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Chemistry in Everyday Life

Maharashtra Board · Class 11 · Chemistry

Complete topic list for Chemistry in Everyday Life in Maharashtra Board Class 11 Chemistry. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 11 Chemistry

Topics in Chemistry in Everyday Life

1

Basics of Food Chemistry

  • Food provides nutrients: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water
  • Nutrients are organic macromolecules - proteins and carbohydrates are polymeric materials
  • Cooking breaks down high polymers into smaller polymers through hydrolysis, making food easier to digest
2

Food Quality Chemistry

  • Food quality parameters: flavor, smell, texture, color, and microbial spoilage
  • Browning of cut fruits/vegetables occurs due to polyphenol oxidation
  • Quinones form from polyphenols and undergo polymerization to form brown tannins
3

Saturated, Unsaturated and Trans Fats

  • Saturated fats have no C=C bonds, pack closely, solid at room temperature
  • Unsaturated fats have C=C bonds creating 'kinks', liquid at room temperature
  • Trans fats have hydrogen atoms on opposite sides of C=C bond
4

Medicinal Chemistry

  • Drugs interact with biomolecules to produce biological responses
  • Analgesics relieve pain, antipyretics reduce fever
  • Aspirin is acetyl derivative of salicylic acid with fewer side effects

Key Concepts

Food contains nutrients like carbohydratesWhen fruits or vegetables are cutTwo typesSaturated fats (no double bonds)Omega

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