Department of Chemistry, A.S. College, Deoghar

Scientific discovery depends as much on the development of innovative ideas as it does on a scientist’s ability to communicate those ideas within the scientific community and to the public as a whole. The most important scientific discoveries can be set back decades if the results are not disseminated in an accurate and concise manner. This guide will give you the foundation for organizing and writing a clear paper in the field of chemistry. The major goal of a scientific paper is not to simply articulate the work that has been conducted but to explain the scientific process behind the research. In a way, the science author is a storyteller, narrating an internal dialog that resulted in the ultimate findings. Therefore, a paper written for a chemistry class should explicate all steps of the scientific method. The Scientific Method 1. Formulate a Question It is important to articulate the fundamental scientific question that the research addresses. Ex: Is the dissoluti...

Syllabus for GATE Chemistry  Section 1: Physical Chemistry Structure: Postulates of quantum mechanics. Time dependent and time independent Schrödinger equations. Born interpretation. Particle in a box. Harmonic oscillator. Rigid rotor. Hydrogen atom: atomic orbitals. Multi-electron atoms: orbital approximation. Variation and first order perturbation techniques. Chemical bonding: Valence bond theory and LCAO-MO theory. Hybrid orbitals. Applications of LCAO-MOT to H2+, H2 and other homonuclear diatomic molecules, heteronuclear diatomic molecules like HF, CO, NO, and to simple delocalized π– electron systems. Hückel approximation and its application to annular π – electron systems. Symmetry elements and operations. Point groups and character tables. Origin of selection rules for rotational, vibrational, electronic and Raman spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules. Einstein coefficients. Relationship of transition moment integral with molar extinction co...