Did you know? In recent times, JEE Main aspirants who have scored 100+ marks in Chemistry while scoring above average marks in the other two made it into the cutoff list. The best way to crack JEE Main exam is to score more than 100 marks in Chemistry. It is easily achievable thanks to the conducting body who asks mainly straightforward and easy questions.
Scoring high in Chemistry gets much easier when you study from relevant material and focus on topics with higher weightage. Let us explore the 5 best tips to score high in JEE Main Chemistry below.
5 Tips to score high in JEE Main Chemistry
The 5 tips mentioned below will help you achieve 100+ marks in Chemistry:
- Choose books published by reputed Authors- The JEE Main 2019 syllabus of Chemistry is divided into three sections- Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry & Numerical Chemistry. The table shown below contains the name of the books corresponding to name of the Authors.
| S.No | Name of Book | Author Name |
| 1 | Organic Chemistry | Morrison Boyd. |
| 2 | Inorganic Chemistry | O.P. Tandon |
| 3. | Numerical Chemistry | P. Bahadur |
- Focus more on topics with higher weightage
As per the trend in previous years, the topics mentioned below contains the maximum weightage:
| S.No | Name of the chapter | Most important topics |
| 1. | Chemical Kinetics | Rate of Reaction
Rate Law Order of Reaction Zero & First Order Reaction |
| 2. | Chemical Bonding | Fajan’s Rule
Hybridisation Molecular Orbital Theory Hydrogen Bond Electron Pair Effect Bond Order Diamagnetic And Paramagnetic Substances Van der Waals’ Forces Dipole-Dipole Interactions |
| 3. | Transition Elements | Compounds of Copper & Zinc |
| 4. | S-Block Elements | Periodicity
Alkali Metals |
| 5. | General Organic Chemistry | Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
Structural Isomerism Stereo Isomerism Substitution Reactions Addition Reactions Elimination Reactions Hybridisation Inductive Effect Electromeric Effect Conjugation Mesomeric Effect Resonance |
| 6. | P-Block Elements | Group 13 to Group 18 Elements
Trend Across the Periods |
| 7. | Redox Reactions | Electronic Concepts
Oxidation Number & Oxidation State |
| 8. | Ionic Equilibrium | Electrolytes
Common Ion Effect Acids & Bases Ostwald Dilution Law Degree of Dissociation Arrhenius Concept Lewis Concept pH Scale Buffer Solutions Salt Hydrolysis Indicators |
| 9. | Chemical Equilibrium | Le-Chatelier’s Principle
Rate of Reaction Equilibrium State Law of Mass-Action |
| 10. | Coordination Compounds | Double Salts & Coordination compounds
IUPAC Nomenclature Werner’s Theory |
| 11. | Carboxylic Acid & Its Derivatives | Conversion to Acid Chlorides
Conversion to Esters Reduction of Acids to Alcohol Halogenation of Aliphatic Acids Decarboxylation Functional Derivatives- Acids Chlorides Functional Derivatives- Acid Anhydrides Functional Derivatives- Amides Functional Derivatives- Esters |
| 12. | Alcohol, Phenol & Ester | Methods of Preparation- Alcohols
Physical Properties of Alcohol Chemical Properties of Alcohols RO-H Bond Cleavage Characterization of Alcohols Methods of Preparation- Phenols Physical Properties of Phenols Acidic Nature of Phenols Ring Substitution Kolbe Reaction Reimer-Tiemann Reaction |
| 13. | Periodic Classification of Elements | Modern Periodic Table
Aufbau Principle |
- Rely on NCERT book for Inorganic & Organic Chemistry
Whether a JEE Main exam or the CBSE Class XII Board Exam, NCERT books are best in every situation. Practising from NCERT increases your chance to score 100+ marks in Chemistry as it contains standard questions that are explained well in very easy language.
4. Try to solve each question within 1 minute 30 seconds
No amount of hard work will be enough to score high in JEE exam if you are not solving a question within the prescribed time frame. You can easily solve the questions related to organic & inorganic Chemistry within the given time bracket.
- Practice by writing down the formulas, derivations & conversions
Physical Chemistry- It contains the numerical part as well as the derivations, therefore practising through writing them down is the easiest way to master them.
Organic Chemistry- At times, conversions become lengthy while you are solving them mentally, but practicing them in writing will help you solve not only faster but in an accurate manner.
Inorganic Chemistry- This section is all about complex equations and characteristics of elements in the periodic table. Writing them down daily will help you have a strong grip over them.
There are countless tips to score 100+ marks in JEE Main Chemistry but in the end, it’s all down to your mindset while solving the exam.
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