Digital Textbook

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Name: Fundamentals of Chemistry
Author: Prof. Mithun Mondal

From the mole to macromolecules — a complete, chapter-by-chapter course in physical, inorganic and organic chemistry for higher secondary and IIT-JEE

Prof. Mithun Mondal Class 11–12 & IIT-JEE Free & Open Access

3Parts

34Chapters

∞Worked Problems

Welcome

One book, built one chapter at a time

This is a living, web-native edition of a complete higher-secondary and competitive-exam chemistry course. Each of the 34 chapters lives on its own page — readable on any device, searchable, and free to share. The journey starts with the mole concept and ends with the chemistry of everyday life.

Every chapter is mapped to the Class 11–12 syllabus and the JEE Main & Advanced curriculum, so the same pages serve board preparation and competitive practice across the three classic branches — physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry.

How to use this book. Each part groups chapters by branch. Click a chapter card to open its dedicated page with concepts, reactions, mechanisms, formulae, and solved problems pitched at JEE level.

Part 1

Physical Chemistry

Mole · Atom · Bonding · Energetics · Equilibrium · Kinetics

01Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry 02Atomic Structure 03Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 04States of Matter: Gases and Liquids 05Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry 06Chemical Equilibrium 07Ionic Equilibrium 08Redox Reactions 09Solutions and Colligative Properties 10Electrochemistry 11Chemical Kinetics 12Surface Chemistry 13The Solid State

Part 2

Inorganic Chemistry

Periodicity · s, p, d, f Blocks · Coordination · Metallurgy · Analysis

14Classification of Elements and Periodicity 15Hydrogen and Its Compounds 16The s-Block Elements 17The p-Block Elements 18The d- and f-Block Elements 19Coordination Compounds 20General Principles of Metallurgy 21Qualitative Inorganic Analysis 22Environmental Chemistry

Part 3

Organic Chemistry

GOC · Hydrocarbons · Functional Groups · Biomolecules · Polymers

23Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry 24Isomerism 25Hydrocarbons 26Haloalkanes and Haloarenes 27Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers 28Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids 29Amines and Diazonium Salts 30Biomolecules 31Polymers 32Chemistry in Everyday Life 33Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds 34Practical Organic Chemistry

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Start Here

Begin with Chapter 1 — Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Every calculation in chemistry rests on the mole and the balanced equation. The first chapter builds that foundation so stoichiometry feels effortless later. Open Chapter 1 →