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Title: Basic concepts
Description: Basic concepts of chemistry with long answers, short answers, and M.C.Qs.

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1st year chemistry notes

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Calculate the grams atoms in 0
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Gram atoms of potassium =
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of atoms in them
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Mass of sodium = 23 gms= 1mole=6
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02x 1023 atoms
Both the substances have equal number of atoms because they have same
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Mg atom is twice heavier than that of carbon
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The atomic mass of Mg is 24 which is to twice as mass as compared to the
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02 x 1023
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Mass of Sucrose (C12H22O11)=342g=1mole=6
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=45NAatoms

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number of positive and negative ions, but the number of positively charged
ions are twice the number of negatively charged ions
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→ 2H+ + SO4-2

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When one mole of H2SO4 ionizes, it produces 2H+ and
SO4–2 ions
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Hydrogen ions are twice in number than that of SO ion
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Similarly ions produced by
complete ionization of 4
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and –ve charges but the number of H+ ions are twice than number of
negatively charged sulphate ions
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One mg of K2CrO4 has thrice the number of ions than the number

of molecules when ionized in excess of water
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K2CrO4



2K+ +

CrO4–2

When K2CrO4 ionizes in water, its one molecule gives three ions i
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two
K+ and one CrO4–2 (chromate) ions
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414 dm3 at STP, although the sizes and
masses of molecules of three gases are very different from each other
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One mole of gas at STP occupies a volume of 22
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Normally it is known
that in the gaseous state, the distance between the molecules is 300 times

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Therefore two grams of H2, 16 grams of
CH4 and 44 grams of CO2 (1 mole of each gas) separately occupy a

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volume of 22
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This is called molar volume
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1mole=22
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taking place in our surroundings involve limiting reactants give examples?
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In our surrounding

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many chemical reactions take place which involve limiting reactants some
of these reactions are:
(i)

Burning of coal to form CO2---Coal is limiting reactatnt C +

O2 ® CO2
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Burning of sui gas to form CO2 and H2O

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CH4 + 2O2 ® CO2 + 2H2O

Rusting of iron----iron is limiting reactant

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So other reactants are limiting reactants
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ten moles of electron and twenty–eight moles the total fundamental

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One molecule of H–O–H has two bounds between hydrogen and
oxygen
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of bonds and three moles of atoms

(2 moles of H atoms and one mole of O atoms)
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There are 28 moles of all
fundamental particles in one mole of water i
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10 moles of electrons
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8 moles of neurons (8 neutrons in oxygen and there is no neutron in
hydrogen) 28 moles of fundamental particles
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One mole of H2SO4 should completely react with two moles of

NaOH
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H2SO4 + 2NaOH ® Na2SO4 + H2O

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It needs two moles of OH ions for complete

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neutralization
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One mole of H2SO4 releases
twice the Avogadro’s number of H+ ions and it will need the Avogadro’s
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N2 and CO have same number of electrons, protons and neutrons
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For N2 No
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of protons in N2 = 7 + 7 = 14
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of electrons in O = 8
Total no
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of neutrons in C = 6
No
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of neutrons = 6 + 8 = 14
How many molecule, of water are in 12 gram of ice?

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Molar mass of water = 18 g/mol

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of molecules of water

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= 3
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Differentiate between limiting and non–limiting reactant ?

Ans
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A limiting reactant is a reactant and that controls the amount of the
product formed in a chemical reaction
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Actual Yield:
The amount of the products obtained in a chemical reaction is

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The yield which is obtained by dividing actual yield with theoretical

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yield and multiplying by 100 is called percent yield
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Significance:

% yield indicates the efficiency of reaction
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(i)

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Side reaction may takes place

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(b) All the reactant may not be converted into products
Mecahanical loss may occur like during
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Calculate the mass of 10–3 moles of MgSO4
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MgSO4 is an ionic compound
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Number of moles of substance
=

Formula mass of MgSO4 = 120 gm/ml
Number of moles of MgSO4 = 10–3 moles
Applying formula
10–3 =

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Mass of MgSO4 = 120 x 10–3 = 0
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Define Avogadro’s number ?

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It is equal to 6
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Define mole ?

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1 mole of water = 18
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Define isotopes ?

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For example carbon has three
isotopes
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Similarly hydrogen has three isotopes H H H called protium, deuterium
and tritium
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Define (i) ions

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Ion
As specie having positive or negative charges are called ions
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Positive Ion (Cation):
A specie has +ve charge is called positive ion and attracted towards
Cathode
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Negative Ion (Anion)
A specie which has negative charge is called negative ion and

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attracted towards anode
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Define and explain the molecular ion ?

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Cationic molecular, ions are more

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The molecular ions find applications of in calculation of molecular
mass of a compound
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What do understand by the relative atomic mass ?
Relative atomic mass is the mass of an atom of element as

compared to the mass of an atom of carbon taken as 12
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It is th of the mass of one carbon atom
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Define Gram atom ?

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Number of gram atoms of a meter an element
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1 gram atom of carbon = 12
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Number of gram ions =

1 gram ion of OH–1 = 17 grams

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Define gram formula and moles ?

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Number of gram formula or moles of a substance
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1 gram formula of NaCl = 58
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The volume occupied by one mole of an ideal gas at standard
equal to 22
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The volume is

The number of atoms present in a molecule is called the atomicity
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molecule contains one atom it is monoatomic, if it contains two atoms it is

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diatomic, and if it contains three atoms it is triatomic
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For example He, Cl2,
O3, P4, S8
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Atom:

Atom is now defined as the smallest particle of an element, which
may or may not have independent existence
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While atoms of hydrogen, nitrogen and
oxygen do not exist independently
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For example N2, O2, Cl2,
HCl, NH3 and H2SO4 are examples of molecules
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What do you mean by empirical formula and molecular formula?

How they are related to each other ?
Empirical Formula:

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Molecular Formula:

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The formula of a substance which is based on the actual molecule
is called molecular formula
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For example molecular formula of benzene is C6H6, while
that of glucose is C6H12O6
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There are many compounds, whose empirical formulas and
molecular formulas are the same
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Their simple
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It has 38
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7% hydrogen and 51
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Its molar mass is 62 gms
mole–1
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H = 9
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C = 38
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H = = 9
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Dividing above molar ratio by least ratio we get atomic ratio
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Molar mass = 62

Empirical formula mass = 12 + 3 + 16 = 31
Now
n =
=

= 2

Molar formula = n x Empirical formula
= 2 x CH3O
Molecular formula = C2H6O2
Hence molecular formula of Ethylene glycol = C2H6O2

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44% carbon 5
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06% of oxygen
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15
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of gram atoms of carbon =

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First of all divide the percentage of each element by its atomic mass

= 5
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of gram atoms of hydrogen =

= 5
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of gram atoms of oxygen =
C

: H:

4
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82 gram atoms of 0

Mole ratio

5
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82

Divide number of grams atoms by the smallest number
H:

O

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1

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So the empirical formula is C3H3O
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Empirical formula mass

=

3 x 12 + 3 x 1 + 16

= 36 + 3 + 16 = 55
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h = = = 2
Molecular formula = n x empirical formula
= 2 x C3H3O
= C6H6O2
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There are three useful relationships ?
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Number of molecules of a compound

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3
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NA is the Avogadro’s number
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02 x 1023
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There are three types of relationships of stoichiometric calculations
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Mass–Mass Relationship

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Title: Basic concepts
Description: Basic concepts of chemistry with long answers, short answers, and M.C.Qs.