CUET 2026 Syllabus Chemistry (Code 306)

Chemistry – 306
For the Year 2026

Syllabus for CUET
(UG)

Unit I: Solutions
Introduction to solution and its type, expressing concentration of solutions, solubility of a solid
in liquid, solubility of a gas in a liquid, Henry’s Law, vapour pressure of liquid-liquid solutions,
Raoult’s law Vapour Pressure of Solutions of Solids in Liquids, Ideal & Non Ideal Solutions,
Azeotropes (elementary idea only), Colligative properties and Determination of Molar Mass:
Relative Lowering of Vapour Pressure, Elevation of Boiling Point, Depression of Freezing
point, Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure, Reverse Osmosis & Water Purification, Abnormal Molar
Masses, Van’t Hoff factor
Unit II: Electrochemistry
Electrochemical Cells, Galvanic Cells, Standard Electrode potential and its measurement, EMF
of cell, Nernst Equation & its applications (calculation of equilibrium constant and Ecell
calculations), Electrochemical Cell & Gibbs Energy of the reaction, Conductance of electrolytic
Solutions, Measurement of the conductivity of Ionic Solutions, Specific & Molar Conductivity,
Variation of Conductivity and molar conductivity with Concentration, Kohlrausch law & its
applications, Electrolytic Cells & Electrolysis, Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis, Products of
Electrolysis, Batteries- Primary & Secondary batteries, fuel cell, Corrosion.
Unit III: Chemical Kinetics
Introduction to chemical kinetics, Rate of a chemical reaction (Average and instantaneous rate of
reactions), factors influencing rate of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst, Rate law and
rate constant, order and molecularity of a reaction, integrated rate equations and half-life of a
reaction (for zero and first order reactions only), pseudo first order reactions, Arrhenius equation,
activation energy, collision theory for a bimolecular elementary chemical reactions and its
limitations.

Unit IV: d and f Block Elements
General introduction to d and f-block elements, Position of d- and f-block elements in the periodic
Table, Electronic configurations of the d- and f-block elements, general properties of the transition
elements & their trends:- Physical properties, atomic & ionic sizes- lanthanoid contraction,
Ionisation Enthalpies, Oxidation states, Standard electrode potential trends for M2+/M & M3+/M2+,
Stability of Higher oxidation states, Chemical reactivity and E° values, Magnetic properties,
Formation of coloured Ions, Formation of Complex compounds, Catalytic properties, Formation
of Interstitial Compounds, Alloy Formation, Nature of Oxides & Oxanions of d-block Metals,
Some important compounds of transition elements- K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4, f-block elements:

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Lanthanoids & actinoids: general properties, Atomic & Ionic sizes, Oxidation States, Comparison
of actinoids with Lanthanoids, Applications of d-and f- Block elements,

Unit V: Coordination Compounds
General Introduction to Coordination/complex compounds, Werner’s theory, double salts, Basic
definitions: coordination entity, central atom/ion, Ligands, coordination number, coordination
sphere, coordination polyhedron, oxidation number of central atom, homoleptic and heteroleptic
complexes, IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds, Isomerism in coordination
compounds, Bonding in coordination compounds- Valence Bond theory (VBT) and its limitations,
crystal field theory (CFT): applications (magnetic properties and colour of complex compounds)
and limitations, spectrochemical series, Shape and Bonding in metal carbonyls, Importance &
Applications of coordination compounds.

Unit VI: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Introduction, Classification of haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Nomenclature of Haloalkanes &
Haloarenes, nature of C-X Bond, Methods of preparation of Haloalkanes & Haloarenes, Physical
properties of Haloalkanes & Haloarenes (like Melting & boiling Point, Density and Solubility),
Chemical Properties of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Stereochemical aspects (optical activity,
Chirality, retention, inversion, racemization etc) of SN- Reactions of Haloalkanes, Important
Polyhalogen Compounds (CH₂Cl₂, CHCl₃,CHI₃, CCl₄, freons & DDT).

Unit VII: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Classification & nomenclature of alcohols, phenols & Ethers, Structures of functional groups
(alcohol, phenols & ethers), Methods of preparation of alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Physical
properties of alcohols, phenols and Ethers (boiling point & solubility), Chemical properties of
alcohols involving cleavage of –C-OH bond & -CO-H bond, Chemical properties of phenols
including oxidation & Reduction, Chemical properties of Ethers, Some Commercially important
Alcohols like methanol & Ethanol.

Unit VIII: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
General introduction to carbonyl compounds, Nomenclature of Aldehydes, Ketones and
carboxylic acids, structure of Carbonyl group, Methods of preparation of Aldehydes & Ketones,
Physical properties of aldehydes & ketones (boiling point & solubility), Chemical properties of

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aldehydes & ketones, Uses of Aldehydes & Ketones, Structure of Carboxyl group, Methods of
preparation of Carboxylic Acids, Physical properties (Boiling point & Solubility) and Chemical
properties of carboxylic acids, Uses of Carboxylic Acids.

Unit IX: Amines
General Introduction, Structure of Amines, Classification & Nomenclature of amines, Methods
of preparation of Amines, Physical properties of amines (Boiling point & solubility), Basic
Character & Chemical properties of amines, Aliphatic & aromatic Diazonium salts: Method of
preparation, Physical and chemical properties, Importance of Diazonium Salts in Synthesis of
aromatic Compounds.

Unit X: Biomolecules
Carbohydrates: Classification of carbohydrates, Methods of preparation of glucose, Structure of
Glucose, D&L configuration of monosaccharides, method of preparation of fructose, structure of
fructose, disaccharides: sucrose, maltose and lactose, polysaccharides: starch, cellulose and
glycogen, importance of carbohydrates, amino acids and their classifications, structure and types
of proteins, denaturation of proteins, enzymes, mechanism of enzyme action (elementary idea),
Vitamins: Types, sources and deficiency diseases, Nucleic acids: types, composition, structure
and biological importance, Hormones: classification, biological importance and deficiency
diseases.

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