Introduction-Classification of conductors – Electrolytic conductance-conductivity cell measurement of conductance of solutions – Variation of equivalent conductance with dilutions. Migrations of ions - Transport number – determination by moving boundary method and Hittorf’s method – Kohlrausch’s law – statement - application. Arrhenius theory of electrolytic dissociation - Ostwald’s dilution law and limitations - theory of strong electrolytes: Debye-Huckel – Onsagar theory (elementary treatment only) - Debye – Falkenhagen effect and Wien effect. Applications of conductance measurements: (i) Determination of dissociation constant of a weak organic acid (i) Conductometric titrations – acid-base titration, precipitation titration. (iii) Determination of solubility product of sparingly soluble salt (iv).Determination of ionic product of water.

Galvanic cell- classification of cell – representation of cell – cell terminology. Reversible and irreversible cells - Electrode potentials – types of electrodes and their potentials. Nernst equations - Computation and measurement of cell EMF and Weston - Cadmium cell - Single electrode potentials. Determination and significance of electrode potentials - Electrochemical series and its applications- Thermodynamic quantities of cell reactions (ΔG, ΔH and ΔS)

pH scale – Buffer solution, Buffer action – Henderson’s equation – determination of pH of Buffer solution. Concentration cells with and without transport - Liquid junction potential. Application of EMF measurements – determination of pH using hydrogen, glass and quinhydrone electrode. Potentiometric titrations – acid - base, redox and precipitation. Redox Potentials - redox indicators - diphenyl amine

Introduction, Dry or Chemical corrosion, Wet or Electrochemical Corrosion, Mechanism of Wet of Electrochemical Corrosion, Galvanic (or Bimetallic) Corrosion, Concentration Cell Corrosion, Passivity, Types of Corrosion, Galvanic Series, Factors Influencing Corrosion, Corrosion Control Methods. Protective Coatings, Metallic Coating, Electroplating, Influencing factors, Pre-treatment, Electroplating Methods – Cu, Ni, Electroless Plating – Cu, Ni.

Introduction – Batteries – Types- Lead storage cells and Lithium ion cell. Fuel cellsDefinition and importance, Hydrogen-Oxygen fuel cell, Hydrocarbon - Oxygen cell. Zinc air battery - Over voltage – Application of over voltage. Polarography – Instrumentation - Advantages of DME-Limiting current, factors affecting limiting current - Ilkovic equation derivation not necessary) - Half wave potential –Application of polarography. Amperometric Titrations. Bio electrochemistry – Bio electrochemical cell mechanism of Nervous System.