# Engineering Chemistry ## Unit I: Atomic and Molecular Structure & Advanced Materials (8 Lectures) ### A. Molecular Orbitals 1. Molecular Orbital Theory - Postulates and principles - LCAO (Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals) - Bonding and antibonding orbitals - Bond order calculation - Magnetic properties 2. Applications to Molecules - Homonuclear diatomic molecules - Heteronuclear diatomic molecules - Electronic configurations and properties ### B. Chemistry of Advanced Materials 1. Liquid Crystals - Classification (Thermotropic, Lyotropic) - Properties and characteristics - Types (Nematic, Smectic, Cholesteric) - Industrial applications - Liquid crystal polymers and elastomers 2. Graphite and Fullerene - Structure and properties - Applications - Carbon nanotubes (CNT...