NEET 2022: List of important topics in chemistry
Shilpi Sachdeva | March 11, 2022 | 11:33 AM IST | 1 min read
The NEET 2022 test date is likely to be announced soon by NTA. Candidates can prepare better for the test by understanding the chapter-wise weighting of concepts.
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Try NowNEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET-UG 2022 exam date soon on nta.ac.in. Candidates preparing for the medical entrance exam should familiarise themselves with the NEET syllabus 2022.
In the NEET exam 2022, the questions from physics, chemistry, botany and zoology topics are asked. Among these three subjects, chemistry is considered to be the easiest by the candidates. However, it becomes easier to score marks in this subject if candidates command the concepts.
A total of 90,825 MBBS, 27,948 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 487 BSc nursing, and 603 BVSc seats will be offered through the NEET exam 2022. Nearly 16 lakh students appeared in the NEET test last year.
NEET 2022 Chemistry Topics
A clear understanding of the chapter-wise weighting of concepts will assist candidates in planning the time they can devote to each chapter. In the NEET 2022 chemistry section, there will be 45 questions covering classes 10 and 12 .The following table highlights how much weight is assigned to the chemistry chapters:
NEET 2022 chapter-wise weightage in chemistry
|
Name of the topic |
NEET chemistry weightage |
|
Basic concepts of chemistry |
2% |
|
Structure of Atom |
3% |
|
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties |
3% |
|
Chemical Bonding and molecular structure |
5% |
|
States of Matter: gasses and liquids |
2% |
|
Solid-state |
2% |
|
Thermodynamics |
9% |
|
Equilibrium |
6% |
|
Redox Reactions |
1% |
|
Solutions |
5% |
|
Electrochemistry |
4% |
|
Chemical kinetics |
3% |
|
Surface Chemistry |
1% |
|
General Principles and processes of Isolation Elements |
1% |
|
Hydrogen |
3% |
|
s- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) |
1% |
|
Some p-Block elements |
1% |
|
d and f Block Elements |
4% |
|
Coordination compounds |
4% |
|
Organic Chemistry - some Basic principles and techniques |
2% |
|
Hydrocarbons |
3% |
|
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
1% |
|
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers |
8% |
|
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
3% |
|
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen |
1% |
|
Biomolecules |
3% |
|
Polymers |
3% |
|
Chemistry in Everyday Life |
4% |
|
Environmental Chemistry |
1% |
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