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The first volume of two, Conceptual Chemistry For Class - 12 (Volume - 1) provides material on the syllabus recently updated by the CBSE, as well as the other state education boards. Summary Of The Book Class 12 has now come to be accepted as the formative crux of a student’s career choice. As the year when most boards have their centralized examination in the Science stream of high school education, Chemistry is one of the core subjects to be concentrated on by the students. Thus, it is important to have access to material which is handy to use and at the same time encompasses all that one should know in a manner that is easily identifiable and easy to understand for the student. For ease of access, the book is split into two volumes, with the first volume covering 9 concepts and the second volume covering 7. It provides a systematic and logical development of the concepts from the basics with numerous illustrations and solved problems to drive home the point. Each section comes with an assignment meant for homework, class discussions and tests. Conceptual Chemistry For Class - 12 (Volume - 1) covers subject material from chapters such as The Solid State, Coordination Compounds, Chemical Kinetics, and Surface Chemistry. The book even has a separate section on value based questions and a chapter round up called Let Us Say It Again. Catering to the needs of the students who are preparing for competitive exams like the AIEEE and IIT-JEE, Conceptual Chemistry For Class - 12 (Volume - 1) has a conceptual corner with solved questions. The book follows all the IUPAC guidelines and nomenclature of organic compounds and also includes objective quesytions. About The Authors S. K. Jain is a former professor and author Other books written by him are Mineral Processing and Advances in Ring Theory. S. K. Jain holds a doctorate awarded by the University of Delhi. A prolific author, he has authored nearly a fifty books for both college and school students. His works have been published in newspapers and journals of international repute. After serving the Department of Chemistry, Hindu College, for 35 years, he retired in 2006. The Federation of Educational Publishers in India conferred on him the Distinguished Author Award in 2011. A post graduate from IIT, Kanpur, Shailesh K. Jain followed up his Master’s degree with a Ph.D in the United Kingdom. With a special interest in Analytical Chemistry, he has interest in heterogeneous catalysis. Dr. Jain has been involved in the penmanship of many textbooks for school students.