Author:       Expert Compilations ISBN-13:   9789382111115 (for Class XI book), 9789382111122 (for Class XII book) Publisher: Arihant Binding:    Paperback Pages:                359 (for Class XI book), 462 (for Class XII book) Language:          English Price:                  Rs 115/- (for Class XI book), Rs 145/- (for Class XII book) Askiitians rating: Must Buy Askiitians scale: 8 (on the scale of 1-10)

NCERT Chemistry Class 11 and NCERT Chemistry Class 12 are crucial books from the examination point of view. Whether you are preparing for your school exams, board exams, IIT JEE entrance exam or any other engineering entrance exam or medical entrance exam, NCERT Chemistry books are must-haves.

Even all the other writers refer to NCERT chemistry books for reference. Students are advised to stick to this book for full preparation and use other books as reference books for better explanations.

NCERT books are designed to provide higher secondary students with sufficient conceptual background to successfully pursue higher education and careers in Chemistry later. The syllabus covered is comparable to international level and covers important ideas within the discipline. 

Topics covered in NCERT Chemistry Class 11 are:

 I. Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

II. Structure of Atom

III. Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

IV. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

V. States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

VI. Thermodynamics

VII. Equilibrium

VIII. Redox Reactions

IX. Hydrogen

X. s - Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)

XI. Some p -Block Elements

XII. Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

XIII. Hydrocarbons

XIV. Environmental Chemistry

Topics covered in NCERT Chemistry Class 11 are:

I. Solid State

II. Solutions

III. Electrochemistry

IV. Chemical Kinetics

V. Surface Chemistry

VI. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

VII. p -Block Elements

VIII. d and f Block Elements

IX. Coordination Compounds

X. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

XI. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

XII. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

XIII. Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen

XIV. Biomolecules

XV. Polymers

XVI. Chemistry in Everyday Life

NCERT chemistry books emphasize on problem solving methods, applied chemistry and an awareness of when and how key concepts of science originated and developed.

Available for free online, NCERT Chemistry books cover general topics, Gaseous and Liquid state, Nuclear Chemistry, and Solutions really well. NCERT books online and offline cover all the topics in JEE syllabus but do not have much explanation. Topics like Surface Chemistry and Solid State have not been explained in detail and could have been dealt better. But students can use other physical chemistry books to delve deeper into concepts introduced in these books.

Other Physical Chemistry books you may want to buy:

• P. Bahadur (For Reading Theory)

• P. W. Atkins

• O. P. Tandon

• Bruce Mahan

• R.C. Mukherjee