Thermodynamics: Various forms of First law of thermodynamics, Specific heats at constant volume and constant pressure, Second law of thermodynamics, adiabatic changes, reversible and ir-reversible process.

Radioactivity: Different types of radiations; radioactive elements; Artifical radioactivity; radio isotopes and their applications. Radioisotopes and their uses; age determination of sulphide deposits.

Advanced Instrumental Analysis: Fundamental aspects of modern instrumental methods. Spectroscopic methods: UV visible and atomic absorption Spectroscopy flame and plasma emission methods. Chromatographic methods; liquid and gas chromatography. Mass spectroscopy. Laboratory: Analysis of inorganic and organic samples using spectroscopic electrochemical and chromatographic instrumental methods.

Law of Mass action and its application to solubility of calcite, solubility of amorphous silica, transformation of feldspars to kaolinite, formation of Gypsum/anhydrite, Evaporation of sea water.

Phase rule and the following systems: Kyanite - andalusite-sillimanite and Leucite – silica

Thermodynamics and formation of Galena, Wollastonite and Malachite

Practical:

Flame photometric Exercises

Determination of sodium and potassium in different types of mineral water samples.

Chemical analysis of limestone, Gypsum, iron ore, chromite. Interpretation of chemical analysis of Gypsum and chromite etc