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 SOME BASIC CONCEPT OF
CHEMISTRY
SUBSTANCE (MATTER)
Anything having some mass and volume is called as substance.
Substance

Physical classification Chemical classification

Solid Liquid Gas

Pure substance Impure substance

Mixture
Element Compound

Homogenous Heterogenous
metal nonmetal metalloid
Solution Colloid Suspension
 Avogadro’s no.: NA = 6.022 × 1023

 Mole : A collection of Avogadro’s number of any particle is called as one mole of that particle.

mass of one atom of the element

 Atomic weight of an element = 1
 mass of one C 12  atom
12

mass of its one molecule

 Molecular weight =  Sum of atomic masses of all atoms
1 12
 mass of oneC  atom
12
Example : Molecular weight of H2SO4 = (1 × 2) + (32 × 1) + (16 × 4) = 98

No of atoms weight of elemental samplein gm

 Moles of atom = Avagadro ' s no.  Gram atomic weight
 No.of gram  atoms

Example : For sample of oxygen having weights 1.6 gm

1.6
No of moles of O atoms =  0.10 ; No of O-atoms = 0.10 × 6.022 × 1023 = 6.022 × 1022
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No. of molecules weight of samplein gm

 Moles of molecule = Avogadro ' s no.  Gram molecular wt.  No.of gram  molecules

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Example : For a sample of 3.011 × 1024 H3PO4 molecules

3.01  1024
Moles of H3PO4 =  5 ; weight of H3PO4 = 5 × 98 = 490 gm
6.022  1023
 Avogadro’s hypothesis : At constant temperature and pressure, volume of the gaseous sample is directly
proportional to number of gaseous moles, present.
volumeof gasinlit. at S .T .P.
Moles of molecules = 22.4 lit.
Example : Calculate moles of molecule of NH3 having 2.24 litre at S.T.P.
2.24
Solution : Moles of NH3 =  0.10
22.4
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 Loschmidt number : Number of molecules in 1 ml of gas at S.T.P. It is 2.687 × 10 .
Molecular weight
 Equivalent Weight :=
n  factor
 Calculation of n-factor :
(i) For any acid it is the number H+ replaced or e-pair gained by its one molecule, i.e. its basicity.
Example : H 2SO 4  2NaOH  Na 2SO 4  2H 2 O
n-factor for H2SO4 = 2
H3 PO 4  NaOH  NaH 2 PO 4  H 2 O
n-factor for H3 PO4  1

OH
.. |
H3 BO3  N H3  HO  B  OH

NH 3

n-factor for H3BO3 = 1

(ii) For any base, it is the no of OH– lost or H+ gained or electron pair donated by its one molecule, i.e. its acidity.
Example : HCl  NH3  NH4  Cl
n-factor for NH3 = 1
H 2SO4  Mg(OH)2  MgSO 4  2H 2 O
n-factor for Mg (OH)2 = 2
(iii) For any salt it is the total cation or anionic charge.
Example : For Al2(SO4)3 n-factor = 6
(iv) For any radical, it is the charge over it.
Example : For SO24  ; n-factor = 2

Solution : For PO34 ; n-factor = 3

(v) For any oxidising agent it is no of electrons lost by it’s one molecule.
Example :  Cr 3
K 2 Cr2 O7 
n-factor = 6
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(vi) For any reducing agent it is the no of electrons gained by it’s one molecule.
Example : C2 O42 
 2CO2
n-factor = 2
weight in gm
Gram equivalent = Eq.wt.in gm = moles × n factor = Normality × Vol in lit.

Laws of equivalence : Gram equivalent of every reactant used is the same and it is equal to the gram equivalent
of every product, formed.

Concentration units :
It represent amount of solute present in a definite amount of solution.
moles of solute w  1000
(i) Molarity (M) : Moles of solute in one lit solution = vol.of solution in lit = M 0  V(ml)

(where M° is molar mass of solute)

Molarity × volume of solution in lit = moles of solute

Example : 4g NaOH is present in 100 ml of its aqueous solution. What is the molarity.
(1) 2M (2) 1 M (3) 10 M (4) 0.1 M
w 1000 4 1000
Solution : Molarity = 0
   1
M volume(ml) 40 100

(ii) Normality (N) : No. of equivalent of solute per litre of solution.

g.eq.of solute w  1000
= vol.of solutionin lit  E  V(ml)

 [ Normality × volume in lit = g.eq. of solute]

 [ Normality = Molarity × n - factor ]
Example : Find the number of milliequivalent of H2SO4 persent in 50 ml of N/20 H2SO4
Solution : meq. = N × V (mL) = 1/20 × 50 = 2.5
(iii) Molality (m) = Moles of solute per kg of solvent
Moles of solute w  1000
= Weight of solvent(kg) =
M0  w '

Example : 10g HCl dissolved in 250 mL of its aqueous solution. If density of the solution is 1.2 g/ml then
molarity of the solution will be
(1) 1 (2) 0.34 (3) 0.945 (4) 3.4
Solution : Weight of solute = 10 g Volume of solution = 250 mL
Density of solution = 1.2 g/mL Weight of solution = 250 × 1.2 = 300 g
 Weight of solvent = weight of solution – weight of solute = 300 – 10 = 290 g
w 1000 10 1000
 m     0.945
M0 W 36.5 290
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(iv) %Composition :
wt.of solutein gm
(a) w/w = wt of solute in gm per 100 gm of solution = wt.of solution in gm  100

Example : What is the weight percentage of NaCl solution in which 20g NaCl is dissolved in 60 g of
water.
(1) 10% (2) 5% (3) 25% (4) 15%
weight of NaCl
Solution : Weight percentage of NaCl = weight of solution  100

20
  100  25% NaClsolution (w / w)
20  60
Vol.of solutein ml
(b) v/v = vol. of solute in ml per 100 ml of solution =  100
Vol.of solution in ml

Example : A solution is prepared by mixing of 10 ml ethanol with 120 ml of methanol. What is volume
percentage of ethanol.
(1) 10% (2) 7.7% (3) 20% (4) 15%
volumeof ethanol 10
Solution :Volume percentage of ethanol = volumeof solution  100  10  120  100  7.7%

wt.of solutein gm
(c) w/v = wt of solute in gm per 100 ml of solution =  100
vol.of solution in ml
Example :What is weight / volume percentage of a solution in which 7.5 g of KCl is dissolved in 100 ml
of the solution.
(1) 7.5% (2) 92.5% (3) 50% (4) none
Solution : 7.5% of KCl (w/V). 7.50 g KCl present in 100 mL of the solution.
7.5
 100  7.5%
100

NOTE :
(i) If for any solution percentage (w/w) is ‘x’, density is ‘d’ g/ml and molar mass of the soute is ‘M0’ then
10x. d
Molarity  M
0

Example : The solution of H2SO4 contains 80% by mass. Specific gravity (density) of solution is 1.71 g/cc.
Find its Molarity.
10  d  percent 10  1.71
Solution : M  M  80  13.95
GMM 98
(ii) For any pure liquid having density ‘d’ g/ml and molar mass M0.
1000d
Molarity = M0
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1000  1
Molarity of pure water =  55.55 M
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wt.of solutein gm
5. Strength (g/lit) = Vol.of solution in lit
Molarity × Mol Mass of solute = g/lit
Normality × Eq. wt of solute = g/lit.
Note :
(i) Due to dilution of any solution moles of solute, present in solution remain the same but concentration is
decreased

M1 M2
V1 V2

Before dilution after dilution

M1V1 = M2 V2 = moles of solute.

Example : We have 100 ml of 0.1 M NaOH solution which in diluted till its concentration become
0.01 M. Calculate volume of H2O added.
100  0.1
Solution : M1V1  M 2 V2  V2   1000ml
0.01
Vol. of water added = 1000 – 100 = 900 ml
(ii) If from any solution any small amount is taken out, concentration of the small amount remain exactly the
same.

Molarity = M
Volume = 90ml
Molarity = M
Volume = 100ml
Molarity = M
original solution
Volume = 10ml

Molecular formula : It represent actual no of constituent atoms present in any molecule.

Empirical formula : It represent atoms present in any molecule in the simplest ratio.

Molecular formula : (Empirical formula) × n

LAWS OF CHEMICAL COMBINATION

1. The Law of Conservation of Mass (Lavoiser 1744) : This law states “matter can neither be created nor
destroyed or in a chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants is equal to the mass of the products”.The exception
to this law is nuclear reactions where Einstein equation is applicable.
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Example :
2Ca  O2  2CaO
80 g 32 g 112 g
Total mass reactant = Total mass product = 112 g
* For a complete irreversible reaction total mass of reactants before reaction in equal to the total mass of Products
after reaction.

2. The Law of Constant Composition or Definite Proportion (Proust in 1799) : This law states that “ All
pure sample of the same chemical compound contain the same elements combined in the same proportion by
mass irrespective of the method of preparation”.
Example : Different samples of carbon dioxide contain carbon and oxygen in the ratio of 3 : 8 by mass.
Similarly in water ratio of weight of hydrogen to oxygen is 1 : 8.

3. The Law of Multiple Proportion (Dalton)

This law states that :when two elements A and B combine together to from more than one compound, then
several, masses of A which separately combine with a fixed mass of B, are in a simple ratio.
Example :
CO and CO2
12 : 16 12 : 32
ratio = 16 : 32 i.e. 1 : 2

4. The Law of Reciprocal Proportions (Richer in 1792 - 94)

This law states that “when two elements combines separately with third element and form different types of
molecules their combining ratio is directly reciprocated if they combine directly.
Example : C combines with O to form CO2 and with H to form CH4. In CO2 12 g of C reacts with 32g of O,
whereas in CH4 12 g of reacts with 4g of H. Therefore when O combines with H, they should combine in the ratio
of 32 : 4 (i.e. 8 : 1) or in simple multiple of it. The same is found to be true in H2O molecules.The ratio of weight
of H and O in H2O is 1 : 8.

5. The Law of Gaseous Volume (Gay Lussac in 1808)

This law states that “when gas combine, they do so in volume which bear a simple ratio to each other and also to
the product formed provided all gases are measured under similar conditions. Or in other words volume of
reacting gases and product gases have a simple numerical ratio to one another.
Example
H2(g) + Cl2(g) = 2HCl(g)
1 unit vol. 1 unit vol 2 unit vol. ratio = 1 : 1 : 2

6. The Avogadro Law

This law states that “equal voume of all gaseous under similar conditions of temperature and pressure contain
equal number of molecules”.
2H2 + O2  2H2O
2 vol. 1 vol. 2 vol. ratio 2 : 1 : 2
It provides a relationship between vapour density and molecular mass of substances.
2 × vapour density (VD) = molecular mass of gas.