Physical chemistry - on demand

This is a post on Physical chemistry (as demanded by most people).

This branch of chemistry is somewhat similar to Physics and people are fond of it because it
involves least mugging out of the 3 branches of JEE chemistry
The chapter on mole concept is most important.
There are other chapters :

Stoichiometry : This was the most difficult chapter for me because I couldn't decipher the secrets
of this chapter till the end of my preparation. You are expected to know a number of redox
reactions (potassium dichromate , potassium permanganate , sulphur dioxide , hydrogen peroxide
etc etc). So you will be comfortable with this chapter only after completing inorganic chemistry. So
be patient here.

Equilibrium : Easiest and my favourite. Most logical. Make sure that you are strong not only in
numericals but also on theory based problems of this chapter.

Thermodynamics : Difficult one. The material available in market is flooded with second and third
law of thermodynamics in detail. But that's something useless. Third law is not in syllabus and
second law - only brief discussion + entropy calculation is there in syllabus. Make sure that you are
comfortable with thermochemistry.

Chemical Kinetics : again an easy one with very little syllabus

Electro-chemistry : BIG GUN! Just 1 equation - "Nernst's equation" and unlimited applications. If you
are not comfortable with any of the above mentioned chapter then this one's gonna be a nightmare

States of matter : simple one but cover liquid states thoroughly(the colligative properties part)

Nuclear Chemistry : easy one. But make sure you know the terms , definitions and properties

Surface Chemistry : is this a part of physical chemistry ?? Most take it as inorganic chemistry. Don't
ignore this one or else you are going to regret (for proof check JEE 2012 paper). NCERT is must
here.

All about Mechanics

Mechanics is one of the most important part of Physics in JEE.

It has huge weightage and not having a command on this part will definitely pull down your rank.
It's important because it has large applications in thermodynamics, electromagnetism as well as in
modern physics so being expert in this part helps you to understand the subject better.
Here is a chapterwise analysis of mechanics:
Kinematics: First chapter of mechanics. It's mainly mathematics with a little bit of physics.
Knowing calculus is important to understand this chapter. Definitions in this chapter must be
absolutely clear and yes focus mainly on projectile motion(especially projectile motion along an
inclined plane).
Laws of motion: "backbone of classical physics". Newton's second law is everything here. Practice it
well and apply it with caution. Constraint relations form an important part and a number of
questions are framed from this topic. Most students face problem in friction part. And yes paper
setters know it!
Work, power, energy: work energy theorem and law of conservation of mechanical energy are two
important laws that need to be mastered. Don't leave small things out here. In competitions they
even ask the units and conversions(for example 1HP = ? Watts).
Center of mass and momentum: another important chapter. The law of conservation of linear
momentum is very important and a number of questions are asked from it. Mixed questions from
these 4 chapters are common in JEE.
Gravitation: not so important from the point of JEE but very important of you are and olympiad

aspirant. If you are done with electrostatics then this chapter is a cakewalk.
Rigid body dynamics/rotational mechanics: most important chapter for JEE mechanics. It