Important topics in Chemistry for

JEE MAINS 2020

 chemistry

Organic Inorganic
chemistry chemistry

Physical
Chemistry
Marking scheme of JEE
MAINS 2020 (Chemistry)

Total marks: 100

Number of questions: 25
Out of which MCQs are : 20
And Numerical value based
questions are: 5
 For MCQs: +4 for each correct
response;
-1 for each incorrect response;
Unattempted questions will not be
marked.
For Non-MCQs: +4 for each correct
response, no negative marking for
incorrect answers or unattempted
questions.
JEE MAINS PAPER ANALYSIS:

Number of questions from each part:

1. Organic Chemistry: 10-12

Questions

2. Physical Chemistry: 8-10

Questions

3. Inorganic Chemistry: 5-7

Questions
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Important subtopics in each topics:

1. General organic chemistry

a. Isomerism
b. Nomenclature of compounds
b. Acidic strength/basic strength
c. SN1/SN2 or E1/E2 Reactions
d. Markovnikov's addition and anti
markovnikov's addition.

2. Alcohols, phenols and ethers:

a. Oxidation of alcohols
b. Preparation of alcohols
c. Electrophilic substitution of aromatic
compounds ( Friedel Craft reactions )
3. Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic
Acids:
a. Base catalysed aldol
Condensation.
b. Reaction with Tollen’s Reagent
c. Cannizzaro Reaction
d. Wolff-kishner and clemmensen
reduction

4. Amines:
a. Diazonium salt
B. Identification of primary, secondary and
tertiary amines and their basic characters
4. Polymers:
Basics (Scoring topics):

Some important polymers with emphasis on

their monomers and uses- polythene,
nylon, polyester, and bakelite

5. Biomolecules:
a. Carbohydrates: Constituents and reactions
of monosaccharides (glucose and fructose)
b. Nucleic Acids: Chemical constituents of DNA
and RNA
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Important subtopics:

1. Some basic concepts:

a. Stoichiometry (Titration, mole concepts,
molarity)

2. States of matter/ Solid states:

a. Unit cells and lattices, packing in solids.
b. Ideal gas equation
c. Properties of liquids- vapour pressure,
viscosity and effect of temperature
3. Atomic structure:
a. Nature of electromagnetic radiation
b. Energy of electron and radii of the different
orbits
c. Various quantum numbers and their
significance
d. Magnetic properties of the atoms due to
their vacant d- orbitals

4. Chemical bonding and Molecular

Structure:
a. Calculation of Lattice enthalpy
b. VSEPR theory and shape of simple molecules
c. Concept of bond order, bond length and
bond energy
5. Chemical Thermodynamics:
a. Phase transition
b. Spontaneity of processes
c. Standard Gibbs energy change and
equilibrium constant.

6. Solutions:
a. Vapor pressure of solution and Raoult’s Law
b. Colligative properties of solutions
c. Determination of molecular mass using
colligative properties.
d. Osmotic Pressure
7. Equilibrium
a. Henry’s Law
b. Law of chemical equilibrium equilibrium
constants (Kp and Kc)
c. Le Chatelier’s principle.
d. pH scale and common ion effect, buffer
solutions.

8. Redox reactions and

electrochemistry:
a. Conductance in electrolytic solution, molar
conductivities
b. Kohlrausch’s law
C. Half cell and cell reaction
d. Nernst Equation and its applications.

9. Chemical Kinetics:
a. Rate law and rate constant
b. Effect of temperature on rate of equations
c. Half lives and Arrhenius Theory

10. Surface Chemistry:

a. Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption
isotherm
b. Emulsions and their characteristics.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
 Important subtopics:
1. Metallurgy:
a. Extraction of Iron, Cu and Zn

2. S-block elements:
a. General trends in the chemical properties of

elements.

3. P-block elements:
a. Diborane, BF3, Silicon tetrachlorides,

Silicates, PCl3, PCl5

b. Structures of interhalogen compounds,
c. Structures of fluorides and oxides of xenon
4. d and f block elements:
a. Uses of K2Cr2O7, KMnO4,
b. ionic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour,
c. magnetic properties, complex Formation.

5. Coordination compounds:
a. Nomenclature,
b. Isomers of coordination compounds,
c. Structures of complex compounds.
 FEW TIPS:

1. Do not panic.

2. Focus on topics of your strength.

3. Practice more sets of questions.

4. Solve more and more previous

years papers.

5. Make a habit of sitting for 3 hours

for the practice sets as well.

6. Be disciplined.