Chapter 1 Notes
Chapter 1 Notes
Elements: Elements are pure substances which cannot be broken down into simpler
substances by ordinary chemical changes.
Elements are further classified as metals, nonmetals and metalloids.
(1) Metals:
(i) Metals have a lustre (a shiny appearance).
(ii) They conduct heat and electricity.
(iii) They are ductile.
(iv) They are malleable.
Examples: gold, silver, copper, iron. Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature.
(2) Non-metals:
(i) Non-metals have no lustre. (Exception: diamond, iodine)
(ii) They are poor conductors of heat and electricity. (Exception: graphite)
(iii) They cannot be hammered into sheets or drawn into wire, because they are brittle.
Examples: Iodine, nitrogen, carbon, etc.
(3) Metalloids: Elements which have properties intermediate between metals and non-metals, are
called metalloids or semi-metals. Examples: arsenic, silicon and germanium.
Compounds: Compounds are the pure substances which cannot be broken down into simpler
substances by ordinary chemical changes.
Mixture:
(i) A mixture is a simple combination of two or more substances in which the constituent
substances retain their separate identities.
(ii) Mixtures have no definite chemical composition and hence no definite properties.
e.g. Paint (mixture of oils, pigment, additive), concrete (a mixture of sand, cement, water)
Types of Mixtures:
(a) Homogeneous mixture: If only one phase is present in a mixture, then it is called
homogeneous mixture. e.g. Mixture of ethyl alcohol and water, salt and water or mixture of
gases etc.
(b) Heterogeneous mixture: If two or more phases are present in a mixture, then it is called
heterogeneous mixture. e.g. phenol-water system, silver chloride-water system.
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Q. Which are mixtures and pure substances from the following?
i. sea water ii. gasoline iii. skin iv. a rusty nail v. a page of the textbook. vi. diamond
Ans. Mixtures: sea water, gasoline, skin, a rusty nail, a page of the textbook
Pure substance: Diamond
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Q. Classify the following as element and compound.
i. mercuric oxide ii. helium gas iii. water iv. table salt v. iodine vi. mercury vii. oxygen
viii. nitrogen
Ans. Elements: Helium gas, iodine, mercury, oxygen, nitrogen
Compounds: Mercuric oxide, water, table salt
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Q. Define: Units.
Ans. The arbitrarily decided and universally accepted standards are called units.
There are several system in which units are expressed such as CGS (centimetre for length,
gram for mass and second for time), FPS (foot, pound, second) and MKS (metre, kilogram,
second) systems, etc.
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Q. What are SI units? Name the fundamental SI units.
Ans. In 1960, the general conference of weights and measure, proposed revised metric system,
called International System of units, that is, SI units.
The seven fundamental SI units are as given below:
No. Base Physical Quantity Symbol for Name of SI Symbol for SI
Quantity Unit Unit
1.. Length l metre m
2. Mass M kilogram kg
3. Time t second s
4. Electric current I ampere A
5. Thermodynamic T Kelvin K
temperature
6. Amount of substance n mole Mol
7. Luminous intensity Iv candela Cd
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NCERT Corner:
Prefixes used in the SI system:
Multiple Prefix Symbol Multiple Prefix Symbol
10–1 deci d 10 deca da
–2 2
10 centi c 10 hecto h
–3 3
10 mili m 10 kilo k
–6
10 micro 10 6
mega M
–9 9
10 nano n 10 giga G
–12 12
10 pico p 10 tera T
–15 15
10 femto f 10 peta P
–18 18
10 atto a 10 exa E
–21 21
10 zepto z 10 zeta Z
–24 24
10 yocto y 10 yotta Y
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Q. Give reason: The mass of a body is more fundamental property than its weight.
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Physical properties:
(1) Mass and weight:
(i) Matter has mass. It is the measure of the quantity of matter a body contains.
(ii) The mass of a body does not vary as its position changes.
(iii) On the other hand, the weight of a body is result of the mass and gravitational attraction.
(iv) The weight of a body varies because the gravitational attraction of the earth for a body varies
with the distance from the centre of the earth.
Hence, the mass of a body is more fundamental property than its weight.
(2) Length:
(i) The properties such as the atomic radius, bond length, wavelength of electromagnetic
radiation, etc. are very small, therefore fractional units of the SI unit of length are used to express
these properties.
(ii) Fractional units of length: nanometre (nm), picometre (pm).
1 nm = 10–9 m, 1 pm = 10–12 m.
(3) Volume:
(i) It is the amount of space occupied by a three
dimensional object. It does not depend on shape.
(ii) SI unit of volume is (meter)3 or m3.
(iii) The common unit used for the measurement of
volume of liquids & gases is litre (L).
1 L = 1 dm3 & 1 mL = 1 cm3. 1 L = 1000 mL.
(iv) Different kinds of glassware are used to measure Fig: Volumetric glass apparatus
the volume of liquids and solutions.
For example, graduated cylinder, burette, pipette, etc.
(v) A volumetric flask is used to prepare a known volume of a solution.
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1 amu = mass of one C-12
12
1
= 1.992648 10–23 g
12
1 amu = 1.66056 10−24 g
Recently, amu has been replaced by unified mass unit called dalton (symbol 'u' or 'Da'),
'u' means unified mass.
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Q. Point the difference between 12 g of carbon and 12 u of carbon.
Ans. 12 g of carbon is the molar mass of carbon while 12 u of carbon is the mass of one carbon
atom.
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Q. Mass of an atom of oxygen in gram is 26.56896 × 10–24 g. What is the atomic mass of
oxygen in u? (Ans. 1.008 u)
Q. The mass of an atom of hydrogen is 1.008 u. What is the mass of 18 atoms of hydrogen?
(Ans. 18.144 u)
Q. Calculate the number of atom in each of the following (Given: Atomic mass of I = 127 u).
a. 254 u of iodine (I) b. 254 g of iodine (I). (Ans. 2 atoms, 1.2044 1024 atoms)
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Q. What is average atomic mass?
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Average atomic mass:
The atomic mass of an element which exists as mixture of two or more isotopes is the average
of atomic masses of its isotopes. This is called average atomic mass.
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Q. Explain the need of the term average atomic mass.
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(i) Many naturally occurring elements exist as mixture of more than one isotope.
(ii) Isotopes have different atomic masses.
(iii) The atomic mass of such an element is the average of atomic masses of its isotopes.
(iv) For calculating average atomic mass of element, the atomic masses of isotopes and their
relative percentage abundance are considered.
(v) Hence, The term average atomic mass is needed to express atomic mass of elements containing
mixture of two or more isotopes.
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Q. Calculate the average atomic mass of Carbon using the following data:
Isotope Atomic mass (u) Relative Abundance (%)
12
C 12.00000 98.892
13
C 13.00335 1.108
14
C 14.00317 2 10–10
(Ans. 12.011 u)
Q. Calculate the average atomic mass of Neon using the following data:
Isotope Atomic mass (u) Relative Abundance (%)
20
Ne 19.9924 90.92%
21
Ne 20.9940 0.26%
22
Ne 21.9914 8.82%
(Ans. 20.1707 u)
Q. The natural isotopic abundance of 10B is 19.60% and 11B is 80.40 %. The exact isotopic masses
are 10.13 and 11.009 respectively. Calculate the average atomic mass of boron (Ans. 10.81)
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Q. Define: Molecular mass
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Molecular mass: Molecular mass of a substance is the sum of average atomic masses of the
atoms of the elements which constitute the molecule.
Molecular mass of a substance is the mass of one molecule of that substance relative to the
mass of one carbon – 12 atom.
e.g. (i) CO2 = 1 × 12 u + 2 × 16 u = 12 u + 32 u = 34 u
(ii) H2O = 2 × 1 u + 1 × 16 u = 2 u + 16 u = 18 u
(iii) H2SO4 = (2 × 1 u) + (1 × 32 u) + (4 × 16 u) = 2 u + 32 u + 64 u = 98 u
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Q. Find the mass of 1 molecule of oxygen (O2) in amu (u) and in grams.
(Ans. 32 u & 53.1379 10–24 g)
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Q. Define: Formula mass
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Formula Mass: The formula mass of a substance is the sum of atomic masses of the atoms
present in the formula.
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Q. Explain: formula mass with an example.
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Formula Mass:
(i) In sodium chloride, one sodium (Na+) ion is surrounding by six chloride (Cl-) ions, all at the
same distance from it and vice versa. Thus sodium chloride do not contain discrete molecules
as the constituent units.
(ii) Therefore, NaCl is just the formula which is used to represent sodium chloride, though it is not
a molecule.
(iii) Similarly, a term 'formula mass' is used for such ionic compounds, instead of molecular mass.
(iv) The formula mass of a substance is the sum of atomic masses of the atoms present in the
formula.
e.g. Formula mass of NaCl = average atomic mass of Na + average atomic mass of Cl
= 23.0 u + 35.5 u
= 58.5 u
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Q. Find the formula mass of (i) CaSO4 (ii) Cu(NO3)2
[Atomic masses: Ca = 40.1 u, S = 32.1 u, O = 16.0 u, Cu = 63.5 u, N = 14.0 u]
(Ans. 136.2u, 187.5 u)
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Q. One dozen means how many items?
Ans. One dozen = 12 items
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Q. One gross means how many items?
Ans. 1 Gross = (1 dozen)2 = (12 items)2 = 144 items
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Q. Explain: Mole Concept.
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Mole Concept:
(i) Mole is the unit of amount substance and its symbol is mol.
(ii) One mole is the amount of a substance that contains as many entities or particles as there are
atom in exactly 12 g of the carbon – 12 isotope.
(iii) Let us calculate the number of atoms in 12.0000 g of Carbon-12 isotopes.
Mass of one carbon-12 atom = 1.992648 × 10–23 g
Mass of one mole carbon atom = 12 g
12 g/mol
Number of atoms in 12 g of carbon -12 = −23
1.992648 × 10 g/atom
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= 6.0221367 × 10 atom/mol
(iv) Thus, One mole is the amount of substance which contains 6.0221367 1023 particles/entities
(such as atoms, molecules or ions).
(v) Example: (a) 1 mole of oxygen atoms = 6.0221367 × 1023 atoms of oxygen
(b) 1 mole of water molecules = 6.0221367 × 1023 molecules of water
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Q. Explain molar mass.
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Molar mass:
(i) The mass of one mole of a substance (element/compound) in grams is called its molar mass.
(ii) The molar mass of any element in grams is numerically equal to atomic mass of that element
in u.
Element Atomic mass (u) Molar mass (g mol-1)
H 1.0 1.0
C 12.0 12.0
O 16.0 16.0
(iii) Similarly molar mass of polyatomic molecule, in grams is numerically equal to its molecular
mass or formula mass in u.
Polyatomic substance Molecular/formula mass (u) Molar mass (g mol-1)
O2 32.0 32.0
H2O 18.0 18.0
NaCl 58.5 58.5
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Q. Calculate the number of moles and molecules of urea present in 5.6 g of urea.
(Ans. 0.0933 mol, 5.618 1022 molecules)
Q. Calculate the number of atoms in each of the following:
(i) 52 moles of Argon (Ar) (ii) 52 u of Helium (He) (iii) 52 g of Helium (He)
(Ans. (i) 313.144 10 , (ii) 13, (iii) 78.286 10 )
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Q. Calculate the number of moles of magnesium oxide, MgO in (i) 80 g and (ii) 10 g of the
compound. (Average atomic masses of Mg = 24 and O = 16) (Ans. (i) 2 mol (ii) 0.25 mol)
Q. In two moles of acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) calculate the following a. Number of moles of
carbon b. Number of moles of hydrogen c. Number of moles of oxygen d. Number of
molecules of acetaldehyde. (Ans.: A. 4 mol, B. 8 mol, C. 2 mol, D. 12.044 1023
molecules)
Q. Calculate the number of atoms of hydrogen present in 5.6 g of urea, (NH2)2CO.
Also calculate the number of atoms of N, C and O.
(Ans.: No. of atoms of H = 2.24 1023, N =1.124 1023 and C = 0.562 1023,
O = 0.562 1023)
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Q. Explain: molar volume of gas.
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Molar Volume of a gas:
(i) Chemists have deduced from Avogadro law that “One mole of any gas occupies a volume of
22.4 dm3 at standard temperature (0oC) and pressure (1 atm) (STP).”
(ii) The volume of 22.4 dm3 at STP is known as molar volume of gas
The relationship between number of moles and molar volume can be expressed as follows:
volume of the gas at STP
(iii) Number of moles of a gas (n) =
Molar volume of the gas
volume of the gas at STP
=
22.4 dm2 mol−1
(iv) One mole of various gas (of different molar masses) occupy 22.4 L at STP and contain
Avogadro’s number of molecules.
(v) Number of molecules = number of moles × 6.022 × 1023 molecules mol–1
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Formulae:
mass of substance 𝑤
1. Number of moles, 𝑛 = molecular mass of the substance , 𝑛 = 𝑀
2. Number of molecules= 𝑛 × Avogadro’s number [6.022 × 1023 ]
3. Volume of gas at STP = 𝑉 = 𝑛 × 22.414 L
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Competitive Corner
1) How many atoms of argon are present in 3.99 g of it? (Atomic mass = 39.9)
a) 6.022 1022 b) 3.011 1022 c) 3.011 1021 d) 6.022 1021
2) When 46 g of ethyl alcohol is dissolved in 162 g of water, the mole fraction of ethyl alcohol
and water respectively is
a) 0.9, 0.1 b) 0.78, 0.22 c) 0.1, 0.9 d) 0.22, 0.78
3) 6.022 10 molecules of urea are present in 100 ml of its solution. The concentration of
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solution is
a) 0.10 M b) 0.02 M c) 0.01 M d) 0.001 M
4) At constant temperature and pressure when 8 volume of dihydrogen gas react with 4 volumes
of dioxygen, the mass of water vapour produced is
a) 36 g b) 72 g c) 162 g d) 144 g
5) 0.4 g of an organic compound in Dumass method gives 22.4 ml. of nitrogen collected at S.T.P.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in the compound?
a) 13.67 % b) 7.0 % c) 8.5 % d) 10.0
6) What is the mass of solute (molar mass 39) in 156 g of benzene? If mole fraction of solute in
benzene is 0.2? (At. Wt. C = 12. H = l)
a) 15.8 g b) 19.5 g c) 22.4 g d) 10 g
7) 6.022 10 molecules of glucose are present in 100 ml of its aqueous solution, what is the
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at S.T.P. What is the mass of KCl(s) produced? (At. Mass: K = 39, Cl = 35.5 gm.)
a) 48.0 g b)B 7.45 g c) 24.0 d) 74.5
15) How many atoms of argon are present in 3.99 g of it? (Atomic mass = 39.9)
a) 6.022 1022 b) 3.011 1022 c) 3.011 1021d) 6.022 1021
16) The unit of atomic mass, amu is replaced by u, here u stands for
a) unified mass b) united mass c) unique mass d) universal mass
17) 3.42 10 kg Sugar (molar mass 342) is dissolved in water to produce 234.2 g of sugar syrup,
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33) Which of the following temperature will read the same value on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.
a) – 40ºC b) + 40ºC c) – 80ºC d) – 20ºC
34) What is the molar mass of a compound represented below?
a) 128 g mol–1 b) 108 g mol–1 c) 120 g mol–1 d) 126 g mol–1
35) 60 g CH3COOH dissolved in 1 dm3 solvent, what is modality of solution?
(Density = 1.25 g/cm3)
a) 0.8 m b) 0.4 m c) 0.2 m d) 0.6 m
36) The volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 0.25 mole of methane at S.T.P. is
a) 5.6 dm3 b) 22.4 dm3 c) 7.46 dm3 d) 11.2 dm3
37) The unit’s nanometer and Pico-meter are related as,
a) 1 nm = 103 pm b) 1 nm = 10–9 pm
c) 1 nm = 10–12 pm d) 1 nm = 10–3 pm
38) Which of the following pairs of moving phase and stationary phase respectively is correct for
column chromatography?
a) Liquid, Solid b) Solid, Liquid c) Gas, Liquid d) Gas, Solid
39) What is the mass percentage of carbon in urea? (Molar mass of urea = 60 g mol–1)
a) 28.0 % b) 20.0 % c) 26.67 % d) 46.67 %
40) Mole fraction of solute in its 2 molal aqueous solution is
a) 28.775 b) 0.034 c) 0.054 d) 0.018
41) An organic compound was found to contain 40.0 % C and 6.66 % H. Find it’s molecular
formula (Molar mass = 180)
a) C22 H24 O11 b) C2H4O2 c) CH2O d) C6H12O6
42) Pure samples of copper carbonate synthesized in laboratory and found naturally if both
contains 51.35 & copper, 38.91 % carbon and 9.74 % oxygen by weight. This is an accordance
with
a) Law of combining volumes b) Law of conservation of mass
c) Law of multiple proportion d) Law of definite proportion
43) How many gram of dihydrogen is required to react with dinitrogen to produce 34 g of
ammonia?
a) 6 g b) 2 g c) 12 g d) 3 g
44) What is the molarity of solution containing 0.8 g of NaOH (Molar mass 40 g mol–1) in 150 cm3
of water?
a) 0.02 mol dm–3 b) 0.12 mol dm–3 c) 5.33 mol dm–3 d) 0.1333 mol dm–3
45) At what new pressure 100 mL or a gas at pressure of 720 mm will occupy volume of 84 mL
keeping temperature constant?
a) 857.14 mm b) 712.14 mm c) 816.60 mm d) 604.82 mm
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