GRE Chemistry Overview

GRE Chemistry Overview

1. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (15%)

   • Data Acquisition and Use of Statistics
   • Solutions and Standardization
   • Homogeneous Equilibria
   • Heterogeneous Equilibria
   • Instrumental Methods
   • Environmental Applications
   • Radiochemical Methods

2. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (25%)

   • General Chemistry
   • Ionic Substances
   • Covalent Molecular Substances
   • Metals and Semiconductors
   • Concepts of Acids and Bases
   • Chemistry of the Main Group Elements
   • Chemistry of the Transition Elements
   • Special Topics

3. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (30%)

   • Thermodynamics
   • Quantum Chemistry and Applications to Spectroscopy
   • Dynamics

4. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (30%)

   • Structure, Bonding and Nomenclature
   • Functional Groups
   • Reaction Mechanisms
   • Reactive Intermediates
   • Organometallics
   • Special Topics