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Chemistry is a big part of our everyday life. You can find chemistry in foods we eat, the air, cleaning chemicals, drugs, fertilizer and pesticides , cosmetics, soaps and detergents-each and every objects we use in our day to day life .
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Module I Food , Food Additives ,Food adulteration
Food-Major sources of Food, food nutrients - Protein, Carbohydrate, fat, vitamin and Minerals, food additive-Preservatives, Colourants, flavourants, Emulsifying agents, flavour enhancer, leavening agents, sweeteners, Food Adulterants-Classification of Adulterants, identification of adulterants, health issues of food adulteration, Various law and bodies to control food adulteration
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Module II Soaps and Detergents
Soaps - Chemical composition of soaps, method of preparation of soaps, classification of soap, cleansing action of soap,Detergents - Chemical composition of Detergents, method of preparation of Detergents, classification of Detergents, cleansing action of Detergents, environmentals aspects of soaps and detergentns.
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Module III Drugs
Drugs- Classification of drugs, functions of drugs - antipyretics, antihistamines. analgesics, antacids, antibiotics, tranquilizer,antidepressants and stimulants, antifertility drugs
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Module IV - Plastic, Paper, Dyes
Plastic- classification of plastics, Environmental hazards of plastics, Recycling of plastics; Paper- types of paper, environmental impact of paper, dyes- natural and synthetic dyes
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Module V Chemistry and Agriculture
fertilzer- Introduction, types of fertilizer, impact of fertilizer on environment. Pesticides-introduction, classification, environmental hazards
