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Chapter Introduction: Matter & Its Properties
You already know that matter is made of atoms. But have you
wondered — when hydrogen gas and oxygen gas combine to form water, why is water
completely different from both gases?
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⚖️
Law of Conservation of Mass (เคฆ्เคฐเคต्เคฏเคฎाเคจ เคธंเคฐเค्เคทเคฃ เคा เคจिเคฏเคฎ)
๐ฌ Experiments That Proved
the Law
๐ง Activity 9.1 — Physical
Change (Salt + Water)
When common salt is dissolved in water, the mass of the
solution = mass of water + mass of salt. No mass is lost or gained during a
physical change.
๐งช Activity 9.2 — Chemical
Change (Vinegar + Baking Soda)
- In Set-up
1 (open system): baking soda is added to vinegar — CO₂ gas
escapes, so final mass < initial mass. Seems like mass is lost!
- In Set-up
2 (closed system with balloon): the CO₂ gas inflates the balloon
and is captured. Now final mass = initial mass ✅
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Law of Conservation of Mass: Mass of Reactants =
Mass of Products
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical
reaction.
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๐ Solved Examples
Example 9.1 — Verify Conservation of Mass
Since mass of reactants = mass of products → Law of
Conservation of Mass is obeyed ✅
Example 9.2 — Carbon + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide
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Law of Constant Proportions (เคจिเคถ्เคिเคค เค
เคจुเคชाเคค เคा เคจिเคฏเคฎ)
After Lavoisier, French chemist Joseph Proust studied
the composition of compounds and found something remarkable: a compound ALWAYS
has the same elements in the SAME ratio by mass, no matter where it comes from!
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๐ Solved Examples
Example 9.3 — Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
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⚗️
Dalton’s Atomic Theory (1808)
The two laws of Conservation of Mass and Constant
Proportions formed the foundation of John Dalton’s Atomic Theory.
Dalton used these laws to explain atomic behavior scientifically.
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๐ Dalton’s Postulates
- All
matter is made up of very tiny particles called atoms (เคชเคฐเคฎाเคฃु), which
participate in chemical reactions.
- Atoms
are indivisible particles — they cannot be created or
destroyed in a chemical reaction.
- Atoms
of a given element are identical in mass and chemical
properties.
- Atoms
of different elements have different masses and chemical
properties.
- Atoms
combine in the ratio of simple whole numbers to form
compounds.
- The
relative number and kinds of atoms are constant in a
given compound.
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How Atoms Combine — Molecules & Chemical Bonds
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Examples: H₂ (two hydrogen atoms), Cl₂ (two chlorine atoms),
H₂O (two hydrogen + one oxygen atom), HCl (one hydrogen + one chlorine atom).
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๐ Why Do Atoms Combine?
Atoms combine because they want to achieve a stable
electronic configuration — 8 electrons in the outermost shell (2 for K-shell
atoms like H and He). When atoms bond, the total energy of the system
decreases, making it more stable.
Chemical Bond (เคฐाเคธाเคฏเคจिเค
เคฌंเคง) =
The force that holds atoms together in a molecule or compound
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Covalent Bond — Bonding by Sharing of Electrons
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๐ต Types of Covalent Bonds
⚗️ Formation of Molecules of
Elements
H—H (H₂)
H₂ forms a single bond; O₂ forms a double bond
๐งช Formation of Compound
Molecules
|
Compound |
Atoms
Involved |
Electrons
Needed Each |
Bond
Type |
Formula |
|
Hydrogen
Chloride |
H (1e⁻)
+ Cl (7e⁻) |
H needs
1; Cl needs 1 |
Single
(H—Cl) |
HCl |
|
Water |
2H + O
(6e⁻) |
O needs
2; each H needs 1 |
2
single bonds |
H₂O |
|
Ammonia |
N (5e⁻)
+ 3H |
N needs
3; each H needs 1 |
3
single bonds |
NH₃ |
|
Carbon
dioxide |
C (4e⁻)
+ 2O |
C needs
4; each O needs 2 |
2
double bonds |
CO₂ |
H—Cl H—O—H H—N—H (with
H below N) O=C=O
Structural representations of HCl, H₂O, NH₃, CO₂
๐ Naming Covalent
Compounds
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|
Formula |
IUPAC
Name |
Trick
to Remember |
|
CO |
Carbon monoxide |
mono-
used for second element O |
|
CO₂ |
Carbon dioxide |
di = 2
oxygen atoms |
|
CS₂ |
Carbon disulfide |
di = 2
sulfur atoms |
|
PCl₃ |
Phosphorus trichloride |
tri = 3
chlorine atoms |
|
SF₆ |
Sulfur hexafluoride |
hexa =
6 fluorine atoms |
|
N₂O₄ |
Dinitrogen tetroxide |
both
elements use prefix |
|
H₂S |
Hydrogen
sulfide |
No
prefix before hydrogen! |
|
H₂O |
Water
(common name) |
Official:
hydrogen monoxide |
|
NH₃ |
Ammonia
(common name) |
Official:
nitrogen trihydride |
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Ionic Bond — Bonding by Transfer of Electrons
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๐ง Classic Example:
Formation of NaCl (Common Salt)
Formation of ionic compound NaCl — sodium donates,
chlorine accepts
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๐️ Crystal Structure of
Ionic Compounds
Ionic compounds do not form simple molecules. Instead, they
form three-dimensional (3-D) crystal structures. In NaCl, each Na⁺
is surrounded by 6 Cl⁻ and each Cl⁻ is surrounded by 6 Na⁺, forming a regular
repeating pattern called a crystal lattice.
๐ Naming Ionic Compounds
- Name
the cation first, then the anion.
- Names
of simple anions end with -ide (chloride, oxide,
sulfide).
- Polyatomic
ions generally do NOT end with -ide (sulfate, carbonate, nitrate).
- Examples:
NaCl = Sodium chloride; CaO = Calcium oxide; Na₂S
= Sodium sulfide
|
Type |
Name
of Ion |
Formula |
Valency/Charge |
|
Common
Cations (+) |
Sodium |
Na⁺ |
1 |
|
Potassium |
K⁺ |
1 |
|
|
Calcium |
Ca²⁺ |
2 |
|
|
Magnesium |
Mg²⁺ |
2 |
|
|
Aluminium |
Al³⁺ |
3 |
|
|
Iron
(Ferrous) |
Fe²⁺ |
2 |
|
|
Iron
(Ferric) |
Fe³⁺ |
3 |
|
|
Common
Anions (−) |
Chloride |
Cl⁻ |
1 |
|
Oxide |
O²⁻ |
2 |
|
|
Sulfide |
S²⁻ |
2 |
|
|
Hydroxide |
OH⁻ |
1 |
|
|
Sulfate |
SO₄²⁻ |
2 |
|
|
Polyatomic
Ions |
Carbonate |
CO₃²⁻ |
2 |
|
Nitrate |
NO₃⁻ |
1 |
|
|
Hydrogencarbonate |
HCO₃⁻ |
1 |
|
|
Ammonium |
NH₄⁺ |
1 |
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Writing Chemical Formulae — The Criss-Cross Method
There’s a quick method to write chemical formulae using
the criss-cross method: write the symbols and their valencies, then
swap (cross) the valencies as subscripts.
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๐ Examples: Covalent
Compounds
HClHvalency: 1 × Clvalency: 1→HCl
H₂SHval: 1 × Sval: 2→H₂S
CCl₄Cval: 4 × Clval: 1→CCl₄
๐ Examples: Ionic
Compounds
|
Compound |
Cation
(charge) |
Anion
(charge) |
Criss-cross |
Final
Formula |
|
Calcium
chloride |
Ca (2+) |
Cl (1−) |
Ca¹Cl² |
CaCl₂ |
|
Aluminium
oxide |
Al (3+) |
O (2−) |
Al²O³ |
Al₂O₃ |
|
Magnesium
oxide |
Mg (2+) |
O (2−) |
Mg²O² →
simplify |
MgO |
|
Calcium
carbonate |
Ca (2+) |
CO₃
(2−) |
Ca¹(CO₃)¹
→ simplify |
CaCO₃ |
|
Magnesium
hydroxide |
Mg (2+) |
OH (1−) |
Mg¹(OH)² |
Mg(OH)₂ |
|
Aluminium
sulfate |
Al (3+) |
SO₄
(2−) |
Al²(SO₄)³ |
Al₂(SO₄)₃ |
|
Aluminium
hydroxide |
Al (3+) |
OH (1−) |
Al¹(OH)³ |
Al(OH)₃ NOT AlOH₃ |
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Properties of Ionic vs Covalent Compounds
⚡ Ionic Compounds (NaCl, CuSO₄)
- Generally soluble
in water ✅
- Generally insoluble
in organic solvents (kerosene, petrol) ❌
- Do
NOT conduct electricity in solid state (ions are fixed) ❌
- DO
conduct electricity when dissolved in water (ions are free to
move) ✅
- Also
conduct in molten (liquid) state ✅
- High
melting and boiling points (strong ionic bonds)
- Form crystalline
solids
๐ค Covalent Compounds
(Camphor, Naphthalene, Sugar)
- Most
are insoluble in water (except some like sugar) ❌
- Generally soluble
in organic solvents (kerosene, petrol) ✅
- Do
NOT conduct electricity in any state (no ions formed) ❌
- Even
if dissolved in water (like sugar) — no ions in solution →
no conductivity ❌
- Low
melting and boiling points (weak intermolecular forces)
- Can
be liquids or gases at room temperature
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Molecular Mass & Formula Unit Mass
๐ต Molecular Mass (เคเคฃ्เคตिเค เคฆ्เคฐเคต्เคฏเคฎाเคจ) — for Covalent
Compounds
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Molecular Mass = ฮฃ (Atomic mass of each atom × Number of
that atom in molecule)
๐ถ Formula Unit Mass (เคธूเคค्เคฐ เคเคाเค เคฆ्เคฐเคต्เคฏเคฎाเคจ) — for Ionic
Compounds
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|
Compound |
Type |
Atoms/Ions |
Calculation |
Mass |
|
H₂O
(water) |
Covalent
→ Molecular Mass |
2H + 1O |
(1×2)+(16×1) |
18 u |
|
CO₂ |
Covalent
→ Molecular Mass |
1C + 2O |
(12×1)+(16×2) |
44 u |
|
CH₄
(methane) |
Covalent
→ Molecular Mass |
1C + 4H |
(12×1)+(1×4) |
16 u |
|
HNO₃
(nitric acid) |
Covalent
→ Molecular Mass |
1H+1N+3O |
1+14+(16×3) |
63 u |
|
NaCl
(common salt) |
Ionic →
Formula Unit Mass |
1Na +
1Cl |
23+35.5 |
58.5
u |
|
Na₂O |
Ionic →
Formula Unit Mass |
2Na +
1O |
(23×2)+16 |
62 u |
|
Mg(OH)₂ |
Ionic →
Formula Unit Mass |
1Mg+2O+2H |
24+(16+1)×2 |
58 u |
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๐ Quick Revision Summary
⚖️ Conservation of MassMass
cannot be created or destroyed in a reaction. Total mass of reactants = total
mass of products.
๐ Constant ProportionsElements
in a compound always combine in a fixed mass ratio regardless of source.
(Proust’s Law)
⚗️ Dalton’s TheoryAtoms are
indivisible, combine in simple whole number ratios. Foundation of modern
chemistry.
๐ค Covalent BondFormed
by sharing of electron pairs. Results in molecules. E.g., H₂, O₂, H₂O, CO₂.
⚡ Ionic BondFormed by
transfer of electrons. Forms cations (+) and anions (−). E.g., NaCl, CaCl₂.
๐ Chemical BondForce
holding atoms together. Atoms bond to achieve stable octet configuration.
๐งฎ Criss-Cross MethodSwap
valencies as subscripts to write chemical formulae quickly. Simplify if common
factor exists.
๐ต Ionic PropertiesSoluble
in water, conduct electricity in solution/melt, high melting points,
crystalline structure.
๐ค Covalent PropertiesSoluble
in organic solvents, do NOT conduct electricity, low melting points.
⚗️ Molecular MassSum of
atomic masses of all atoms in one molecule (for covalent compounds). Unit = u.
๐ถ Formula Unit MassSum
of masses in simplest ion ratio (for ionic compounds). Ionic compounds form
crystals, not molecules.
๐ท️ NamingCovalent:
prefixes (mono, di, tri…) + -ide. Ionic: cation name first, anion ends in -ide.
๐ Important Exam
Questions
Q1. State the Law of Conservation of Mass. Describe an
experiment that demonstrates this law. (CBSE — 4 Marks)
Law: Matter can neither be created nor destroyed
in a chemical reaction. The total mass of reactants equals the total mass of
products.
Q2. Explain the formation of NaCl with a diagram showing
electron transfer. What type of bond is formed and why? (CBSE — 3 Marks)
Sodium (Na, Z=11): Electronic config = 2, 8, 1.
Has 1 valence electron. To achieve stable octet (2,8), it loses this electron →
Na becomes Na⁺ cation (11 protons, 10 electrons, net charge
+1).
Chlorine (Cl, Z=17): Electronic config = 2, 8,
7. Has 7 valence electrons. To achieve stable octet (2,8,8), it gains 1
electron → Cl becomes Cl⁻ anion (17 protons, 18 electrons, net
charge −1).
Bond Formation: The oppositely charged Na⁺ and
Cl⁻ are held together by electrostatic force of attraction → this is an ionic
bond (เคเคฏเคจिเค เคฌंเคง). It forms because
Na (less than 4 valence electrons) donates its electron to Cl (more than 4
valence electrons), allowing both to achieve stability.
Q3. Write the chemical formulae for: (i) Aluminium
nitrate (ii) Calcium carbonate (iii) Ferric oxide (iv) Magnesium hydroxide.
(CBSE — 2 Marks)
Q4. Distinguish between ionic and covalent compounds on
the basis of: (i) Formation (ii) Solubility (iii) Electrical conductivity.
(CBSE — 3 Marks)
(i) Formation: Ionic compounds form by transfer
of electrons from one atom to another, forming ions (cations and
anions). Covalent compounds form by sharing of electrons between
atoms, forming molecules.
(ii) Solubility: Ionic compounds are generally
soluble in water but insoluble in organic solvents like kerosene and petrol.
Covalent compounds are generally insoluble in water but soluble in organic
solvents.
(iii) Electrical conductivity: Ionic compounds
do not conduct electricity in solid state (ions are fixed) but conduct in
aqueous solution or molten state (ions are free to move). Covalent compounds
generally do not conduct electricity in any state as they do not form ions.
Q5. Calculate the molecular mass of (i) Nitric acid HNO₃
(ii) Methane CH₄ and formula unit mass of (iii) KCl (iv) Ca(NO₃)₂. Given: H=1,
C=12, N=14, O=16, K=39, Cl=35.5, Ca=40. (CBSE — 3 Marks)