How are your preparations for NEET Chemistry 2021 going this year? We understand you well. We know how difficult it is to handle all the subjects together as you near your examinations. We are also worried about how your revisions are going? That is why, at #ChemistryBench, our experts have come up with a list of do or die chapters and topics that you need to concentrate on for NEET Chemistry 2021 this year.
To easily score higher or at least clear the exam, you have to invest in some additional hours or efforts. Not to all the chapters. But, to a few chapters or topics in the NEET chemistry 2021 syllabus.
As you know, NEET Chemistry 2021 examination will have 45 questions to be answered. Each correct answer fetches you 4 points. Each incorrect answer fetches you -1 point. Class XI questions account for 23 (with 92 marks). Class XII questions account for 22 (with 88 marks). This totals the NEET Chemistry score to a maximum of 180 marks.
|
Chapter |
No of questions | Marks |
Weightage |
| Physical Chemistry – Class XI | 8 | 32 |
47.06 % |
|
Physical Chemistry – Class XII |
9 | 36 |
52.94 % |
|
Inorganic Chemistry – Class XI |
8 | 32 |
53.33 % |
|
Inorganic Chemistry – Class XII |
7 | 28 |
46.67 % |
|
Organic Chemistry – Class XI |
4 | 16 |
30.77 % |
| Organic Chemistry – Class XII | 9 | 36 |
69.23 % |
Highest weightage topics in Physical Chemistry
Highest weightage topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Highest weightage topics in Organic Chemistry
| Chapter | Class XI contribution | Class XII contribution | Total marks |
| Physical Chemistry | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| Organic Chemistry | 16 | 36 | 52 |
| Total | 80 | 100 | 180 |
| 44.44% | 55.56% | 100.00% |
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Type #1: Easy and important
| Chapter | Weightage |
| Biomolecules and Polymers | 5.93% |
| Chemical Thermodynamics | 4.44% |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 3.70% |
| Solid State | 2.96% |
Type #2: Not easy but important
| Chapter | Weightage |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | 7.41% |
| s Block elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth Metals) and Hydrogen | 6.67% |
| p Block Elements | 5.93% |
| Alcohols and Ethers | 5.93% |
| Coordination Compounds | 5.93% |
| Chemical Kinetics | 5.19% |
| Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes (Hydrocarbons) | 4.44% |
| General Organic Chemistry | 4.44% |
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Mole Concept) | 3.70% |
| Amines and Diazonium Salts | 2.96% |
Type #3: Not so easy and not so important
| Chapter | Weightage |
| Ionic Equilibrium | 2.22% |
| Electrochemistry | 2.22% |
| Liquid and Gaseous State | 2.22% |
| Redox Reactions and Volumetric Analysis | 2.22% |
| d and f Block Elements | 1.48% |
| Carbonyl Compounds (Aldehydes and Ketones) | 1.48% |
| Chemistry in Everyday Life | 1.48% |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 1.48% |
| Isomerism of organic compounds | 1.48% |
| Solutions and Colligative Properties | 1.48% |
| Haloarenes and Phenols | 1.48% |
| Classification and Nomenclature of Organic Compounds | 0.74% |
| Practical and Environmental Chemistry | 0.74% |
| General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals (Metallurgy) | 0.74% |
| Atomic Structure | 0.74% |
| Nuclear and Surface Chemistry | 0.74% |
| Haloalkanes | 0.74% |
| Carboxylic Acid and its Derivatives | 0.00% |
| Qualitative Inorganic Analysis | 0.00% |
| Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds | 0.00% |
(Source: https://www.embibe.com/)
As experts, NEET chemistry tutors have suggested the students to focus on some of the basic concepts or principles. This shall help the students solve even the tricky questions asked in any of the categories or chapters.
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P.S: Please note that we have prepared this list of important chapters and topics with enough references that had chapter-wise weightage of the NEET Chemistry syllabus. This will serve as a priority list for all the NEET chemistry aspirants. In simple words, these are do or die chapters and topics. So, stay strategic and smart at your NEET Chemistry 2021 preparations!!!
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