**CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus 2025-26 (Theory - 70 Marks)** | S.No.

| Unit Name |
No. of Periods | Marks | |-------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|-------| | 1 |
Solutions | 15 | 7 | | 2 | Electrochemistry | 18 | 9 | | 3 | Chemical Kinetics | 15 | 7 | | 4 | d -and f
-Block Elements | 18 | 7 | | 5 | Coordination Compounds | 18 | 7 | | 6 | Haloalkanes and
Haloarenes | 15 | 6 | | 7 | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 14 | 6 | | 8 | Aldehydes, Ketones
and Carboxylic Acids | 15 | 8 | | 9 | Amines | 14 | 6 | | 10 | Biomolecules | 18 | 7 | | | **Total** |
**160** | **70**| **Detailed Topics for Each Unit:** * **Unit 1: Solutions** * Types of
solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in
liquids, solid solutions, Raoult's law, colligative properties - relative lowering of vapour
pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure,
determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass,
Van't Hoff factor. * **Unit 2: Electrochemistry** * Redox reactions, EMF of a cell, standard
electrode potential. Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells. Relation between
Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell. Conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and
molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law.
Electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea) Dry cell-electrolytic cells and Galvanic
cells. * **Unit 3: Chemical Kinetics** * Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous) Rate
law and specific rate constant. Integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first-
order reactions) Concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical treatment)
Factors affecting rate of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst. * **Unit 4: d -and f -
Block Elements** * General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and
characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first-row transition
metals – metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, color, catalytic
property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation. * **Unit 5:
Coordination Compounds** * Coordination compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination
number, color, magnetic properties and shapes. IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear
coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, and CFT; structure and
stereoisomerism, importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction
of metals and biological system). * **Unit 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes** *
**Haloalkanes:** Nomenclature, nature of C–X bond, physical and chemical properties,
optical rotation mechanism of substitution reactions. * **Haloarenes:** Nature of C–X bond,
substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen in monosubstituted compounds only).
Uses and environmental effects of dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane,
iodoform, freons, and DDT. * **Unit 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers** * **Alcohols:**
Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary
alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of
dehydration, and uses with special reference to methanol and ethanol. * **Phenols:**
Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of
phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols. * **Ethers:** Nomenclature,
methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses. * **Unit 8: Aldehydes,
Ketones and Carboxylic Acids** * **Aldehydes and Ketones:** Nomenclature, nature of
carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of
nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses. * **Carboxylic Acids:**
Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties;
uses. * **Unit 9: Amines** * Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation,
physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary and tertiary
amines. Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic
organic chemistry. * **Unit 10: Biomolecules** * **Carbohydrates:** Classification (aldoses
and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), D-L configuration oligosaccharides
(sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); importance. *
**Proteins:** Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins,
structure of proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary structure and quaternary structures
(qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes. * **Vitamins:** Classification and
functions. * **Hormones:** Elementary idea excluding structure. * **Nucleic Acids:** DNA
and RNA. **CBSE Class 12 Chemistry Syllabus for Practical (30 Marks)** | Marks |
Evaluation Scheme for Examination | |-------|-----------------------------------| | 08 | Volumetric
Analysis | | 08 | Salt Analysis | | 06 | Content-Based Experiment | | 04 | Project Work | | 04 |
Class record and viva | | **30**| **Total Marks** | **Practical Topics:** * **A. Surface
Chemistry** * (a) Preparation of one lyophilic and one lyophobic sol Lyophilic sol - starch,
egg albumin and gum Lyophobic sol - aluminum hydroxide, ferric hydroxide, arsenous
sulphide. * (b) Dialysis of sol-prepared in (a) above. * (c) Study of the role of emulsifying
agents in stabilizing the emulsion of different oils. * **B. Chemical Kinetics** * (a) Effect of
concentration and temperature on the rate of reaction between Sodium Thiosulphate and
Hydrochloric acid. * (b) Study of reaction rates of any one of the following: (i) Reaction of
Iodide ion with Hydrogen Peroxide at room temperature using different concentrations of
Iodide ions. (ii) Reaction between. * **C. Thermochemistry** * Any one of the following
experiments (a) Enthalpy of dissolution of Copper Sulphate or Potassium Nitrate. (b)
Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid (HCI) and strong base (NaOH). (c) Determination of
enthaply change during interaction (Hydrogen bond formation) between Acetone and
Chloroform. * **D. Electrochemistry** * Variation of cell potential in Zn/Zn2+|| Cu2+/Cu with
change in concentration of electrolytes (CuSO4 or ZnSO4) at room temperature. * **E.
Chromatography** * (a) Separation of pigments from extracts of leaves and flowers by paper
chromatography and determination of Rf values. * (b) Separation of constituents present in
an inorganic mixture containing two cations only (constituents having large difference in Rf
values to be provided). * **F. Preparation of Inorganic Compounds** * Preparation of double
salt of Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate or Potash Alum. Preparation of Potassium Ferric
Oxalate. * **G. Preparation of Organic Compounds** * Preparation of any one of the
following compounds i) Acetanilide ii) Di -benzalAcetone iii) p-Nitroacetanilide iv) Aniline
yellow or 2 - Naphthol Anilinedye. * **H. Tests for the functional groups present in organic
compounds:** * Unsaturation, alcoholic, phenolic, aldehydic, ketonic, carboxylic and amino
(Primary)groups. * **I. Characteristic tests of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in pure
samples and their detection in given foodstuffs.** * **J. Determination of concentration/
molarity of KMnO4 solution by titrating it against a standard solution of:** * (a) Oxalic acid,
(b) Ferrous Ammonium Sulphate (Students will be required to prepare standard solutions by
weighing themselves). * **K. Qualitative analysis** * Determination of one anion and one

Sr2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, NH4+ * **Anions:** 𝑪𝑶𝟑 𝟐−,𝐒𝟐− , 𝐒𝐎𝟑 𝟐−,𝑵𝑶𝟑 −, 𝑵𝑶𝟐 − ,
cation in a given salt: * **Cation:** Pb2+, Cu2+ As3+, Aℓ3+ , Fe3+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Ca2+,

𝐂𝐥−, 𝐁𝐫−, 𝐈− ,𝑺𝑶𝟒𝟐−, 𝑷𝑶𝟒 𝟑−, 𝑪𝟐𝑶𝑷𝟒 𝟐−, 𝑪𝑯𝟑𝑪𝑶𝑶−, 𝑵𝑶𝟑−