CBSE Class 12 Chemistry: chapter-wise study guide

Solutions

• Raoult's Law, Ideal and Non-ideal Solutions
• Elevation of Boiling Point and Depression of Freezing Point
• Abnormal Molar Mass and van't Hoff Factor

Electrochemistry

• Nernst Equation, Gibbs Energy and Equilibrium Constant
• Conductivity, Molar Conductivity and Kohlrausch's Law
• Electrolysis and Faraday's Laws

Chemical Kinetics

• Rate Law, Order and Molecularity
• Integrated Rate Equations and Half-Life
• Arrhenius Equation and Activation Energy

The d- and f-Block Elements

• Oxidation States and Electrode Potentials of Transition Metals
• Magnetic Properties and Colour of Transition Metal Ions
• Potassium Dichromate and Potassium Permanganate

Coordination Compounds

• IUPAC Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds
• Isomerism in Coordination Compounds
• Crystal Field Theory

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

• SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
• Stereochemistry of Nucleophilic Substitution
• Reactions of Haloarenes

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

• Reactions of Alcohols
• Reactions of Phenols
• Ethers: Williamson Synthesis and Cleavage

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

• Nucleophilic Addition Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
• Oxidation, Reduction and Tests for Aldehydes and Ketones
• Aldol and Cannizzaro Reactions

Amines

• Preparation of Amines
• Basicity of Amines
• Diazonium Salts and Their Reactions

Biomolecules

• Glucose: Structure and Reactions
• Proteins: Amino Acids, Peptide Bond and Structure
• Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases

Surface Chemistry

• Adsorption and Catalysis
• Colloids, Coagulation and Emulsions

Not in the board exam

Assessed only formatively in school, not in the board exam; taught from the CBSE reading material (adsorption, colloids, emulsions).

General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

• Concentration of Ores, Calcination, Roasting and Reduction
• Refining of Crude Metals

Not in the board exam

Assessed only formatively in school, not in the board exam; taught from the CBSE reading material.

Polymers

• Classification, Addition Polymerisation and Copolymers
• Condensation Polymers and Rubber

Not in the board exam

Assessed only formatively in school, not in the board exam; taught from the CBSE reading material.

Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Antimicrobials, Antifertility Drugs and Chemicals in Food
• Drug-Target Interaction, Antacids, Antihistamines, Tranquilisers and Analgesics

Not in the board exam

Assessed only formatively in school, not in the board exam; taught from the CBSE reading material.