Material On Basics of Chemistry (Day 1 To 4)
Material On Basics of Chemistry (Day 1 To 4)
TOPICS : Introduction, Matter , Division of matter, Atomic number , Mass number, No.of electrons ,
Protons and Neutrons in atoms and molecules , Brief discussion on Electronic configuration of Elements
with Atomic number up to 30, Symbols of Radicals, Valency , Formulae of Compounds, Physical &
Chemical change
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INTRODUCTION
When you start studying chemistry. different kinds of new questions come to your mind and
these questions require some basic concepts and techniques of chemistry to be solved. In this
chapter we will study only such concepts and techniques. We will discuss, what is chemistry,
why shall we study chemistry and how useful is it to mankind?
IMPORTANCE OF CHEMISTRY
Man has always been curious about the changes taking place In his surroundings and this
curiosity led him to study, observe and experiment with the changes taking place. When these
observations and experiments or we can say knowledge is systematically arranged, it is called
science, so we can define science as “a continuing human effort to systematize knowledge for
describing and understanding nature”.
Due to expansion and diversification in science, it has been subdivided into various
disciplines like chemistry, physics, biology, geology etc. so that we can study each of them
easily. We define chemistry as the branch of science that deals with the composition,
properties and interaction of matter.
Chemistry has a very important role in our daily life.
Preservatives like sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite are used for better
preservation of food and check its wastage.
Insecticides and pesticides like D.D.T., gammexane etc. are helpful for crop protection and
storage of food grains.
Products of domestic consumptions like soaps, cosmetics, oils, perfumes etc. are
outcomes of chemical synthesis.
Health-care products, skin cream and soaps contain chemical compound, similarly
disinfectants and germicides also contain chemical compounds.
Materials for improving quality of life like air conditioner use chemical substances
like liquid ammonia or liquid sulphur dioxide.
Life saving drugs such as cisplatin and taxol (used in cancer therapy) and AZT
(azidothymidine is used for helping AIDS victims) are prepared by chemical processes.
(4) With advancement in chemistry now it is possible to make new materials with specific
magnetic, electric and optical properties e.g , superconducting ceramics (the ceramic materials
used to make superconductors are a class of materials called perovskites), conducting
polymers (are organic polymers that conduct electricity), optical fibres (an optical fibre is a
flexible, transparent fibre made of a pure glass (silica) not much wider than human hair.
With increasing understanding in chemistry now it is possible to apply principles of
chemistry to stop environmental degradation e.g., CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), a refrigerant
responsible for ozone depletion in the stratosphere has been replaced with newly synthesised
blends of various compounds e.g., R-410A and also Natural refrigerants such as ammonia,
carbon dioxide. sulphur dioxide and non-halogenated hydrocarbons, they preserve the ozone
layer and have no (e.g., ammonia) or only a low (carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons) global
warming potential are in use once again.
Still there are some challenges to chemists like management of the green house gases
like methane, carbon dioxide etc., understanding various chemical reactions in living
organisms (= biochemical processes) and use of enzymes for large scale production of
chemicals.
Nature of Matter
We see different things around us having different shapes, sizes and colours, mass and occupy
space, all these things are composed of matter. So, matter is anything that occupies space
possesses mass and can be felt by one or more of our senses. Example : water, air, living
things, books, table, chalk, blackboard etc. all are composed of matter.
Depending upon physical and chemical properties matter can be classified into different
categories. Based on physical states matter can be classified as solid, liquid and gas.
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In solid, constituent particles of matter are held close to each other or tightly packed, usually
in a regular pattern and do not have much freedom to move or not easily compressible. Therefore
they retain a fixed volume and shape e.g.. NaCI, Fe etc.
In liquid, constituent particles are close together with no regular arrangement and acquire the shape
of the container in which it is kept, their particles can move and are not easily compressible
due to little free space but flow easily. Therefore they have definite volume but not definite shape
e.g.. Br2, water etc.
In gas, constituent particles are far apart with no regular arrangement and occupies the
shape and volume of it s container, t hey can move around or flow easily and are
compressible, Gases have no definite volume and shape e.g.. 02 . NH3 etc.
Solid, liquid and gaseous states of matter are interconvertible by changing temperature and
pressure
For example, when water is cooled at 0°C, it gets converted into ice, which is a solid and on
heating at 100°C, it starts to boil and gets converted into vapour, which is a gaseous state
of water. On cooling, water vapour first gets converted into liquid and on further cooling to
0°C it becomes a solid (Ice).
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with the help of a microscope. e.g., the mixture of salt and sugar, grains and pulses along
with stone pieces are heterogeneous mixtures because they do not evenly mix and can be
seen as separate entities in a mixture. Similarly milk appear to us as a homogeneous mixture
but by physical methods like configuration or churning of the components like cream can be
separated. So milk is also a heterogenous mixture. Other examples are sand and iron filings,
sand and water, mud etc.
Co mpo nent s of a mixt ure can be separat ed by physical met hods like filt rat io n,
crystallisation, sublimation. extraction, distillation, chromatography, magnetic separation,
simple hand picking etc.
Pure substances have a fixed composition and their constituents cannot be separated by
simple physical methods. Their properties do not vary, e.g., copper, silver, water, carbon
dioxide etc, all of these have same constituents and they cannot be separated by physical
methods, also take the case of glucose, it contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a
fixed ratio.
Pure substances can be classified into elements and compounds. An Element is a pure
substance which is made up of one kind of particles called atoms or molecules e.g.,
sodium, copper, silver etc. But atoms of different elements are different in nature duo to
different number of protons, electrons and neutrons which lead to different properties.
Some elements such as sodium or copper contain single atoms (monatomic) held together as
their constituent particles whereas in some others, two or more atoms combine to give
respectively diatomic or polyatomic molecules of the element. Some common diatomic
molecules are H7 , 07 . CO, N2, F2 , C12, Br2 etc.
When two or more atoms of different elements combine in a fixed proportion by mass, then a
molecule of a compound is formed. e.g., H2O, CO2, NaCI, NH3. sugar etc. e.g., water (H20) is
a compound made up of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen, chemically combined in a fixed
proportion of 1 : 8 by mass.
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Similarly in carbon dioxide (CO2) carbon and oxygen, chemically combined in a fixed proportion
of 3 : 8 by mass.
This fixed and definite ratio is characteristic of a particular compound. When a compound
is formed, the constituent elements lose their properties or we can say that the properties of a
compound are different from those of Its constituent elements.
For example, hydrogen is a combustible substance and burns with a pop sound and oxygen
is a supporter of combustion but water which is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen is
neither combustible nor a supporter of combustion rather it is used as a fire extinguisher.
Also hydrogen and oxygen are gases whereas water is a liquid.
Unlike mixtures, the constituents of the compound cannot be separated into simpler
substances by physical methods. Consider a compound of iron and sulphur for example, iron
disulphide (FeS2 also called as iron pyrite). If a magnet is brought near to sample of iron
disulphide compound. the iron does not separate from sulphur. So. constituents of
compounds cannot be separated by physical methods but they can be separated by chemical
methods or electricity for example : Molten magnesium chloride can be broken down
into its constituent elements, magnesium and chlorine gas by passing electricity (=
electrolysis).
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
A substance is a form of matter which has mass and occupies volume. It resists a change in itself.
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Substances which have definite and constant chemical composition are known as pure substances.
Pure substances are two types : elements and compounds.
An element is a pure substance made up of same kind of atoms. There are about 110 elements
known till today.
Compounds are formed by the chemical combination of atoms of different elements in a definite ratio.
Elements lose their properties in the formation of a compound. Components of a compound cannot be
separated by simple physical methods.
During the formation of a compound from its elements, energy in the form of heat is either absorbed or
released. When energy is absorbed, the compound is called endothermic compound and when energy is
released, the compound is called exothermic compound.
11 Sodium Natrium Na
19 Potassium Kalium K
26 Iron Ferrum Fe
29 Copper Cuprum Cu
47 Silver Argentum Ag
50 Tin Stannum Sn
74 Tungston Wolfram* W
79 Gold Aurum Au
80 Mercury Hydragyrum Hg
82 Lead Plumbum Pb
* Name in German
TABLE-2
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The formula N2 Represents one nitrogen molecule and molecule of an element. The
molecule has two nitrogen atoms.
The formula H2O Represents one water moloecule. Water is obtained by the
combination of elements hydrogen and oxygen.
Water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one
oxygen atom.
The formula NaCl Represents one pair of ions. Sodium chloride is obtained by the
combination of elements sodium and chlorine. Sodium cations and
chloride anions are in 1:1 ratio in the crystal structure of sodium
chloride.
The formula Represents hydrated copper sulphate, which is also called blue vitriol.
CuSO4.5H2O Copper cations and sulphate anions are in 1:1 ratio, along with five
water molecules in the crystal structure of copper sulphate.
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Acid radical Symbol Charge Valency
Chloride Cl – –1 1
Bromide Br– –1 1
Nitrite NO2– –1 1
Nitrate NO3– –1 1
Permanganate MnO4– –1 1
Chlorite ClO2– –1 1
Chlorate ClO3– –1 1
Perchlorate ClO4– –1 1
Bicarbonate HCO3– –1 1
Carbonate CO32– –2 2
Oxide O2– –2 2
Sulphide S2– –2 2
Sulphite SO32– –2 2
Sulphate SO42– –2 2
Thiosulphate S2O32– –2 2
Dichromate Cr2O72– –2 2
Chromate CrO42– –2 2
Silicate SiO32– –2 2
Phosphide P3– –3 3
Phosphate PO43– –3 3
Arsenite AsO33– –3 3
Arsenate AsO43– –3 3
Ferricyanide [Fe(CN)6]3– –3 3
Ferrocyanide [Fe(CN)6]4– –4 4
Pyrophosphate P4O74– –4 4
Say, a molecule is formed from acid radical ‘A’ and basic radical ‘B’, their combination must be in
the inverse ratio of their valencies.
Different steps are involved in writing the formula of a given compound. They are:
a) Write the symbol of basic radical to the left and acidic radical to the right side.
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b) The valency of each radical is written on the radicals.
c) Numerical values of valencies are exchanged by the criss-cross rule.
TABLE-4
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(3) (2)
Fe (SO4)
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2. Mass number (A)
Mass number(A) = Total nucleons = number of protons (Z) + number of neutrons(n)
A Z n (or ) n A Z
3. Representation of an atom: The composition of an element can be
represented by using
i) Element symbol [X]
ii) With superscript on the LHS as mass number (A)
mass number
A 14
ZX
symbol of elem ent Ex : 6 C 6 p, 6e,8n
Atomic number
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MATERIAL ON BASICS OF CHEMISTRY
Subject : Chemistry
Chapters : Introduction, Matter , Division of matter, Atomic number , Mass number, No.of electrons ,
Protons and Neutrons in atoms and molecules , Brief discussion on Electronic configuration of Elements
with Atomic number up to 30, Symbols of Radicals, Valency , Formulae of Compounds, Physical &
Chemical change
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EXERCISES
I) Write down the formuae of following compounds.
1.Aluminium chloride 2.Ammonium nitrite 3.Barium sulphate
4.Bismuth nitrate 5.Cadmium carbonate 6.Calcium bromide
7.Chromium sulphate 8.Cobalt nitrate 9.Cupric hydroxide
10 Cuprous chloride 11. Hydrogen peroxide 12.Ferrous sulphide
13. Lead acetate 14.Magnesium phosphate 15.Manganous sulphate
16. Mercuric iodide 17.Nickel nitrate 18.Potassium ferrocynide
19. Silver thiosulphate 20.Sodium sulphite 21.Stronium bromide
22.Stannous chloride 23.Stannic oxide 24.Zinc ferricyanide
25.Calcium silicate 26.Potassium permanganate 27.Sodium dichromate
28.Sodium zincate 29.Calcium silicate 30.Potassium cyanide
II.Write down chemcial names of substances whos for mulae are given below
1. Ca3 PO4 2 2. Ba CIO3 2 3. AgCl 4. NaBrO
5. K 2CO3 6. Al2 SO4 3 7. Na2 S 2O3 8. Na2 SiO3
9. Hg 2Cl2 10. CH 3COO 2 Pb 11. NaNH 4 HPO4 12. CrCl3
13. SnCl2 14. K 2 MnO4 15. Mg HCO3 2 16. Ag 2 SO3
17. Mn3 BO3 2 18. Cu2O 19. Ca OH 2 20. PbCrO4
21. Na4 Fe CN 6 22. Ag 3 AsO3 23. Sb2 SO4 3 24. H 3 BO3
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III.Write down the formulae of the comound given below.
1.Ferric sulphate 2.Magnesium phosphite
3.Aluminium carbonate 4.Sodium thiosulphate
5.Cadmium nitrate 6.Chromium oxide
7. Sodium silicate 8.Strontium bicarbonate
9.Potassium zincate 10. Calcium borate
11.Sulpuric acid 12. Mercuric iodide
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13.Lead chromate 14.Barium peroxide
15. Manganous chloride 16.Stannic phosphate
17.Nickle bisulphate 18.Bismoth iodide
19.Calcium hypochlorite 20.Arsenious oxide
Answers:
I.
1. AlCl3 2. NH 2 NO2 3. BaSO4 4. Bi NO3 3 5. CdCO3
6. CaBr2 7. Cr2 SO4 3 8. CO NO3 2 9. Cu OH 2 10.CuCl
11. H 2O2 12.FeS 13. Pb CH 3COO 2 14. Mg3 PO4 2
15. MnSO4 16. HgL2 17. Ni NO3 2 18. K 4 Fe CN 6
19. Ag 2 S 2O3 20. Na2 SO3 21. SrBr2 22. SnCl2
23. SnO2 24. Zn3 Fe CN 6 2 25. Ca3 BO3 2 26. KMnO4
27. Na2Cr2O7 28. Na2 ZnO2 29. CaSiO3 30. KCN
II)
1.Calcium phosphate 2.Barium chlorate 3.Silver chloride
4.Sodium hypobromite 5.Potasium carbonate 6.Aluminium sulphate
7.Sodium thiosulphate 8.Sodium silicate 9.Mercurous chloride
10.Lead acetate 11.Sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate
12.Cromium chloride 13. Stannous chloride 14.Potassium manganate
15. Magnesium bicarbonate 16.Silver sulphite 17. Manganous borate
18. Cuprous oxide 19.Calcium hydoxide 20.Lead chromate
21.Sodium ferrocyanide 22.Silver arsenite 23.Antimony sulphate
III.
1. Fe2 SO4 3 2. MgHPO3 3. Al2 CO3 3 4. Na2 S 2O3 5. Cd NO3 2
6. Cr2O3 7. Na2 SiO3 8. Sr HCO3 2 9. K 2 ZnO2 10. Ca3 BO3 2
11. H 2 SO4 12. Hgl2 13. PbCrO4 14. BaO2 15. MnCl2
16. Sn3 PO4 4 17. Ni HSO4 2 18. BiL3 19. Ca CIO 2 20. As2O3
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