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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the NEET 2024 syllabus. As compared to the previous years' syllabus, some of the topics have been removed from each of the three subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. There are around nine chapters in Chemistry which have been removed. In Chemistry, the following chapters or topics have been removed from the units given in the table below. UnitsTopicsSome Basic Concepts of ChemistryGeneral Introduction: Important and scope of chemistry.Structure of AtomAtomic number, isotopes and isobars, Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and light.Some p-Block ElementsImportant compounds of silicon and a few uses: silicon tetrachloride, silicones, silicates and zeolites, their uses.Organic Compounds Containing NitrogenCyanides and Isocyanides- will be mentioned at relevant places.Environmental ChemistryEnvironmental pollution: Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in atmosphere, smogs, major atmospheric pollutants; acid rain ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of ozone layer, greenhouse effect and global warming-pollution due to industrial wastes; green chemistry as an alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategy for control of environmental pollution.PolymersClassification- Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and condensation), copolymerization. Some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polyesters, bakelite; rubber, Biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers.Chemistry in Everyday LifeChemicals in medicines- analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.• Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea of antioxidants.• Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action.Surface ChemistryAdsorption-physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids, catalysis homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity: enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspensions; lyophilic, lyophobic multimolecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation; emulsions- types of emulsions.Haloalkanes and Haloarenes·         Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C –X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions. Optical rotation.·         Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogen formonosubstituted compounds only).·         Uses and environmental effects of – dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT. Also Read:NEET Chemistry Syllabus With Chapter-wise WeightagePhysical Chemistry Chapters for NEETInorganic Chemistry Chapters for NEET 2024 Preparation

The NEET 2025 information brochure is expected to be released in the first week of March 2025, along with the application form. The information brochure for NEET is a detailed document, which is available online on the official website of the exam in PDF format. It consists of indepth information regarding the NEET exam in terms of dates, eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, test centre cities, admission process, among others. To access the NEET 2025 information brochure, students will have to follow the steps given below. 1. Visit the official website of NEET 2. Click on the Information tab3. Select Information Brochure from the dropdown menu4. Download the Information Brochure Candidates must download and preserve the information brochure and refer to it whenever there is any doubt or query related to the eligibility criteria, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, admission process, etc.