of copper.

Materials for Electronic Applications: nanomaterials (classification by dimension & materials, synthesis via sol-gel & chemical reduction), applications of nanomaterials — carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene & carbon quantum dots (structure, properties & application). Polymers: fire retardant, halogenated & non-halogenated polymers, conducting polymers (polyaniline & polypyrrole — synthesis, properties, applications). Organic electronic materials and devices: OLED and DSSC (construction, working, applications). Materials used in quantum computing technology, supercapacitors, spintronics.

Molecular Spectroscopy and Analytical Techniques: types of spectra, molecular energy levels, Beer-Lambert's law, electronic spectroscopy (principle, types of electronic transitions, role of conjugation in absorption maxima, instrumentation, applications), vibrational spectroscopy (principle, number of vibrational modes, vibrational modes of CO2 and H2O). Thermal Analysis: Dielectric Thermal Analysis (DETA) of polymers. Electron Microscopic Techniques: SEM (principle, instrumentation and applications).

Environmental Chemistry: water characteristics, hardness (types, temporary and permanent, disadvantages of hard water, degree of hardness), water softening methods (ion exchange process, reverse osmosis), water disinfection methods (chlorination, break point chlorination, ozone and UV irradiation), dissolved oxygen (DO), BOD and COD. Waste Management: sewage water treatment (primary, secondary, tertiary — trickling filter and UASB process), e-waste disposal methods (recycle, recovery, reuse), chemistry of climate change (greenhouse gases, ozone depletion), Sustainable Development Goals.