Modern's ABC+ of Chemistry for Class XII (Part 1 & Part 2)
by Dr. S.P. Jauhar · Modern Publishers · Revised and Updated Edition 2019-2020
- 1. About the Book
- 2. Key Features
- 3. Book Index
- 4. Who Should Read This
- 5. Download PDF
Few reference books have earned the kind of loyalty that Modern's ABC+ of Chemistry commands among Class 12 students. Written by Dr. S.P. Jauhar — formerly Professor of Chemistry at Panjab University, Chandigarh — this two-part set has been a trusted companion for board and competitive exam preparation for years, and the 2019-2020 revised edition keeps that legacy intact.
About the Book
The book aligns strictly with the CBSE syllabus prescribed by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. But its reach extends well beyond CBSE. State boards across Uttarakhand, Karnataka (II Year PUC), Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Kerala, and several northeastern states following CBSE and ISC curriculum will find the content directly relevant to their own syllabi.
Split into Part 1 and Part 2, the set covers the entire Class 12 Chemistry theory syllabus across 16 units — 160 periods and 70 marks worth of material. The structure mirrors the official CBSE unit allocation, so students always know exactly which topics carry the most weight.
Key Features
Dr. Jauhar writes with the clarity of someone who has spent decades teaching at the university level. Complex topics like the Nernst equation, collision theory, and coordination compound bonding (VBT and CFT) are broken down into layers — each concept builds on the previous one without overwhelming the reader.
Every unit follows a consistent pattern: concept explanation, worked numerical examples, reaction mechanisms where applicable, and a graded exercise set at the end. The organic chemistry chapters stand out in particular. Nucleophilic substitution mechanisms, electrophilic substitution in phenols, and alpha-hydrogen reactivity in aldehydes are explained with step-by-step arrow-pushing detail that most textbooks skip.
The book also addresses environmental and real-world chemistry — DDT and freons in haloalkanes, biodegradable polymers, drugs and antacids in everyday life — connecting abstract reactions to things students encounter outside the classroom.
Book Index
| Unit | Title | Periods | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Solid State | 10 | 23 |
| II | Solutions | 10 | |
| III | Electrochemistry | 12 | |
| IV | Chemical Kinetics | 10 | |
| V | Surface Chemistry | 8 | |
| VI | General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements | 8 | 19 |
| VII | p-Block Elements | 12 | |
| VIII | d- and f-Block Elements | 12 | |
| IX | Coordination Compounds | 12 | |
| X | Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 10 | 28 |
| XI | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 10 | |
| XII | Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 10 | |
| XIII | Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 10 | |
| XIV | Biomolecules | 12 | |
| XV | Polymers | 8 | |
| XVI | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 6 | — |
Who Should Read This
CBSE and State Board Class 12 students form the core readership, but the book's real draw is its competitive exam utility. NEET aspirants will find the Biomolecules, Coordination Compounds, and p-Block Elements chapters mapped precisely to the NCERT-aligned medical entrance syllabus. JEE Mains and JEE Advanced candidates get serious value from the Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, and Thermodynamics sections — the numerical-heavy units where marks are often lost.
For NEST and IISER IAT, the deep conceptual treatment of reaction mechanisms and bonding theories gives students the analytical edge these exams test for. The revised 2019-2020 edition also incorporates KVPY and IIT-JEE oriented problem sets, making it a genuinely multi-purpose reference rather than a board-only textbook.
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