Sl. No. | Topics |
Lecture Nos. |
1) | General concept of ion exchange in soils | 2 |
2) | Activity and activity coefficients of ions, ionic strength | 2 |
3) | Surface reaction of soil colloids; adsorption of cations and anions, selectivity in ion adsorption | 2 |
4) | Diffuse double layer models of ion adsorption | 2 |
5) | Specific adsorption of cations and anions | 2 |
First Mid Exam | 1 | |
6) | Thermodynamic approach to describe ion adsorption; major types of equations used to illustrate adsorption isotherms including the Langmuir, the Freundlich, the BET (Brunauer, Emmitt and Teller), and the Gibbs equations. | 4 |
7) | Application of Donnan equilibrium in ion exchange phenomena | 2 |
8) | Effect of dilution, exchange capacity and valence on cation exchange with special reference to implication regarding plant nutrients in soil | 3 |
Second Mid Exam | 1 | |
9) | Phosphorus fixation | 3 |
10) | Chemistry of water logged soils | 5 |
11) | Micronurient solubility | 2 |
Final Exam | 1 |
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