Course Contents

. 1. Reactions in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents: Classification of solvents, types of reactions, the dielectric constant, solubilities, electrode potential and electromotive forces. Reactions in water and molten salts. Reactions in non-aqueous solvents, i.e. ammonia, sulphur dioxide, bromine trifluoride and hydrofluoric acid. 2. Radioactivity: Natural radioactivity, Artificial radioactivity, types of radioactive rays, Saddy-Fajans and Russel group displacement law, Half life period of a radioactive substance, Disintegration constant K, Average life period, Radioactive equilibrium, Law of successive disintegration, Activity of a radioactive substance, Transmutation of elements, Artificial transmutation reactions induced by different bombarding projectiles, Applications of artificial transmutation reactions, Natural and artificial radioactive series. 3. Inorganic Chemistry in Biological systems: Energy sources for life, metalloporphyrins. Photosynthesis and respiration. Nitrogen fixation, the biochemistry of Iron essential and trace elements in biological systems biochemistry of the nonmetals medicinal chemistry organometallic in bio Inorganic Chemistry.

Course Synopsis

This course has been designed to make the students well versed with basic concepts of radiaoactivity, pricnciples, underlying mechanism and theory. The students will further learn the role of organometallic compounds/metals and non-metals in biological systems.They would also be able to learn theoratically, the role of solvents and solvents for carrying out various types of reactions and thus be able to have preliminary theoratical basis for the experties required in the research.

Course Learning Outcomes

After the completion of this course, the students will be able to: -Understand theoratical basis of Radioactivity, its principles, types of radioactive reactions and applications of radioactivity. -understand role of different aqueous and non aqueous solvents to carry out different reactions and thus will gain theoratical understanding for carrying out different reactions at different conditions. - Learn role of organometallic compounds, different metals and non-metals in biological systems.