SCIENCE
Chapter
Matter and
Its Classification
• Any thing that has weight and occupies space and can be felt
by one of our senses is called matter e.g., air, water, wood,
chalk, table, chair etc.
• Classification of matter :
(i) Based on state (Physical Classification)
Matter
Solids Liquids Gases
(ii) Based on purity/composition (Chemical Classification)
Matter
Pure Substances Impure Substances
Elements Compounds Homogeneous Heterogeneous
mixtures mixtures
• Physical nature of matter : Every substance has a unique set
of property. The properties of matter can be categorised as
physical or chemical. Physical properties can be measured
without changing the identity and composition of the
substance. These properties include colour, odour, density,
melting point, boiling point and hardness. Chemical properties
describe the way of substance which may change or react to
form other substances.
• Characteristics of particles of matter:
(i) Particles of matter have space between them.
(ii) Particles of matter are continuously moving.
(iii) As temperature rises particles of matter move faster.
• Kinetic Theory of Matter : The main postulates of kinetic
Theory of matter are following :
(i) Matter consists of molecules. These are the smallest
particles, which are capable of free existence and retain
all the chemical properties of the parent substance.
(ii) The molecules are always in a state of random continuous
motion.
(iii) The molecules exert forces on one another. These forces
depend upon intermolecular distance
(iv) All collision between the particles of matter are perfectly
elastic.
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• States of matter :
Matter can exist in three states
(1) Solid state : In solids, particles are bound together by forces
strong enough to prevent movement of translation. So that a
solid has a definite shape which remains fixed (in constant
conditions) unless sufficient force is supplied to shatter or
distort the mass. Particles in a solid may however, show a
certain amount of movement of vibration.
Characteristics of solids :
(i) solids have a fixed shape.
(ii) solids occupy a fixed volume.
(iii) solids can not be compressed.
(iv) solids have a higher density as compared to liquids and
gases.
(2) Liquid state : Liquid state of matter is the intermediate state
between the gaseous and the solid state. This state arises
when the molecules of the matter are held together by strong
intermolecular forces in comparison to those in gases.
Characteristics of liquids :
(i) This state is characterised as having fluidity, low
compressibility.
(ii) Liquids have no definite shape or boundaries. They take
the shape of container. Liquids have a definite volume.
(iii) Liquids generally have lower densities as compared to
solids.
(iv) Liquids are more compressible as compared to solids.
(v) Liquid shows the property of diffusion.
(vi) Particles of liquids have more kinetic energy than those
of solids.
(3) Gaseous state:
Gaseous state is the simplest state of matter which is observed
when the boiling point of the substance is below the room
temperature at atmospheric pressure. The forces of attraction
between the molecules is minimum and hence the molecules
are far apart from each other and thus their position is not
fixed in gaseous state.
Characteristics of gases :
(i) Gases have neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
(ii) They take the shape of the container in which they are
stored and fill the container fully. i.e., the volume of a gas
is the same as that of the container.
(iii) Gases can be compressed easily.
(iv) The kinetic energy of particles in gaseous state is
maximum.
(v) Gaseous particles move randomly at high speed. They
hit each other and also the wall of the container.
(vi) Applying pressure and reducing temperature can liquify
gases.
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Solids Liquids Gas

Particles are very closely packed thus Particles are loosely packed thus Particles are very loosely packed and
rigid in nature can flow expand to large volume

Voids are extremely small therefore Voids are relatively larger thus Voids are very larger thus highly
incompressible slightly compressible compressible

Particle motion is restricted to Particle motion is very slow Particle motion is very rapid and
vibratory motion also random

Inter-particle force is very large Inter-particle forces are intermediate Inter-particle forces are negligible.
thus very dense resulting in low density Thus imparting very low density

• Plasma : Plasmas are a lot like gases, but the atoms are different
because they are made up of free electrons and ions of the
element. Example of plasma is a neon sign. Just like a
fluorescent light, neon signs are glass tubes filled with gas.
• Bose-Einstein Condensates : Condensation happens
when several gas molecules come together and form a liquid.
It all happens because of a loss of energy. Gases are really
excited atoms. When they lose energy, they slow down and
begin to collect.
• Vapour : It is used to describe those gases that usually exist
as liquid at room temperature e.g., water that exists as liquid at
room temperature is called water vapour when it is in gaseous
state.
• Latent heat of vapourisation: The amount of heat energy that
is required to change 1 kg of a liquid into gaseous state at
atmospheric pressure without any change of temperature at
its boiling point is known as Latent heat of vapourization.
• Interchange of states of matter:
Heat
ˆˆˆˆ
Solid state ‡ˆˆˆ † ˆˆˆˆ
Heat
ˆ Liquid state ‡ˆˆˆ †
ˆ
Cool Cool
Gaseous state
Note: The state of a matter can change into another state by
changing the temperature.
• Sublimation : Change of state direct from solid to gas without
changing into liquid state (or vice versa) is called sublimation.
• Any substance that shows the property of sublimation is
known as sublime substance. Some such substances are
Ammonium chloride, Iodine, Benzoic acid, Naphthalene,
Camphor etc.
• The solid formed when a sublime substance cools from its
gaseous state is called sublimate.
• Evaporation : It is the phenomenon of change of a liquid into
gas at any temperature below its boiling point. It is a surface
phenomenon. The particles of a liquid present on the surface
gain energy and leave the surface.
The process of evaporation is always accompanied by a
cooling effect. For example, when a liquid evaporates from
the skin, a cooling sensation results. The reason for this that
only the most energetic molecules of liquid are lost by
evaporation, so that the average energy of the remaining
molecules decreases.
Factors affecting evaporation :
(i) Increase in surface area increases the rate of evaporation.
(ii) Decrease in humidity increases the rate of evaporation.
(iii) Increase in wind speed increases the rate of evaporation.
(iv) Increase of temperature increases the rate of evaporation.
• Fusion/Melting: It is the change of solid into liquid state.
• Latent heat of fusion : The amount of heat energy that is
required to change 1 kg of a solid into a liquid at atmospheric
pressure without any change of temperature at its melting
point is known as Latent heat of fusion.
• Melting point of a solid also depends upon the surrounding
pressure. More will be the pressure more lower will be the
melting point. Thus solid melts easily at higher pressure.
• Latent heat of fusion: The amount of heat energy that is
required to change 1 kg of a solid into a liquid at atmospheric
pressure without any change of temperature at its melting
point is known as Latent heat of fusion.
• Solidification: It is the change of liquid state to the solid
state.
• When the pressure surrounding a substance goes up, the
freezing point also goes up. That means it’s easier to freeze
the substance at higher pressures.
• Boiling: It is a bulk phenomenon. Particles from bulk (whole)
of the liquid change into vapour state.
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• Boiling point : The constant temperature at which a liquid
changes into gas/vapour is known as its boiling point. Boiling
point of water is 100°C or (273 + 100) = 373 K.
• Condensation point of gas also depends upon the surrounding
pressure. More will be the pressure more closer will be
molecules and thus greater will be the intermolecular forces of
attraction. Thus more will be the surrounding pressure more
easily gas gets condensed in to liquid.
• Difference between Boiling and Evaporation :
(1) Boiling takes place only at a particular temperature for a
liquid. Whereas evaporation occurs at all temperatures.
(2) Boiling is Bulk phenomena i.e., the bubble formation
occurs even below the surface. Whereas evaporation is
surface phenomena, i.e., bubble formation occurs only
on the surface of liquid.
• A “substance” is a kind of matter that can not be separated
into other kinds of matter by any physical process. e.g. gold,
silver, iron, sodium chloride, calcium carbonate etc.
• Pure substance: is one that is a single substance and has a
uniform composition. Such a substance always have the same
texture and taste. e.g. water, salt, sugar etc. Thus, those
substances, which always have the same colour, taste or
texture at a given temperature and pressure are pure
substances.
• The purity of substance can easily be checked by checking
its melting points in case of a solid substance or by checking
its boiling points is case of a liquid substance.
• Types of pure substances :
(i) Element: An element is a substance which can not be
split up into two or more simpler substances by usual
chemical methods of applying heat, light or electric
energy. e. g. hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, chlorine etc.
(ii) Compound: A compound is a substance made up of two
or more elements chemically combined in a fixed ratio by
weight e.g. H2O (water), NaCl (sodium chloride) etc.
• A mixture is a substance which consists of two or more
elements or compounds not chemically combined together.
e.g. Air is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, inert gases, water
vapour, carbon dioxide etc.
• Types of mixtures :
(i) Homogeneous mixture: It has a uniform composition
throughout and its components can not be distinguished
visually. e.g. a well mixed sample of vinegar.
(ii) Heterogeneous mixture: It is one that is not uniform
throughout. Different samples of a heterogeneous mixture
may have different composition. e.g. a mixture of salt and
pepper.
• Methods of Separation of the Constituents of Mixtures
(i) Decantation or Sedimentation: This separation technique
is applicable for a mixture containing one liquid and the other
solid component. Sedimentation is the process by which
insoluble heavy particles in a liquid, are allowed to settle down.
(ii) Filteration: This technique is used when a mixture
contains two components, of which only one is soluble in a
particular solvent. For separation the mixture is shaken with
the solvent and then filtered. The soluble component passes
through the filter paper as filtrate and the insoluble solid
component is retained on the filter paper called residue.
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(iii) Evaporation: This technique is applied to separate a non-
volatile soluble salt from its mixture in volatile liquid. On
heating, the volatile liquid evaporates leaving behind the
soluble salt.
(iv) Sublimation: This process is used to separate a mixture
containing two components, one of which can form a sublimate
i.e., direct change of solid to vapour state on heating, while
the other do not.
(v) Magnetic separation: This method is applied to separate
a mixture containing one magnetic component and the other
non- magnetic components.
(vi) Separating funnel: This method is applicable to recover
one of the components from aqueous solution of the mixture
by extracting the mixture with a suitable solvent. The solvent
should be immiscible with water but should dissolve one of
the components of the mixture.
(vii) Crystallisation or Recrystallisation : This is one of the
most commonly used techniques for purification of solid
organic compounds. It is based on the difference in the
solubilities of the compund and the impurities in a suitable
solvent. The impure compound is dissolved in a suitable
solvent in which it is sparingly soluble at room temperature
but appreciably soluble at higher temperature. The solution is
concentrated to get nearly a saturated solution. When
saturated solution is cooled, crystals of pure substance will
separate out which are removed by filtration.
(viii) Distillation: This technique is commonly applied for the
separation of a mixture of liquid components having a large
difference in boiling point. The lower boiling point component
vapourises first and its vapours are condensed by using water
condenser and collected
(ix) Chromatography : Chromatography is based on the
difference in adsorption of different substances on the surface
of a solid medium. The technique of separating the components
of a mixture in which separation is achieved by the differential
movement of individual components through a stationary
phase under the influence of a mobile phase.
• Solution : It is a homogeneous mixture of two or more
substances whose composition can be varied. e. g. solution
of common salt in water
• The component of solution that is dissolved and present in
smaller quantities in a solution is known as solute. e.g. common
salt in case of solution of common salt in water and ammonia
in case of solution of ammonia in water.
• The component of solution in which solute is dissolved is
known as solvent. It is always present in larger amount in a
solution. e.g. water in case of the solution of common salt or
ammonia in water.
• A solution in which no more solute can be dissolved at the
same temperature is called Saturated solution.
• A solution in which more solute can be dissolved at the same
temperature is called unsaturated solution.

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• Properties of solutions :
(i) It is a homogeneous mixture.
(ii) The particles of solution are smaller than 1nm (10 –9m) in
diameter and can not be seen by naked eye.
(iii) Particles of solution do not scatter a beam of light passing
through solution i.e. they do not show Tyndall effect.
(iv) The components of a solution can not be separated by
filtration.
(v) The particles of a solution do not settle when left
undisturbed.
• Types of solution :
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(ii) Volume percentage: It is the mass of solute in grams
present per 100 ml of solution.
Mass of solute (in grams)
Volume % = ´ 100
Volume of solution (in ml)
• Solubility : It is defined as the amount of solute dissolved in
100g of solvent to form a saturated solution.
• Suspension : It is a non-homogeneous mixture in which solids
are dispersed in liquids. The particles in a suspension are of
a size larger than 10–5cm (or 10–7 m) in diameter and can be
seen with naked eye, e.g. muddy water.

Solution are of the following types depending upon the state Properties of a suspension :
of solute and solvent. (i) It is a heterogeneous mixture.
(ii) The particle size is larger than 10–5cm (100 nm) in diameter.
Type Solute Solvent Example
(i) gas in gas gas gas Air (iii) Particles in a suspension can be seen by naked eye.

(ii) liquid in gas liquid gas chloroform vapours (iv) Particles of a suspension scatter a beam of light passing
mixed with nitrogen through it and it makes the path visible. i.e. they show
(iii) solid in gas solid gas camphor vapours in Tyndall effect.
nitrogen (v) Particles of a suspension settle down when suspension
(iv) gas in liquid gas liquid aerated drinks, is left undisturbed i.e. suspension is unstable.
oxygen dissolved in (vi) Components of a suspension can be separated by process
water of filtration.
(v) liquid in liquid liquid liquid vinegar ethanol • Colloid is a heterogeneous mixture. The size of particles of a
dissolved in water colloid is intermediate between true solutions and suspensions
(vi) solid in liquid solid liquid solution of sugar in (i.e between 1nm and 100 nm). The particles of a colloid can
water not be seen with naked eye.
solution of common
Properties of colloids :
salt in water
(i) Colloid is a heterogeneous mixture.
(vii) gas in solid gas solid solution of hydrogen
in palladium (ii) The size of colloidal particles lies between 1nm and 100
(viii) solid in solid solid solid Brass (70% Cu, 30% nm.
Zn) In it Zn is solute. (iii) Colloidal particles can not be seen with naked eye.
(ix) liquid in solid liquid solid Amalgam of mercury (iv) Colloidal particles scatter a beam of light passing through
with sodium. a colloidal solution and make its path visible i.e. they
show Tyndall effect.
• Concentration of a solution is the amount of solute present
in a given amount (mass or volume) of a solution or the amount (v) Colloidal particles can not be separated from the mixture
of solute dissolved in a given mass or volume of a solvent. by the process of filtration. However they can be
separated by centrifugation process.
Amount of solute
Concentration=
Amount of solvent (vi) Colloidal particles carry charge and move in zig-zag
The various ways of expressing the concentration of a motion. (Brownian movement)
solution, are : (i) Mass percentage and (ii) Volume percentage • Since colloidal solution is heterogeneous mixture it consists
(i) Mass percentage: It is the amount of solute in grams of two phases. These are
dissolved per 100g of solution. (i) dispersed phase (colloidal particles)
Mass of solute (in grams) (ii) dispersion medium (The medium in which colloidal
Mass %= ´ 100
Mass of solution (in grams) particles are dispersed.)
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• Different Types of colloidal solution :
Eight different types of colloidal solution on the basis of state of dispersed phase and dispersion medium are:
S.No. Dispersed Dispersion Name of Example
phase medium colloidal solution
1. Gas liquid foam soap, lather, whipped cream, soda water
2. Gas solid solid foam pumice stone, foam, rubber, bread.
3. Liquid gas aerosol mist, fog, cloud, insecticide spray
4. Liquid liquid emulsion milk, emulsified oil, medicines, rubber latex.
5. Liquid solid gels jelly, butter, cheese.
6. Solid gas solid aerosols boot polish, aerosol smoke, dust, storm, volcanic dust, haze.
7. Solid liquid sols paints, starch dispersed in water, gold sol, muddy water.
8. Solid solid solid alloys, coloured glass, gem, stones, ruby, glass, minerals.

• Emulsions are colloidal solutions in which both the dispersed (i) Evolution of gas.
phase and dispersion medium are liquids. Emulsions are
Zn + H 2SO 4 ¾¾® ZnSO4 + H 2
broadly classified into two types. Zinc Sulphuric Zinc Hydrogen
(i) Oil in Water Emulsion : In this type of emulsion oil is the acid Sulphate

dispersed phase, while water is the dispersion medium. (ii) Change of colour.
Examples are milk and vanishing cream.
Heat
(ii) Water in Oil Emulsion : In this type of colloidal system water Pb(NO3 ) 2 ¾¾¾
® PbO + NO 2 + O2
Lead nitrate Lead oxide Nitrogen Oxygen
is the dispersed phase and oil acts as the dispersion medium. dioxide
(Brown fumes)
Examples of water in oil emulsions are butter, cold cream, cod
liver oil and margarine (in which a soyabean product is the (iii) Formation of precipitate.
emulsifying agent).
AgNO3 + NaCl ¾¾ ® AgCl + NaNO3
• Application of colloidal solution: Some important applications Silver nitrate Sodium Silver Sodium
chloride chloride nitrate
are:
(i) To stop bleeding from a cut: For this purpose we apply (iv) Heat, light or any other radiation may be absorbed or
alum or ferric chloride solutions on the cuts. evolved.
(ii) Medicines in colloidal form can be easily absorbed by The reactions, during which heat energy is absorbed are
body. called endothermic reaction.
(iii) Cleansing action of soap. Examples :
(iv) Formations of delta when river comes in contact with sea Heat
N 2 + O2 ¾¾¾
® NO
water. Nitrogen Oxygen Nitric oxide

(v) Blue colour of sky: It is due to the scattering of sunlight The reactions, during which heat energy is released are
by fine dust particles present in atmosphere. called exothermic reactions.
• Physical change : During such a change no new substances Examples :
is formed and there is no change in the chemical properties of
C + O 2 ¾¾
® CO 2 + Heat
the substances. There is only a change in physical state of Carbon Oxygen Carbon
the substance and such a change can be easily reversed by a dioxide
slight change of conditions. Thus it is a temporary change, (v) Sound may be produced.
e.g. change of ice in water, melting of wax etc. When a pinch of baking soda is added to vinegar, carbon
• Chemical change : Such a change is accompanied by change dioxide gas with a hissing sound is produced.
in chemical properties and formation of new substances. Such 2 CH3COOH+ Na 2CO3 ¾¾
® CO2 + H2 O + 2CH3COONa
a change can not be easily reversed and so it is a permanent Vinegar Bakingsoda Carbon
dioxide
change, e.g. burning of paper, burning of wood, burning of
candle etc. (vi) Change of smell may occur or a new smell may be given
In addition to formation of new substances, a chemical reaction off.When we leave cooked food containing fats and oils
may be accompanied by one or more of the following chemical outside (not refrigerated), it gets spoiled and gives foul
changes: smell.
Chapter
Atomic Structure
• Law of conservation of mass : This law was stated by Lavoisier (ii) Dalton’s atomic theory said that all the atoms of an
in 1744. It states that “In all physical and chemical changes, element have exactly the same mass. But, it is now known
the total mass of reactants is equal to total mass of products.” that atoms of the same element can have slightly different
• Law of constant proportions (or constant composition) : This masses.
law was first stated by Proust in 1797. According to the law “a (iii) Dalton’s atomic theory said that atoms of different
chemical compound is always found to be made up of the elements have different masses. But, it is now known that
same elements combined together in the same proportions even atoms of different elements can have the same mass.
by weight” e.g. the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen in pure (iv) It could explain the laws of chemical combination by mass
water is always 1 : 8 by weight. This law is also called law of but failed to explain the law of gaseous volumes.
definite proportions.
• Symbols : The abbreviation used for lengthy names of
• Law of multiple proportions : Whenever two elements form elements are termed as their symbols. The symbol of an element
more than one compound, the different masses of one element is the first letter or the first and another letter of English
that combine with the same mass of the other element are in name or Latin name of the element. While writing a symbol,
the ratio of small whole numbers. This law was given by Dalton the first letter is always capital and the second is always small.
in 1804. For example, sulfur and oxygen form two different Examples :
compounds which we call sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide. Element English Name Symbol
• Dalton’s atomic theory : Hydrogen Hydrogen H
Postulates of Dalton’s Atomic Theory Oxygen Oxygen O
(i) Matter is made up of extremely small indivisible particles Carbon Carbon C
called atoms.
Calcium Calcium Ca
(ii) Atoms of the same substance are identical in all respects
Symbol derived from Latin Names
i.e., they possess same size, shape, mass, chemical
Element Latin Name Symbol
properties etc.
Sodium Natrium Na
(iii) Atoms of different substances are different in all respects
i.e., they possess different size, shape, mass etc. Potassium Kalium K
(iv) Atom is the smallest particle that takes part in a chemical Iron Ferrum Fe
reaction. Copper Cuprum Cu
(v) Atoms of different elements may combine with each other • Molecule : It is the smallest particle of an element or compound
in a fixed simple, whole number ratio to form compound that is capable of independent existence and shows all the
atoms.
properties of that substance.
(vi) Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed i.e., atoms
• Valency : The electrons present in the outermost shell of an
are indestructible.
atom are known as valence electrons. These electrons
• Atom : It is the smallest particle of an element which can take determine the valency of an atom.
part in a chemical change. It may or may not be capable of
Valency is equal to the number of valence electrons.
independent existence.
In case the number of valence electrons is close to its full
[Atoms, the building blocks of all matter]
capacity. Then,
• Drawbacks of Dalton’s Atomic Theory :
(i) According to Dalton’s atomic theory, atoms were thought Valency = 8 - valence electrons
to be indivisible. But, it is now known that under
If outermost shell is completely filled then valency is zero.
circumstances, atoms can be further divided into still
Valency is the combining capacity of an atom.
smaller particles called electrons, protons and neutrons.
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• The number of atoms present in a molecule of an element or a • Ion : It is an electrically charged atom or group of atom. It is
compound is known as its atomicity. e.g. formed by the loss or gain of electrons by an atom. Ions are of
two types :
Element / Formula of a Atomicity
Compound molecule (i) Cation : It is positively charged ion and is formed by the
loss of electron from an atom e.g. H+, Na+, Ca2+, Al3+,
Hydrogen H2 2 NH4+ etc.
Oxygen O2 2
(ii) Anion : It is negatively charged ion and is formed by the
Chlorine Cl2 2
Ozone O3 3 gain of electrons by an atom, e.g. Cl –, O2–, C–, F–, CO32– ,
Water H2O 3 PO3–
4 etc.
Ammonia NH3 4

Table : Some common simple and Poly-Atomic Ions

Valency Name Symbol Non-metallic Symbol Polyatomic Symbol
I. Sodium Na+ Hydrogen H+ Ammonium (NH4)+
Potassium K+ Hydride H– Hydroxide (OH)–
II. Copper (II) Cu2+ Sulphide S2– Carbonate (CO3)2–
or Cupric
Magnesium Mg 2+ Oxide O2– Sulphate (SO4)2–
III. Aluminium Al3+ Nitride N3– Phosphate (PO4)3–

• Formula of simple and molecular compounds : Element Atomic Mass (U)

Binary compounds are those compounds which are made up Hydrogen (H) 1.0
of two different elements e.g. NaCl, KBr, CaO etc. Following Carbon (C) 12.0
rules are to be followed for writing the formula.
Nitrogen (N) 14.0
(i) The valencies or charges on the ions must be balanced.
Oxygen (O) 16.0
(ii) For a compound made up of a metal and a non-metal, the Sodium (Na) 23.0
symbol of metal is written first. While writing the name of
Magnesium (Mg) 24.0
such a compound the name of metal is written first e.g.
Chloride (Cl) 35.5
Calcium oxide, CaO (Ca is metal, O is non-metal)
Calcium (Ca) 40.0
(iii) In compounds formed with polyatomic ions, the ion is
enclosed in a bracket before writing the number to indicate • The atomic mass of an element expressed in grams is known
the ratio. While writing the formula for molecular as gram atomic mass. (Gram atomic mass is also known as
compounds. We write the constituent elements and their gram atomic weight)
valencies are shown on their top. Then by criss-cross
• The number of times a molecule of a compound is heavier
these valencies are shown below the combining atoms
emitting the positive or negative sign e.g. 1
than the of the mass of C-12 atom, is known as its molecular
12
–1
H +1 Cl by criss-cross H Cl mass.
1 1
• The molecular mass of a substance expressed in grams is
• The atomic mass of an element is the numerical number which
indicates how many times an atom of an element is heavier known as gram molecular mass.
1 • Calculations of molecular mass : The molecular mass is equal
than of mass of an atom of carbon-12. For example, the
12 to the sum of the atomic masses of all atoms present in one
atomic mass of magnesium (Mg) is 24 which indicates that molecule of the substance. H2O consists of two atoms of
hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, so molecular mass of H2O
one atom of magnesium is 24 times heavier than 1 of a
12 is equal to sum of atomic masses of two hydrogen atom (i.e.,
carbon-12 atom. The a.m.u. is abbreviated as ‘u’. It is equal to 2 × 1 = 2) and atomic mass of one atom of oxygen (i.e., 1 × 16
mass of one atom of C-12. = 16). Thus molecular mass of H2O = 2 + 16 = 18.
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• Formula unit mass : It is equal to the sum of atomic masses of
all the atoms in a formula unit. In case of ionic compounds like
NaCl formula mass is 58.5 (23 + 35.5 = 58.5)
• Mole concept : The number of particles present in one mole
(i.e. 6.023 × 1023 particles) is called Avogadro’s number or
Avogadro’s constant. Mole is a collection of 6.022 × 1023
particles. They may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons,
protons etc.
• Mole :
1 mole molecules = gm molecular mass
Number of moles (in a substance)
Mass of substance in grams
=
grams molecular mass
Volume of gas in litre (at N.T.P.)
= (ii) These rays travel in a straight line.
22.4
One mole of magnesium (Mg) = 6.02 × 1023 magnesium atoms
= 24 gram of Mg24
One mole of atomic nitrogen (N14) = 6.02 × 1023 nitrogen
atoms
= 14 gram of N14.
One mole of molecular nitrogen (N2) = 6.02 × 1023 N2 molecules
= 28 gram of N2 molecules.
• Mole and Gram Atomic Mass : Since 1 mole of any atomic
substance is equal to its gram atomic mass and contains
6.023 × 1023 atoms of that element therefore gram atomic mass
of an element is defined as the mass of Avogadro number of
atoms [i.e., mass of 6.023 × 1023 atoms]. For example,
Mass of 6.023 × 1023 atoms of oxygen = 16 g
• Mole and Gram Molecular Mass : One gram molecular mass
of any molecular substance is its gram molecular mass and
contains 6.023 × 1023 molecules of that substance. Therefore,
gram molecular mass of any substance is defined as the mass
of Avagadro’s number of molecules (i.e., mass of 6.023 × 1023
molecules) of that substance. For example,
Mass of 6.023 × 1023 molecules of oxygen (O2) = 32 g
Atomic mass (g mole –1 )
• Mass of a single atom =
6.023 ´ 1023 atom
Molar mass (g mole –1 )
Mass of a single molecule =
6.023 ´ 1023 molecules
• In case of gases, a mole is defined as that amount of the gas
which has a volume of 22.4 litres at STP.
1 mole of CO2 gas = 22.4 litres at NTP
1 mole of helium gas (He) = 22.4 litres at NTP
• Cathode rays (Electrons) : When a high potential difference
of 20,000 volts is applied across a gas taken in a discharge
tube at low pressure of about 0.001 torr, some radiations are
emitted from the cathode. These move towards the anode.
These rays are called cathode rays because they emanate
from the cathode.
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Cathode rays
Anode Cathode
To vacuum pump
High voltage
This experiment was done by J.J. Thomson an English
physicist.
Properties of Cathode Rays :
(i) The cathode rays are constituted by fast moving
electrons.
(iii) These rays posses mechanical energy.
(iv) These rays produce heat when focussed on metals.
(v) These rays produce flourescenes when focussed on
metals.
(vi) They affects the photographic plate.
(vii) They are deflected by electric and magnetic field.
(viii) They ionize the gases through which they pass.
• Anode rays or Canal rays or Positive rays (Protons) : If we
use a perforated cathode in the discharge tube and then apply
high voltage and if the pressure is below 0.001 mm Hg, we will
observe a new type of rays coming through perforation in the
cathode. These rays were initially called anode rays as they
move from anode side through the gas. In a discharge tube,
when the gas atoms lose electrons, they acquire a positive
charge and move away from the anode.
Properties of Anode Rays :
(i) They travel in a straight line.
(ii) They can produce mechanical effects.
(iii) Anode rays are positively charged.
(v) The nature of anode rays depends upon the gas taken in
the discharge tube.
(vi) The mass of anode rays particles is almost equal to the
mass of an atom from which it is formed.
Note : Unlike cathode rays which originate from the metals or
electrodes which constitute cathode, the anode rays never
originate from anode. These are the positive residues which
are left when electrons are knocked out of the atoms of the
gases enclosed in the discharge tube.
• Electron, proton and neutron are subatomic particles.
The credit for discovery of these particles goes to
Electron — J.J. Thomson and Proton — E. Goldstein
Another subatomic particle which is neutral and has a mass
approx. equal to that of a proton was called neutron and was
discovered by chadwick. The neutron is a neutral particle
found in the nucleus of an atoms. Atom of all elements contain
neutron (except hydrogen atom which does not contain
neutron). The relative mass of neutron is 1 amu and it carries
no charge (i.e., it is neutral)
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Properties of atomic particles (Comparative)
Particle Electron Proton Neutron
(i) Symbol e or e– p n
(ii) Nature Negatively charged Positively charged neutral (no charge)
(iii) (a) Charge (a) – 1.6 × 10–19C (a) + 1.6 × 10–19C 0
(b) Unit charge (b) –1 (b) + 1 0
(iv) Mass (a) amu (a) 0.0005486 amu (a) 1.00753 amu (a) 1.00893 amu
(b) kg (b) 9.1 × 10–31kg (b) 1.67265× 10–27 kg (b) 1.67495 × 10–27 kg
(v) Location Extra nuclear space nucleus nucleus
1 1
(vi) Notation –1 e0 1
p 0n
(vii) Relative mass 1/1840 1 1
• Thomsons Model of Atom : J.J. Thomson was the first to propose separately structure of atom in the form of a model.
He suggested the following structure in 1899, which was based on his experimental work.
Various postulates suggested are :
(i) Inside an atom electron are present.
(ii) These electrons are embedded in a sphere of positive charge Positive sphere
(iii) Mass of an atom is due to electrons only Electron
(iv) The negative and positive charge balance each other
(v) Atom as a whole is neutral.
Drawbacks of Thomson’s Model
This model failed to explain the results of experiments done by other scientists.
• Rutherford’s Model of the Atom : Rutherford (1911) performed scattering experiment by bombarding fast moving a-particles,
emitted from a radioactive substance, on thin foil (4 × 10–5 cm thick) of the metals like silver, gold, copper, platinum, etc.

Fig. Rutherford’s a -particle scattering experiment.

The observations led to the following conclusions.
(i) Most of the a-particles (nearly 99%) passed through the metal foil (Au, Ag, Pt, etc.) undeflected.
(ii) Some of the a-particles underwent deflection by small angles.
(iii) Very few a-particles (1 in 20,000) returned back suffering a deflection of 180°.

Fig. Scattering of a-particles

Atomic Structure
This experiment led Rutherford to conclude the main features
as follows :
(i) Most of the space in the atom is largely empty as most of
the a-particles pass straight through the atom.
(ii) Centre of the atom has a heavy positively charged body,
called nucleus, which repel positively charged a-particles
and thus explains the scattering phenomenon.
(iii) Whole of the atomic mass is concentrated in the nucleus
i.e., the central nucleus is rigid and hence a-particles which
strike on it are thrown back.
(iv) Since very few a-particles are deflected back, the size of
the nucleus must be very small (radius nearly 10–13 cm)
compared to the total volume of the the atom (radius nearly
10–8 cm). It shows that nucleus is 1/100000 in size compared
to the total size of the atom.
Drawbacks of the Rutherford Theory :
An electron revolving around the nucleus in a circular path
will continuously lose energy and fall into the nucleus.
However, the nucleus is found to be quite stable. Thus,
Rutherford could not explain the stability of the nucleus in
the light of continuous loss of the energy of the electron.
The stability of the atom is explained by Bohr’s theory of
atom in terms of orbits of fixed energies.
• Bohr’s Model of an Atom : In order to explain the objections
raised for Rutherford’s model. Neils Bohr in 1912 gave a new
model of atom called Bohr’s model. Accoridng to this model
(i) An atom consists of a small positively charged nucleus
situated at its centre.
(ii) The negatively charged electrons revolve around the
nucleus in certain definite circular paths called energy
levels.
(iii) Each energy level is associated with a definite amount of
energy.
(iv) The energy levels are either numbered 1, 2, 3, 4
(n = 1, 2, 3, 4 ....) or designated as K, L, M, N .....
outwards from the nucleus.
n=4 n=3 n=2 n=1 + K L M N
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(v) The change in energy of an electron takes place only
when it jumps from a lower energy level to a higher energy
level (gain of energy) or when it jumps from a higher
energy level to a lower energy level (Loss of energy). It
means that as long as the electrons remain in a given
energy level, they neither gain nor lose energy and atom
remains stable.
• Arrangement of electrons in an atom : The arrangement of
electrons in various shells (energy levels) of an atom of the
element is known as Electronic configuration.
The maximum number of electrons that could be put in a
particular shell (i.e., energy levels was given by Bohr and
Bury.
According to Bohr-Bury Scheme
(i) The maximum number of electrons that can be
accommodated in any energy level is given by 2n2 where
n = 1, 2, 3, 4, .... (for K, L, M, N.....)
1st
For orbit or K-shell, it will be
n
= 2 × 12 = 2
2nd
For orbit or L-shell, it will be
n
= 2 × 22 = 8
3rd
For orbit or M-shell, it will be
n
= 2 × 32 = 18
4th
For orbit or N-shell, it will be
n
= 2 × 42 = 32
(ii) The maximum number of electrons in the outermost orbit
will be 8 electrons even if it has capacity to accommodate
more electrons.
(iii) The next to the outermost shell cannot accommodate more
than 18 electrons even if it has a capacity to accommodate
more.
(iv) Electrons are not accommodated in a given shell. Unless
earlier shells are filled, that is stepwise filling of shells is
followed.
• Atomic Number : Each element has been assigned an atomic
number (Z) that describes the number of protons in the nucleus
of an atom of that element. i.e., atomic number (Z) = number of
proton = number of electron (in a neutral atom).
• Mass Number : The nucleus of an atom is also described by
a mass number (A), which is the sum of the number of protons
and neutrons in the nucleus. The difference between the mass
number and the atomic number of an atom is therefore equal
to the number of neutrons in the nucleus of that atom.
Mass number (A) = number of protons + number of neutrons
or Number of neutrons = A – Z
The carbon atom has a mass number of 12 because it contains
six protons and six neutrons.

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• Isotopes : Atoms with the same atomic number but different
mass numbers are called isotopes. Carbon, for example, has
the three naturally occurring isotopes shown in Figure : 12C,
13
C, and 14C. Carbon-12 (12C) has six protons and six neutrons,
13
C has six protons and seven neutrons, and 14C has six protons
and eight neutrons.
The characteristics of isotopes are:
(i) They have different atomic masses (mass number)
(ii) They have the same atomic number.
(iii) They have the same electronic configuration.
(iv) They have the same valence electrons.
(v) They have the same chemical properties.
(vi) They have slightly different physical properties.
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Applications of Isotopes :
Isotopes are used in various fields. For example.
(i) Isotope of uranium is used as a fuel in nuclear reactor
(ii) Isotope of cobalt is used in treatment of cancer
(iii) Isotope of iodine is used in treatment of goitre.
• Isobars : Atoms whose atomic numbers are different but
mass numbers are same. Such atoms are called isobars. Some
important examples of Isobars are as follows : Argon 18Ar40,
Potassium 19K40 and Calcium 20Ca40 are Isobars.
The characteristics of isobars are:
(i) They have the same mass number.
(ii) They have different atomic numbers.
(iii) They have different number of protons.
(iv) They have different electronic configurations.
(v) They have different number of valence electrons.
(vi) They have different chemical properties.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice 9. The cathode ray experiment was done for the first time by
(1) J.J. Thomson (2) John Dalton
questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4)
(3) Goldstein (4) Rutherford
out of which only one is correct.
10. The charge on an electron is
1. Neon is (1) 1.6 × 10–6 coulombs
(1) monoatomic (2) diatomic (2) 1.6 × 10–20 coulombs
(3) triatomic (4) tetra atomic (3) 1.6 × 10–19 coulombs
2. Which of the following has an atomicity of 4? (4) 1.6 × 10–16 coulombs
(1) H2O (2) NH3 11. The nucleus of an atom contains
(3) PCl5 (4) CCl4 (1) protons
3. The element present in water and hydrogen peroxide are (2) electrons
(1) hydride and oxide (3) protons and neutrons
(2) hydrogen and oxide (4) neutrons
12. In an atom valence electron are present in
(3) hydride and oxygen
(1) outermost orbit
(4) hydrogen and oxygen.
(2) next to outermost orbit
4. The formula of barium phosphate is
(3) first orbit
(1) BaPO4 (2) Ba2(PO4)3
(4) any one of its orbit
(3) Ba(PO4)3 (4) Ba3(PO4)2
13. The maximum number of electrons that can be
5. If the formula of a chloride of a metal is MCl3, the formula of accommodated in third shell (n = 3) is
metal phosphate is
(1) 2 (2) 8
(1) M2PO4 (2) MPO4 (3) 18 (4) 10
(3) M2PO4 (4) M(PO4)3 14. In an atom, the constituent electrons
6. Which of the following is a binary compound of oxygen (1) do not move
and hydrogen? (2) are uniformly distributed
(1) H2O (3) move around the nucleus in fixed energy levels.
(2) H2O2 (4) move around the nucleus in a random way.
(3) Both H2O and H2O2 15. What is the number of valence electrons of Al?
(4) None of these (1) 1 (2) 2
7. The weights of two elements A and B combining with one (3) 3 (4) 4
another are in the proportion of their 16. Which of the following statements is incorrect for cathode
(1) atomic weights (2) equivalent weights rays?
(3) valencies (4) atomic volumes (1) They move in straight line
8. In a chemical change the total weight of the reacting (2) Their nature depends upon the nature of gas present
substances compared to total weight of products is in the discharge tube.
(1) never the same (2) always less (3) They cost shadow of solid objects placed in their path
(3) always more (4) always the same (4) They get deflected towards positive charge.
 Chapter
Chemical Reactions and
their various types
• Chemical Reaction : The process in which a substance
undergoes change to produce new substances with new
properties are known as chemical reaction.
• Chemical Equation : The qualitative representation of a
chemical reaction in a short hand or concise form in term of
symbols and formulae, is called a chemical equation. For
example. The burning of magnesium wire in oxygen(air) to
produce magnesium oxide can be written as under in the form
of a word equation.
Magnesium + oxygen ¾¾
144424443 ® Magnesium oxide
Reactants Product
Word equations represent simply change of reactants into
products. They do not give the true picture of the chemical
reactions.
• Skeletal Chemical Equation or Symbol Equation : A chemical
equation written in the form of symbols and formulae is called
a skeletal chemical equation. Such a chemical equation may
or may not be balanced e.g.
Magnesium + oxygen ¾¾ ® Magnesium oxide
(word equation)
Mg + O2 ¾¾ ® MgO (skeletal equation)
In the skeletal equation given above there are two oxygen
atoms (O2 = 2 atoms of oxygen) in the reactants and only one
oxygen atom in products so it is not a balanced equation.
• Balanced Chemical Equation : A chemical equation in which
number of atoms of each elements on L.H.S. (i.e. reactants)
and R.H.S. (i.e.products) is equal is called a balanced chemical
equation for example, magnesium reacts with sulfuric acid to
form magnesium sulphate and hydrogen, can be represented
as follows.
Magnesium + Sulfuric acid ¾¾ ® compounds (or substances). This type of reaction is simply
Magnesium Sulphate + Hydrogen (word equation)
Mg + H2SO4 ¾¾ ® MgSO4 + H2 ­ (Balanced equation)
The balancing of a chemical equation is essential or necessary
to fulfill the requirement of the Law of Conservation of Mass.
• Balancing of Chemical Equations :
The process of making the number of different elements on
both side of the equation equal is known as balancing of
chemical equation.
Hit and Trial Method : The reaction between hydrogen and
oxygen to form water can be represented as under :-
Hydrogen + oxygen ¾¾
® water (word equation)
H2 + O2 ¾¾ ® H2O (skeletal equation)
This equation is unbalanced and can be balanced by hit and
trial method as follows :-
Oxygen will be balanced if 2 is written before H2O (product).
It will give us the following equation.
H2 + O2 ¾¾ ® 2H2O
In doing so the number of hydrogen atoms becomes
unbalanced. On the L.H.S. there are only 2 atoms of hydrogen
while on RHS we have 4 atoms of hydrogen. To balance
hydrogen atoms write 2 before H2.
2H2 + O2 ¾¾ ® 2H2O (balanced equation)
In a balanced chemical equation, homoatomic gases with
atomicity two or more are always written in molecular from
e.g. H2, O2, N2, Cl2, O3 etc. Atomicity may be defined as the
number of atoms in one molecule of the gas.
• Essential of a Chemical Equation :
A chemical equation-
(i) should represent an actual chemical change
(ii) should be balanced, and
(iii) should be molecular, i.e., all the substances should be in
the form of molecules.
• Implications of a Chemical Equation or Information by a
Chemical Equation :
A chemical equation conveys a large number of informations
as described below-
(i) It tells us about the names of the reactants and products.
(ii) It expresses the number of molecules of reactants and
products.
(iii) It expresses the relative weight of the reactants and the
products.
(iv) It expresses the volume of the gaseous reactants and
products.
Types of chemical reactions :
• Decomposition reactions : Decomposition reactions are those
reactions in which a compound breaks down into simpler
the reverse of combination reactions. These reactions require
energy in the form of heat, light, electricity etc.
Kinds of decomposition reactions :
Various kinds of decomposition reactions are :
(i) Thermal decomposition : This type of reaction takes place
on heating a substance. For example,
heat
ZnCO3 ( s ) ¾¾¾
® ZnO( s ) + CO 2 ( g )
(ii) Electrolytic decomposition : This type of reaction takes
place on passing electric current for example
Electric current
2H 2 O(l) ¾¾¾¾¾¾® 2H 2 ( g ) + O 2 ( g )
(acidified water)
(iii) Catalytic decompositions : This type of reaction takes
place in presence of a catalyst. For example
Catalyst
CH 4 ( g ) ¾¾¾¾
® CO + 2H 2 ( g )

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(iv) Photochemical decomposition : This type of reaction takes
place in presence of light. For example
2AgBr ¾¾¾
light
® 2Ag + Br2
• The reaction in which a hydrated salt loses molecules of water
of crystallisation is known as dehydration reaction.
Heat
FeSO4 .7H2 O ¾¾¾
® FeSO4 ( s) + 7H 2O( g )
(Green) (Dirty white)
• Simple Displacement Reaction and Simple Substitutions
A displacement reaction is a reaction in which an atom, or
group of atoms, present in a molecule is displaced by another
atom. Some examples of displacement reactions are :
(i)
CuSO 4 ( aq ) + Mg( s ) ¾¾
® MgSO 4 (aq) + Cu( s )
(ii) Fe2 O3 + 2Al ¾¾ ® Al2 O3 + Fe
A more reactive metal will displace a less reactive metal from
its compound in solution. There are the sorts of things you
observe in this type of reaction :
• the more reactive metal gradually dissolves
• the less reactive metal coats the more reactive metal
• the solution may change colour
• Double Displacement Reactions or Double Decomposition
The reactions in which mutual exchange of radicals takes place
are known as double decomposition reactions. As a result of
double decomposition reactions two new substances are
formed.
Examples :
(I) When sodium chloride reacts with conc. sulphuric acid,
two new substances (sodium sulphate and hydrogen
chloride) are formed.
2NaCl + H 2 SO 4 ¾¾
® Na 2SO 4 + 2HCl
(II) When potassium bromide and silver nitrate reacts
together, silver bromide and potassium nitrate are formed.
KBr + AgNO 3 ¾¾ ® KNO 3 + AgBr
The double-displacement reactions have two major features
in common. First, two compounds exchange ions or elements
to form new compounds. Second, one of the products is either
a compound that will separate from the reaction mixture in
some way (commonly as a solid or gas) or a stable covalent
compound, often water.
• Precipitation Reactions : A precipitation reaction occurs when
two solutions are mixed together and a solid separates from
the solution. The solid part that forms and separates from the
mixture is called the precipitate the reaction shown below is a
precipitation reaction.
BaCl2 + 2Na 2SO 4 ¾¾
® BaSO 4 ¯ +2NaCl
• Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Oxidation reactions : Oxidation is defined as a process which
involve addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen.
Addition of oxygen
N 2 + O 2 ¾¾® 2NO
Removal of hydrogen :
Cl 2 + H 2S ¾¾
® 2HCl + S
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Reduction : The term reduction is defined as a process which
involve the removal of oxygen or addition of hydrogen.
Removal of oxygen :
CuO + H 2 ¾¾
® Cu + H 2 O
Addition of hydrogen :
H 2 + S ¾¾
® H 2S
• Oxidation - Reduction in terms of Electronic Concept :
Oxidation is a loss of electrons
Reduction is a gain of electrons.
Oxidizing agent accepts electrons. Some common oxidising
agents are KMnO4, K2Cr2O7 etc.
Reducing agent lose electrons. Some common reducing agents
are LiAlH4, NaBH4 etc.
• Redox Reactions : Those reactions in which oxidation and
reduction takes place simultaneously, are known as redox
reactions.
Example :
addition of oxygen (oxidation)
heat Cu + H2O
CuO + H2
Reduction (removal of hydrogen)
Redox processes are very important as they play important
role in governing a number of natural processes like corrosion,
combustion, biological processes like respiration etc.
• Exothermic reactions : The chemical reactions which proceed
with the evolution of heat energy are called exothermic
reactions.
The heat energy produced during the reaction is indicated by
writing +q on the product side. In general, exothermic reactions
may be represented as :
A + B ¾¾
® C + D + Q(heat energy)
(i) All combustion reactions are exothermic.
(ii) Respiration is an exothermic reaction.
(iii) The decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is
also an example of exothermic reaction.
• Endothermic reactions : The chemical reactions which
proceed with the absorption of heat energy are called
endothermic reactions.
The heat energy absorbed during the reaction can be indicated
by writing +q with the reactants or it can be indicated by
writing –q (or the actual numerical value) with the products.
In general, an endothermic reaction can represented as
: A + B ¾¾ ® C + D – Q(heat) , where Q is the heat absorbed.
(i) Decomposition reactions are generally endothermic.
(ii) The number of endothermic reactions is much less than
the exothermic reactions.
• Combustion Reactions : A chemical reaction in which a
substance burns or gets oxidised in the presence of air or
oxygen is called combustion reaction. For example, kerosene,
Chemical reactions and their various types
coal, charcoal, wood etc, burn in air and thus undergo
combustion. All substances acting as fuels undergo
combustion reactions. These are highly exothermic and are
accompanied by release of energy which is quite useful in our
daily life. All combustion reactions are not accompanied by
flame. Combustion accompanied by release of energy.
• Homogeneous reactions : In case all the reactants and
products of a chemical reaction are in the same physical state
then such a reaction is known as homogeneous reactions.
For representation of a physical state of reactants/products
we write (g) for gases, ( l ) for liquids and (s) for solids state.
Example :
H2(g) + Cl2 (g) ¾¾
® 2HCl (g)
• Heterogeneous reaction : If in a chemical reaction, all the
products and reactants are not in the same physical state then
such a reaction is known as heterogeneous reaction.
Example :
heat
CaCO3 (s) ¾¾¾® CaO(s) + CO 2 (g)
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• Corrosion (Erosion by chemical action) : Corrosion is the
degradation of metals and generally called rust. Corrosion
causes damage to car bodies, iron railings, ships and to all
objects made of metals, specially those of iron. Corrosion of
iron is a serious problem. Corrosion is the primary means by
which metals deteriorate. Most metal corrode on contact with
water (and moisture in the air), acids, bases, salts, oils,
aggressive metals polishes, and other solid and liquid
chemicals. To minimize corrosion, protective coatings are
applied to prevent the direct contact of moisture and oxygen
with that metal.
• Rancidity : The most important cause of deterioration in fats
and fatty foods is oxidation of fats. What we perceive is an
unpleasant change in the flavour and odour of a food, called
rancidity. Factors which accelerate fat oxidation include trace
metals (iron, zinc, etc.), salt, light, water, bacteria, and moulds.
Fat oxidation can be retarded by use of antioxidants by use of
spices such as sage and rosemary, and by use of light and or
air tight wrapping.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice 5. Which of the following statements is true?
questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) (1) The total mass of the substance remains same in
out of which only one is correct. chemical change
(2) Chemical change is permanent and irreversible
1. A student added dilute HCl to a test tube containing zinc (3) Physical change is temporary and reversible
granules and made following observations :
(4) All of these
I. The zinc surface became dull and black.
6. Which of the following statements is not correct?
II. A gas evolved which burnt with a pop sound.
III. The solution remained colourless. (1) A chemical equation tells us about the substances
Correct observations are - involved in a reaction.
(1) I and II (2) I and III (2) A chemical equation informs us about the symbols
(3) II and III (4) I, II and III and formula of substances involved in a reaction
2. A balanced chemical equation is accordance with- (3) A chemical equation tells us about the atom or
(1) Law of multiple proportion molecules of the reactants and products involved in a
(2) Law of conservation of mass reaction
(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) All are correct
(4) Neither (1) nor (2) 7. Which one is not a balanced equation?
3. A change is said to be a chemical change when- (1) Fe + Cl 2 ¾¾ ® FeCl3
(1) Energy change occurs
(2) Mg + CuSO 4 ¾¾
® MgSO 4 + Cu
(2) New substances are formed
(3) The change cannot be easily reversed (3) Zn + S ¾¾
® ZnS
(4) All statements are correct (4) 2NaOH + H 2SO 4 ¾¾ ® Na 2SO 4 + 2H 2 O
4. Which of the following are chemical changes ?
8. Which of the following reactions involved the combination
(i) Digestion of food
of two element ?
(ii) Liquefaction of air
(iii) Ripening of fruit (1) CaO + CO 2 ¾¾ ® CaCO3
(iv) Dissolution of sulphur in carbon disulphide (2) 4Na + O 2 ¾¾
® 2Na 2 O
(v) Freezing of water
1
(vi) Electrolysis of water (3) SO 2 + O 2 ¾¾
® SO3
(1) (i) to (iv) all (2) (i), (iii) and (v) 2
(3) (i), (iii) and (vi) (4) (iii), (iv) and (vi) (4) NH3 + HCl ¾¾
® NH 4 Cl
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Acids, Bases and Salts
• The term acid, in fact, comes from the latin term acere, which (ii) Action with metal oxides (Basic oxides) : The oxides that
means ‘Sour’. In everyday life we come across many can add an hydroxyl ion (OH–) to their molecules are
compounds that chemists classify as acids. called basic oxides. Metal oxides are generally basic
• Common Acids are: oxides. These oxides get neutralised when they react
with acids. These reactions are mostly carried upon
Acid Occurrence
heating e.g.
Tartaric acid Grapes, tamarind, imli, unripe mango
® 2NaCl ( aq ) + H 2 O (l)
Na 2 O( s ) + 2HCl ( aq ) ¾¾
Latic acid Sour milk, curd Sodium oxide Hydrochloric Sodium Water
Formic acid Ant's sting (Basic oxide) acid Chloride
Ascorbic acid Citrus fruits, Amla (iii) Action with metal hydroxides (Basic hydroxides) : Acids
(vitamin C) undergo neutralization reaction with basic hydroxides
Acetic acid Vinegar (metal hydroxides) to form salt and water (i.e.
Tannic acid Tea neutralisation reaction)
Citric acid Citrus fruits like orange and lemon ® K 2 CO3 (aq ) + 2H 2 O (l)
2KOH( aq ) + H 2 CO3 ( aq ) ¾¾
Pot.Hydroxide Carbonic acid Pot.Carbonate Water
Oxalic acid Spinach
Malic acid Apple (iv) Action with metal carbonates and metal hydrogen
Hydrochloric acid Stomach carbonates : Acids react with carbonates and hydrogen
carbonates to form their respective salts, water and
• Organic acids are naturally occurring acids and are mostly carbondioxide gas.
found in plants and animals. These acids are the compounds
® ZnSO 4 (aq)+ H 2 O(l)+ CO 2 ( g )
ZnCO3 ( s) + H 2SO 4 (aq) ¾¾
of carbon. Zinc Sulphuric Zinc Water Carbon
• Mineral acids or inorganic acids are synthesised from carbonate acid sulphate dioxide

minerals found on earth. • Uses of Acids:

• Concentrated acid : An acid that has a relatively high (i) In batteries of cars and invertors. Sulphuric acid is used
percentage of the acid dissolved in the aqueous solution is in automobile batteries.
classified as a concentrated acid (ii) In manufacture of synthetic fibres and plastics.
(iii) In preparing dyes, detergents, glucose from starch,
•. Dilute acid : An acid, which has a relatively low percentage of
fertilisers, explosives, etc.
the acid dissolved in the aqueous solution, is classified as a
(iv) For descaling pipes and cleaning metal surfaces and
dilute acid.
sanitary wares.
• Strong acids give a large number of hydrogen ions or gets (v) Acetic acid is used in flavouring food items like pickles.
completely dissociated when dissolved in water. Mineral acids • Bases are compounds which taste bitter example milk of
are generally strong acids. magnesia. Ammonium hydroxide, or ammonia water, is very
• Weak acids give very few hydrogen ions or gets partially irritating to the nose and the eyes. This substance, called a
ionised when dissolved in water. For example, citric acid, acetic hydroxide, or a base, is often used in home for cleaning.
acid and formic acid. • Common Bases are:
• Properties of acids
Base Occurrence
Physical properties :
(i) Acids are sour in taste e.g. lemon juice is sour in taste as Sodium hydroxide Soap
it contains an acid. Calcium hydroxide Lime water
(ii) Generally acids are good conductors of electricity. Potassium hydroxide Soap
Ammonium hydroxide Window cleaning solution
(iii) Mineral acids are corrosive in nature.
Magnesium hydroxide Milk of Magnesia
Chemical properties :
(i) Action of metals : Metals generally react with dilute acids • Concentrated base : A base that has a relatively high
to form their respective salt and hydrogen. percentage of the base in the aqueous solution is classified
as a concentrated base.
Mg(s) + 2HCl( aq ) ¾¾
® MgCl2 ( aq ) + H 2 ( g ) • Dilute base : A base, which has a relatively low percentage of
Magnesium Hydrochloric Magnesium Hydrogen
acid Chloride the base dissolved in the aqueous solution, is classified as a
dilute base.
Acids, Bases and Salts
• Strong bases gives a large number of hydroxide ion or gets
completely ionized when dissolved in water. For example,
sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
• Weak bases give lesser number of hydroxide ions or gets
partially ionized. When dissolved in water. For example,
ammonium hydroxide.
• Properties of bases :
Physical properties :
(i) They have a bitter taste.
(ii) Soluble bases are good conductors of electricity.
(iii) They are soapy liquids, slippery to touch.
(iv) They are corrosive in nature. e.g. KOH, NaOH
(caustic alkalies)
Chemical Properties :
(i) Reaction of metals with bases : Metals (e.g. Zn, Al, Sn)
dissolve in NaOH (an alkali) to liberate hydrogen gas.
Zn + 2NaOH ¾¾
® Na 2 ZnO2 + H2
[Sod. Zincate]
(ii) Action with acids : Bases combine with acids to form salt
and water only. It is a neutralisation reaction.
3NaOH(aq) + H3PO4(aq) ¾¾ ® Na3PO4 (aq) + 3H2O (l)
Phosphoric acid Trisodium
phosphate
• Uses of Bases:
(i) Magnesium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide are used
as antacid to neutralize acidity in the stomach.
(ii) A clear solution of calcium hydroxide is known as lime
water, and commonly used as laboratory reagent.
(iii) Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) is used in manufacturing
of soap, synthetic fibres like rayon.
• Basicity of an acid does not depend upon the number of H
atoms present but upon number of replaceable H atoms. For
example, acetic acid (CH3COOH) has four H atoms. But only
one is replaced. It is monobasic in nature. Phosphoric acid
(H3PO4) has three H atoms and all of them can be replaced. It
is a tribasic acid.
For acids, we use the term basicity because H+ ions of the
acid can be replaced only when it reacts with a base. Similarly,
the term acidity is used for bases because OH– ions of the
base can be replaced only when it reacts with an acid.
• When water is added to the acid or a base, it results in decrease
in concentration of H+(H3O+) or OH– per unit volume. Such a
process is known as dilution.
(i) Process of dissolving acids or bases in water is exothermic.
(ii) Care must be taken while mixing concentrated nitric acid
or sulphuric acid with water. The acid must always be
added to water with constant stirring. If water is added to
a concentrated acid, the heat generated may cause the
mixture to splash out and cause burns.
• A substance which gives different colour in acidic and basic
media and helps to differentiate the two types is known as an
Indicator. Natural indicators can be extracted from a wide
variety of flowers, fruits, roots, leaves and other parts of plants
• Litmus (a natural dye) is one of the most common and naturally
available indicator. It is extracted from lichens (combination
of alga and tungus). When this litmus is added to an acidic
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solution, it turns red and when added to a basic solution, it
turns blue.
• Tumeric powder (haldi), which is used for flavouring food is
also used as an natural indicator. Turmeric (curcuma longa)
is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of ginger family.
Turmeric stains turns red when washed with soap solution
(basic media).
• China rose is obtained from a shrubby chinese rose (Rosa
Chinesis). China rose indicator is prepared by keeping the
gudhal petals in warm water for some time. The solution
becomes coloured after some time and acts as an indicator.
China rose indicator gives brown color in acidic media and
green color in basic media.
• Phenolphthalein is a synthetic indicator. It turns colorless in
acidic solutions and pink in basic solutions. If the
concentration of indicator is particularly strong, it can appear
purple.
• Methyl orange is also a synthetic indicator used more oftenly
because of clear colour change. In a solution becoming less
acidic, methyl orange moves from red to orange and finally to
yellow with the reverse occuring for a solution increasing in
acidity.
• Universal indicators : It is a mixture of indicators often sold
readymade as solution which can indicate pH values, usually
over a range of 3-11, by successive changes of colour. The
universal indicator show different colours at different
concentrations of hydrogen ions in solution. For measurement
of hydrogen ion concentration in a solution we generally use
a pH Scale.
• pH Scale : It is a scale that is used for measuring H+ion
(Hydrogen ion) concentration of a solution.
The term pH stands for “potential” of “hydrogen”. It is the
amount of hydrogen ions in a particular solution.
For acids pH < 7
For bases pH > 7
For neutral substances pH = 7
• Importance of pH in Daily Life
(i) Blood pH : For proper functioning our body needs to
maintain blood pH between 7.35 and 7.45. Values of blood
pH greater than 7.8 or less than 6.8 often results in death.
(ii) Acid rain : When pH of rain water is less than 5.6, it is
called acid rain. Rain containing excess of acids is called
an acid rain. Rain becomes acidic when pollutants like
carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are
released into the atmosphere and these oxides dissolve
in rain drops to form carbonic acid, sulphuric acid and
nitric acid, respectively. Acid rain causes huge damage to
buildings, historical monuments, especially marble
structures etc.
(iii) pH in our digestive system : We know that hydrochloric
acid (HCl) produced in our stomach helps in digestion of
food without harming stomach. However excess of acid
causes indigestion and leads to pain as well as irritation.
To get rid of this people use bases called “antacids”. A
popular antacid is “Milk of magnesia” which is insoluble
magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH)2.

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(iv) pH of the soil : For their healthy growth plants require a
specific pH. Farmers use fertilisers to improve crop yield.
But excessive use of fertilisers makes the soil acidic. Plants
do not grow well in either too acidic or too basic soil. If
the soil is too acidic, basic quick lime (calcium oxide) or
slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) is added to it. If the soil is
too basic, organic matters that releases acids are added
to it, to neutralise basic nature of soil.
(v) pH change as the cause of tooth decay : Tooth decay
starts when the pH of mouth is lower than 5.5. Tooth
enamel, made up of calcium phosphate is the hardest
substance in the body. It does not dissolve in water, but
is corroded when the pH in mouth is below 5.5.
(vi) Self defence by animals and plants through chemical
warfare : We have already learnt that bee-sting leaves an
acid (formic acid or methanoic acid, HCOOH) which
causes pains and irritation. To get relief from it we apply
a mild base like baking soda.
• Many factories wastes are acidic in nature. If it is allowed to
flow into the water bodies, it causes huge damage to water
plants and animals. Therefore, all factory waste should be
neutralised by adding basic substances berfore releasing into
the water bodies.
• Salts : A salt is an ionic compound which dissociates to
yield a positive ion other than hydrogen ion (H+) and negative
ion other than hydroxyl ion (OH–) e.g.
NaCl ® Na + + Cl -
¾¾
(fused / aqueous solution)
• Classification of Salts
(i) Acidic Salt : If a polybasic acid (Example, H2SO4, H3PO4,
H2SO3 etc.) is neutralised partly by a base, the salt formed
is acidic.
H 2 CO3 + NaOH ¾¾
® NaHCO3 + H 2 O.
(ii) Normal Salt : In case the acid and base neutralise
completely the salt formed is a normal salt.
H 2 CO3 + 2NaOH ® Na 2 CO3 + H 2 O
(Carbonic acid) (Normal salt)
(iii) Basic Salts : This type of salts are formed by incomplete
neutralization of a base with an acid or by partial
replacement of hydroxy radicals of a diacids or triacidic
base with an acid radical.
Pb(OH)NO3 - Basic lead nitrate.
[Pb ( OH ) 2 + HNO3 ¾¾
® Pb ( OH ) NO3 + H 2 O]
(iv) Double Salt - Such a salt is formed by mixing saturated
solution of two simple salts followed by crystallisation of
the saturated solution.
Example : FeSO4(NH4)2SO4.6H2O — Mohr’s salt – it is a
mixture of FeSO4 (Simple salt) and (NH4)2 SO4 (Simple salt)
(v) Complex salt - Such a salt is formed by mixing saturated
solution of simple salts followed by crystallisation of the
solution similar to double salts.
Potassium mercuric iodide - K2[HgI4]
Simple ion - K+
Complex ion - [HgI4]2–
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• Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or Caustic soda : It is prepared on
commercial scale by the electrolysis of strong solution of
sodium chloride (NaCl) also called brine. The process is called
chlor-alkali process.
The overall reaction taking place is :
2NaCl (aq) + 2 H2O(l) ¾¾ ® H2(g) + Cl2(g) + 2NaOH (aq)
Chlorine gas is given off at the anode, and hydrogen gas at
the cathode. Sodium hydroxide solution is formed near the
cathode.
Uses :
(i) Sodium hydroxide is most used base in the laboratory.
(ii) It is used in many industries, mostly as strong chemical
base in manufacture of pulp and paper, textiles, drinking
water, soap and detergents etc.
(iii) It is used as a drain cleaner.
• Baking soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate, (NaHCO3) : It is
produced using sodium chloride as one of the raw materials.
NaCl + H2O + CO2 + NH3 ¾¾ ® NH4Cl + NaHCO3
When heated the following reaction occurs
heat
2 NaHCO3 ¾¾¾ ® Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
Uses :
(i) In baking powder : The most practical use of baking soda is
as a leavening agent in baking. In combination with a liquid
and an acid, baking soda undergoes a chemical reaction that
releases bubbles of carbon dioxide. Trapped in butter these
carbon dioxide bubbles enable the baked food to rise.
(ii) As an antacid : The cause of acidity is presence of excess HCl
in stomach. Baking soda reacts with acid due to its alkaline
nature and neutralizes acidity (i.e. acts as an antacid).
NaHCO3 + HCl ¾¾ ® NaCl + H2O + CO2
(iii)In fire extinguishers : It is used in soda-acid fire exinguisher:
In soda acid fire extinguishers, CO2, formed by the action of
H2SO4 on baking soda, expells water from the fire extinguisher
which exinguishes the fire.
• During summer, the milkmen usually add a very small amount
of baking soda to fresh milk. It acts as a preservative. Actually
in hot weather milk is expected to decompose and release
lactic acid which is likely to make milk sour. Baking soda
(NaHCO3) reacts with acid to form salt and water. In this way
it neutralises the acid and the milk does not become sour.
• Washing soda, Na2CO3. 10H2O, Sodium carbonate : Sodium
carbonate can be obtained by heating baking soda;
recrystallisation of sodium carbonate gives washing soda.
It is also a basic salt.
Na 2 CO3 + 10H 2 O ¾¾ ® Na 2 CO3 ·10H 2 O
Sodium carbonate Hydrated sodium
carbonate (Washing soda),
Uses :
(i) Sodium carbonate (washing soda) is used in glass, soap
and paper industries.
(ii) It is used in the manufacture of sodium compounds such
as borax.
(iii) It is used for removing permanent hardness of water.
Acids, Bases and Salts
• Bleaching powder : Calcium hypochlorite is a chemical
compound with formula CaOCl2. It is a yellowish powder
with smell of chlorine. It is widely used for water treatment
and as a bleaching agent (bleaching powder). It is a yellow
white solid which has a strong smell of chlorine.
Manufacture of bleaching powder : It is manufactured by the
following method.
2 Ca(OH) 2 + 2Cl 2 ¾¾
® CaOCl2 + CaCl2 + 2H 2 O
Uses:
(i) Calcium hypochlorite is used for the disinfection of
drinking water or swimming pool water.
(ii) Calcium hypochlorite (known as ‘bleaching powder’) is
also used for bleaching cotton and linen and used in the
manufacture of chloroform.
• Plaster of Paris, CaSO4 .1/2 H2O : It can be obtained by
heating gypsum (CaSO4. 2H2O) i.e. by calcination of gypsum.
1 1
(CaSO4. 2H2O) + heat ¾¾
® (CaSO4. H2O) + H2O
2 2
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Plaster of paris is a white powder and on mixing with water it
changes to gypsum once again giving a hard solid mass.
CaSO4 + 2 H2O ® CaSO4. 2H2O.
Uses : It is used
(i) for interior decoration. As a false ceiling, studio sets etc.
(ii) for making moulds or casts for toys, pottery, cermics etc.
(iii) in surgical bandages for setting fractured bones.
(iv) in setting up of air-tight apparatus by sealing the gaps.
• Plaster of Paris must be always stored in air-tight bags. In
case moisture is present, it will slowly change into gypsum
which is very hard. This means that it will no longer be useful
either for setting fractured bones or in making moulds.
• Hygroscopy : The property of a substance to absorb moisture
when exposed to atmosphere at ordinary temperature but do
not dissolve in it is known as hygroscopy and such a substance
is known as hygroscopic substance e.g. Anhydrous calcium
chloride (CaCl2 ), Conc.H2 SO4 , phosphorous pentoxide
(P2O5), quick lime (CaO) etc.
• Aqua regia consists of 3 parts HCl to 1 part HNO3 ,it is an
Excellent oxidant ,Can dissolve gold and platinum ,it produces
yellow fumes from the reaction of HCl and HNO3 to produce
nitrosyl chloride, NOCl, chlorine gas, Cl2, and water, H2O.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice 6. When the stopper of a bottle containing colourless liquid
questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) was removed, the bottle gave smell like that of vinegar. The
out of which only one is correct. liquid in the bottle could be
(1) hydrochloric acid
1. Ammonium hydroxide is a weak base because (2) sodium hydroxide solution
(1) it has low vapour pressure (3) acetic acid solution
(2) it is only slightly ionised (4) saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution
(3) it is not a hydroxide of any metal 7. The colour of pH paper when put in distilled water changed
(4) it has low density to green. Now some common salt is added to water and pH
paper is tested in this solution. The colour of pH paper in
2. On passing excess of carbon dioxide through lime water
this case is likely to be
(1) milkiness of lime water increases (1) green (2) yellow
(2) there is no change in milkiness of lime water (3) red (4) blue
(3) milkiness of lime water disappears 8. A drop of liquid sample was put on pH paper. The colour of
(4) None of the above is correct. pH paper turned blue. The liquid sample could be
3. HCl gas changes the colour of (1) lemon juice
(1) dry litmus paper (2) hydrochloric acid
(2) wet litmus paper (3) sodium hydrogen carbonate
(3) Both dry and wet litmus paper (4) ethanoic acid.
9. Which of the following is not required to find the pH of a
(4) None of the above is correct
given sample ?
4. Which of the following is an alkali ? (1) pH paper (2) Litmus paper
(1) Ca(OH)2 (2) KOH (3) Universal indicator (4) Standard pH chart
(3) Mg(OH)2 (4) CaCO3 10. Universal indicator solution is named as such because
5. The poisonous effect of acid present in stings of bees and (1) it is available universally
ants can be neutralised by use of a solution that contains (2) it has a universal appearance
(1) acetic acid (2) formic acid (3) it can be used for entire pH range
(3) sodium hydroxide (4) sodium chloride. (4) All the above are correct
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Chapter
Metals and Non-Metals
• Metals and Non-Metals : There are more than 114 elements Metals above hydrogen in the activity series give out
present in the periodic table. These elements can be broadly hydrogen gas on reaction with a dilute acid such as
classified into two categories i.e., metals and non-metals. Out HCl, H2SO4 etc. These are called active metals.
of 114 elements, 22 are non-metals. Metals placed below hydrogen in activity series do not
• Physical properties of metals : evolve hydrogen on reaction with dilute acids. These
(i) They are usually shiny i.e. have a metallic luster. are considered as inactive metals.
(ii) Metals have a high density Metals like gold and platinum placed at the bottom of
activity series are known as Noble metals and they are
(iii) Metals are ductile i.e. they can be drawn into wires.
chemically very little reactive.
(iv) Metals are malleable i.e. they can be founded into thin
(iii) Reaction with oxygen (formation of oxides) : Many metals
sheets.
burn in the oxygen of the air to produce a metal oxide.
(v) Metals are good conductors of electricity. 2Mg(s) + O2(g) ¾¾ ® 2MgO(s)
(vi) Metals have high melting point and are generally in solid Many metals over a period of time tarnish in air. The
state at room temperature. metal slowly reacts with the oxygen of the air forming a
(vii) Metals are good conductors of heat and sound. dull layer of the metal oxide on the surface of the metal.
• Chemical properties of metals : The reactivity series :
(i) Reaction of metals with acids: Metals can react with
acid in a single displacement reaction to make hydrogen K-Potassium ù
gas and an aqueous solution of a salt. Na-Sodium ú
ú Burn very easily with a bright flame
Zn(s) + dil H2SO4(aq) ® ZnSO4(aq) + H2(g) ­ Ca-Calcium ú
Hydrogen gas is not evolved when a metal reacts with ú
Mg-Magnesium û
nitric acid. It is because HNO3 is a strong oxidising agent.
It oxidises the H 2 produced to water and itself gets Al-Aluminium ù
reduced to any of the nitrogen oxides (N2O, NO, NO2).
Zn-Zinc ú
(ii) Reaction of metal, with solutions of other metal salts: ú
Some metals are more reactive than others. Such metals Fe-Iron ú React slowly with air when heated
ú
can displace less reactive metals from their compounds Pb-Lead ú
in solution or molten form. Cu-Copper úû
Zn + CuSO 4 ( aq ) ¾¾ ® ZnSO 4 (aq ) + Cu( s )
The relative electron releasing tendencies of some metals Ag-Silver ù
No reaction
are summed up in the Activity series also called Au-Gold úû
Reactivity series.
(iv) Action of metal oxide with water : Oxides of some metals
K = Potassium (Most reactive) Most reactive (i.e. Na, K, Mg etc.,) dissolve in water to yield soluble
Na = Sodium hydroxides known as alkalies e.g.
Ba = Barium Na 2O( s ) + H 2O( l ) ¾¾
® 2NaOH( aq )
Ca = Calcium
Mg = Magnesium Oxides of same metals (e.g. Ca, Al etc.) do react with
Al = Aluminium water but the corresponding hydroxides are not soluble
Zn = Zinc in water. They remain as suspension. These hydroxides
Cr = Chromium are known as bases e.g.,
Fe = Iron CaO(s) + H2O(l) ¾¾ ® Ca(OH)2(s)
Cd = Cadmium
Co = Cobalt Al2O3(s) + 3H2O(l) ¾¾ ® 2Al(OH)3(s)
Ni = Nickel Reactivity (v) Action of metal oxide with acids : Metal oxides react
Sn = Tin Decreases with acids to form corresponding salts and water e.g.
Pb = Lead ® CaCl 2 ( aq ) + H 2 O( l )
CaO( s ) + 2HCl( aq ) ¾¾
H = Hydrogen
Cu = Copper The oxides which exhibit the characteristics of both acids
Hg = Mercury and bases are known as amphoteric oxides e.g., ZnO,
Ag = Silver Al2O3 etc.
Au = Gold ZnO( s ) + 2NaOH( aq ) ¾¾® Na 2 ZnO 2 ( aq ) + H 2 O(l)
Pt = (Platinum) (least reactive) Least reactive
(base) Sod.zincate
Metals & Non-Metals
(vi) Reaction of metals with water : Metals react with water
and produce a metal oxide and hydrogen gas. Metal
oxides that are soluble in water dissolve in it to further
form metal hydroxide. But all metals do not react with
water.
Metals like potassium and sodium react violently with
cold water. In case of sodium and potassium, the reaction
is so violent and exothermic that the evolved hydrogen
immediately catches fire.
2K( s ) + 2H 2 O(l) ® 2KOH( aq) + H 2 ( g ) + heat energy
The reaction of calcium with water is less violent.
Ca( s ) + 2H 2 O(l) ¾¾
® Ca(OH) 2 ( aq ) + H 2 ( g )
Metals like aluminium, iron and zinc do not react either
with cold or hot water. But they react with steam to form
the metal oxide and hydrogen.
2Al( s ) + 3H 2 O( g ) ¾¾
® Al2 O3 ( s ) + 3H 2 ( g )
3Fe( s ) + 4H 2 O( g ) ¾¾
® Fe3O 4 ( s ) + 4H 2 ( g )
• Uses of Metals :
(i) Metals are very important for modern humans it is not
possible to imagine our life without them.
(ii) Metals are used in manufacturing of bridges, railways,
aeroplanes, diesel mobile units (DMU), electric mobile
units (EMU), motor cars, electric motors, telephones,
televisions, interplanetary space vehicles, or even
common articles like cooking utensils and coins.
(iii) Metals are very important for the economy of a country.
Some metals, such as titanium, chromium, manganese and
zirconium are strategic metals. These metals and their
alloys find wide applications in atomic energy, space
science projects, jet engines and high grade steels.
(iv) Gold and silver ornaments are obtained from small pieces
of metals by hammering.
• Noble metal : Noble metals are metals that are resistant to
corrosion or oxidation, unlike most base metals. Examples
include tantalum, gold, platinum, and rhodium.
• Precious metal : A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical
element of high economic value precious metals include the
platinum group metals: ruthenium, rhodium, palladium,
osmium, iridium, and platinum, of which platinum is the most
widely traded.
• Alloy : An alloy is a mixture of two or more elements in solid
solution in which the major component is a metal. Most pure
metals are either too soft, brittle or chemically reactive for
practical use. Combining different ratios of metals as alloys
modify the properties of pure metals to produce desirable
characteristics. The aim of making alloys is generally to make
them less brittle, harder, resistant to corrosion, or have a more
desirable color and luster. Examples of alloys are steel (iron
and carbon), brass (copper and zinc), bronze (copper and tin),
and duralumin (aluminium and copper).
• Physical properties of non-metals :
(i) They are dull, however diamond, graphite and iodine are
lustrous.
(ii) They are poor conductors of heat and electricity. Graphite
is a good conductors.
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(iii)
They are weak and brittle (they easily break or shatter).
(iv)They have a low density (they feel light for their size).
(v)They do not make a ringing sound when they are hit.
(vi)Melting points and boiling points are usually low.
(vii)Non-metals are usually soft. (Diamond is an exception, it
is quite hard. It is a crystalline solid).
(viii) They exist in allotropic forms.
• Chemical Properties of Non-Metals :
(i) Non-metals reacts with oxygen to form either acidic or
neutral oxides.
(ii) Carbon reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which
dissolve in water to form carbonic acid. Carbon reacts
with insufficient amount of oxygen to form carbon
monoxide, which is a neutral oxide and does not dissolve
in water.
C(s) + O2(g) ¾¾ ® CO2 (g)
CO2 (g) + H2O (l) ¾¾ ® H2CO3 (aq)
CO (g) + H2O (l) ¾¾ ® No reaction
(iii) Sulphur reacts with oxygen to form sulphur dioxide, an
acidic oxide, which dissolves in water to form sulphurous
acid.
S(s) + O2 (g) ¾¾ ® SO2 (g)
SO2 (g) + H2O (l) ¾¾ ® H2SO3 (aq)
(iv) Phosphorus reacts with oxygen to form phosphorus
pentaoxide, an acidic oxide, which dissolves in water to
from phosphoric acid.
2P(s) + 5/2 O2 (g) ¾¾
® P2O5 (s)
P2O5 (s) + 3 H2O (l) ¾¾ ® 2H3PO4 (aq)
(v) Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water, which is a
neutral oxide.
(vi) Non-metals do not react with water.
(vii) Non-metals do not replace hydrogen from acids.
• Uses of Non-Metals
(i) Oxygen is essential for survival of life.
(ii) Hydrogen is used to convert vegetable oil into vegetable
ghee by hydrogenation.
(iii) Nitrogen is used to preserve food and for manufacturing
proteins by plants.
(iv) Carbon in the form of diamond is used for cutting rocks
and in the form of graphite as electrode and in
manufacturing of lead pencils.
(v) Sulphur is used in vulcanization of rubber, as fungicide
and in manufacture of dyes, gun powder etc.
(vi) Chlorine is used as water disinfectant and in the
manufacture of pesticides like gammaxene.
• Formation and Properties of Ionic Compounds
In a metal and non-metal bond, the metal loses electrons to
achieve a more stable electronic configuration, while the
non-metal gains electrons. Thus an ionic bond is formed with
transfer of electrons from metal to non-metal.
The compounds which contain ionic bonds are called ionic
compounds or electrovalent compounds : e.g. NaCl (sodium
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– •
. .. é .. ù
Na + gC l : ¾ ¾ ® [Na]+ ê: Cl :ú or NaCl
.. êë .. ûú
(2, 8, 1) (2, 8, 7)
[(2, 8) (2, 8, 8)]
Characteristics of Ionic Compounds :
(i) They conduct electricity in aqueous solution as well as in
molten state.
(ii) They have high melting points and boiling points.
(iii) They are highly soluble in water and are insoluble in solvents
such as benzene, ether, petrol, kerosene oil etc.
(iv)They are crystalline solids and hard because of strong force
of attraction between positive ions (cations) and negative
ions (anions).
(v) These compounds are generally brittle and break into pieces
when pressure is applied.
• Occurrence of metals : Major source of metals is earth’s crust
but metals also exist in sea water as their soluble salts. Metals
exist both in free state or native state (Au, Ag) and also in
combined state (e.g., Na as NaCl, Fe as Fe2O3 , Cu as Cu2S
etc.)
• Minerals : The inorganic elements or compound which occur
naturally in earth’s crust are called minerals.
• Ores : Those minerals from which the metal can be extracted
profitably and conveniently are called ores.
• Gangue or Matrix : The unwanted impurities of sand and
rocky materials present in the ore is known as gangue or matrix.
• Metallurgy : It is the branch of science which deals with the
extraction of metals from their ores, and then refining them for
use.
• Various steps involved in metallurgy are :
(i) Enrichment or concentration of ore
(ii) Reduction
(iii) Refining.
• Extraction of a Metal :
Because of a difference in reactivities different techniques are
used for extracting these three different categories of metals.
(i) Metals with low reactivity
(ii) Metals with medium reactivity
(iii) Metals with high reactivity.
• Extracting metals low in the activity series : Metals that are
low in the activity series are very un-reactive. The oxides of
these metals can be reduced to metals by heating alone. For
example, mercury is obtained from its ore, cinnabar (HgS), by
the process of heating.
Reduction using heat :
heat
2HgS + 3O 2 ¾¾¾
® 2HgO + 2SO 2
heat
2HgO ¾¾¾ ® 2Hg + O 2
• Extracting metals in the middle of the activity series: Metals
such as iron, zinc, lead, copper, etc., are in the middle of the
reactivity series. These are moderately reactive metals and
are usually present as sulphides or carbonates. A metal is
obtained from its ore by the processes of reduction or by
electrolysis. In the reduction process, it is the oxide ore that is
reduced.
• Roasting : Sulphide ores are converted into oxides by heating
strongly in the presence of excess air, so that oxygen gets
added to form the corresponding oxides. Sulphur impurities
escape as gas.
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Calcination : In Calcination process the ore is heated to a
high temperature in the absence of air, or where air does not
take part in the reaction. Usually, carbonate ores or ores
containing water are calcined to drive out carbonate and
moisture impurities.
• Thermite reaction : A thermite reaction is basically iron oxide
(rust) reacting with aluminium to produce molten iron. Here,
iron oxide (Fe2O3= rust) and aluminum metal powder undergo
a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction to form iron metal and
aluminum oxide (Al2O3 = alumina):
® Al 2 O 3 (s) + 2Fe( l )
Fe 2 O 3 (s) + 2Al(s) ¾¾
This reaction is so exothermic that the iron is actually molten.
Extracting metals towards the top of the activity series: Metals
such as sodium, magnesium, calcium, aluminium high up in
the reactivity series are very reactive and cannot be obtained
from their compounds by heating with carbon. This is because
these metals have more affinity for oxygen than carbon. These
metals are obtained by electrolytic reduction.
• Refining of the Metals :
(i) By liquation : This method is used for the easily fusible
metals like tin etc. Impure metal is placed on the inclined
bed of a furnance and heated. The metal melts and flows
out leaving behind the impurities. E.g. purification of Sn
containing impurities of high m.p. like Fe, Cu, W.
(ii) By distillation : Volatile metals like zinc and Hg etc. can
be purified by this method. When these metals are heated
their vapours are formed leaving behind the impurities.
The vapours are condensed to get pure metals.
(iii) Electrolytic refining : The impure metal is taken as anode
and the cathode consists of a pure metal. Cathodes and
anodes are placed in a soluble salt of the metal taken as
an electrolyte. Pure metal gradually passes on to the
cathode and impurities either settles down or dissolved
in the solution called anode mud. Large number of metals
like copper, silver, gold and zinc are purified by this
method. The metal of highest purity are obtained by this
method.
Battery
Impure Pure
copper copper as
as anode cathode
Copper
sulphate
Impurities
solution
Experimental set up for the
electrolytic refining of copper
Metals & Non-Metals B-137

(iv) Thermal decomposition method : In these methods, the
metal is converted into suitable volatile compound which
is decomposed at high temperature to give pure metal.
(a) Mond’s process or Carbonyl process (Purification
of Ni) : This method is used purify nickel. Impure
nickel is allowed to react with carbon mono-oxide at
60-80°C. It gives Ni(CO)4, which volatile compound.
Vapours of Ni(CO)4 decomposes at about 180°C giving
pure Ni ( » 99.9% purity).
(b) Van-Arkel Process : It is also known as iodine refining
method. This method is used for obtaining metals of
very high purity. Common metals which is are refined
by this method are Ti, Zr, Hf, Si etc. In this method
metal is converted into a volatile compound (e.g.,
iodides) which is decomposed to obtain pure metal.
Impurities are left behing as they do not react with I2.
Impure metal + I 2 ¾¾ ® Metal iodide
Very high temp.
¾¾¾¾¾¾® Pure Metal + I2
• Metalloids are those chemical elements that exhibit properties
of both metals and non-metals. They behave as non-metals
physically and chemically and show electrical conductivity
like metals. However, they are not good conductors of
electricity like metals and are known as semiconductors. There
are seven metalloids in the periodic table that are placed in
Group 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. They form a zig zag step line in the
periodic table.
• Corrosion of Metals : Corrosion is an oxidation reaction with
atmospheric oxygen in the presence of water on the surface
of a metal. Corrosion or rusting of iron is accelerated in the
presence of CO2 and also in the presence of salt solution.
Rusting is
2 Fe(s) +32 O2 (g) + xH2O(l) ¾¾ ® Fe2O3.xH 2O(s) i.e., rust is
hydrated iron (III) oxide.
The major problem of corrosion occurs with iron (or steel) as
it is used as a structural material in industries like construction,
infrastructure, bridges, rail transport, power transmission, ship
building, automobiles, heavy industries etc. Lead corrodes to
a white lead oxide or carbonate and copper corrodes to form a
basic green carbonate (combination of the hydroxide Cu(OH)2
and carbonate CuCO3).
• Prevention of Rusting (Corrosion):
(i) Painting or applying a coat of grease on iron articles.
(ii) Galvanising iron articles. It is a process in which a layer
of metals like chromium or zinc is deposited electrolytically
on iron articles.
(iii) Electroplating the surface of iron articles with metals not
attacked by atmospheric moisture.
(iv) Alloying : Iron or steel along with other metals can also
be protected by ‘alloying’ or mixing with other metals
(e.g., chromium) to make non-rusting alloys. Stainless steel
is an example of a non-rusting alloy of iron and carbon.
• Purity of Gold : 24-Carat gold : The carat (abbreviation ct or
Kt) is a measure of the purity of gold alloys. Carat is used to
refer to the measure of mass for gemstones. As a measure of
purity, one carat is purity by mass.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice 7. Chemically rust is
(1) hydrated ferric oxide only
questions. Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) (2) hydrated ferrous oxide only
out of which only one is correct. (3) ferric oxide only
1. Which of the following is liquid at ordinary temperature? (4) ferrous oxide only
(1) Germanium (2) Gallium 8. Alumina is chief ore of which of the following metal?
(3) Gold (4) Galena (1) Na (2) K
2. The correct order of increasing chemical reactivity of (3) Ca (4) Al
following metals is - 9. Horn silver is
(1) Zn < Fe < Mg < K (2) Fe < Mg < Zn < K (1) an oxide ore of silver
(3) Fe < Mg < K < Zn (4) Fe < Zn < Mg < K (2) a sulphite ore of silver
3. Metals generally are (3) a carbonate ore of silver
(1) reducing agents (4) a chloride ore of silver
10. Naturally occuring substances from which a metal can be
(2) oxidising agent
profitably (or economically) extracted are called?
(3) both oxidising and reducing agents
(1) Minerals (2) Ores
(4) None of these
(3) Gangue (4) Salts
4. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is -
11. Cinnabar is an ore of
(1) iron (2) copper
(1) Hg (2) Cu
(3) aluminium (4) mercury
(3) Pb (4) Zn
5. The metal that reacts with cold water is -
12. Which of the following is not an ore ?
(1) mercury (2) sodium
(1) Bauxite (2) Malachite
(3) zinc (4) tungsten (3) Zinc blende (4) Pig iron
6. The only metal that is liquid at room temperature is - 13. Which of the following mineral does not contain Al ?
(1) mercury (2) sodium (1) Cryolite (2) Mica
(3) zinc (4) tungsten (3) Feldspar (4) Fluorspar
 Chapter
Carbon and
its Compounds
• Carbon has a unique place in our life. Each living cell, food,
wood, paper, petrochemicals, cooking gas, perfumes etc. are
all made of carbon. Carbon is an essential component of all
living matters as proteins, carbohydrates and fats.
• Bonding in Carbon : A carbon atom has a total of six electrons
carbon atom has four valence electrons. It could gain four
electrons to form C4– anion or lose four electrons to form C4+
cation. Both these conditions require large amount of energy.
Thus it has a very little tendency to form ionic compounds.
To overcome this problem carbon undergoes bonding by
sharing its valence electron with other carbon atoms or with
atoms of other elements. This allows it to be covalently
bonded to one, two, three or four carbon atoms or atoms of
other elements or groups of atoms (molecule).
• Formation of covalent bond : Covalent bond formation
involves sharing of electrons between bonding atoms which
may be either same or different. The bonding atoms contribute
equal number of electrons (e.g. one electron each or 2 electrons
each etc).
• Covalency : The number of electrons contributed by an atom
for sharing is known as its covalency. Depending upon the
number of electrons shared by each atom in bond formation,
covalent bond may be single, double or triple. A single bond
is represented by a single line (–), a double bond by double
line (=) and a triple bond by a triple line (º).
Example :
• H 2 ¾¾
® H(1) = 1
; H–H
• O 2 ¾¾
® O(8) = 2, 6
O O ; O=O
• N 2 ¾¾
® N(7) = 2,5
N N ; NºN
• Characteristics of covalent compounds :
(i) These compounds are molecular in nature (i.e. they exist as
single molecules) e.g. H2, Cl2, NH3, CH4, SO2 etc.
(ii) These are insoluble in water and soluble in benzene,
kerosene and petrol etc.
(iii) These compounds are poor conductor of electricity.
(iv) It is a weak bond due to weak intermolecular forces. Covalent
compounds have low melting and boiling points.
• Allotropy in Carbon : The property due to which an
element exists in two or more forms, which differ in their
physical and some of the chemical properties is known as
“Allotropy” and the various forms are called “Allotropes”.
(i) Allotropes are formed due to the difference either in the
number of atoms in the molecules or arrangement of atoms
in the molecules.
(ii) Carbon exists in two allotropic form (1) crystalline (2) amorphous.
The crystalline forms are diamond and graphite whereas the
amorphous forms are coal, charcoal, lamp black etc.
(iii) Both diamond and graphite are formed by carbon atom, the
difference lies in the manner in which the carbon atom are
bonded to one another.
(iv) In diamond each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon
atoms tetrahedrally by covalent bond. Thus it has a three
dimensional network structure.
The structure of diamond
(v) Graphite has a two dimensional sheet structure in which
each carbon atom is linked to three carbon atoms in a
hexagonal planar structure, one of these bonds is a double
bond and thus the valency of carbon is satisfied.
0.34nm
0.14nm
0.25nm
The structure of graphite
(vi) Diamonds is the hardest substance known while graphite
is smooth and slippery.
(vii) Graphite is a very good conductor of electricity whereas
diamond is a bad conductor of electricity.
(viii) Fullerenes form another class of carbon allotropes. The
first one to be identified was C-60, which has carbon atoms
arranged in the shape of a football. Since this looked like
the geodesic dome designed by the US architect
Buckminister Fuller, the molecule was names fullerenes.
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• Carbon atom is unique amongst all the elements that are found E.g. iso-butane (C4H10), isopentane (C5H12), neopentane
in nature. It can form long chain molecules. The ability of (C5H12) etc.
carbon to form a long chain is called catenation. Carbon forms • Closed chain compounds or Ring compounds : Cyclic
strong bond because of its small size which enables the compounds are called closed chain or ring compounds.
nucleus to held on to the shared pairs of electrons strongly. E.g. cyclohexane (C6H12), cyclopentane (C5H10), cyclobutane
The chains are formed because carbon atoms form tetravalent (C4H8), cyclopropane (C3H6) etc.
bonds with other carbon atoms. This structure can be repeated
endlessly without disturbing the stability of the bonds and
Condensed Bond line Common
the compounds formed. The chains can form branches, and Molecular formula, Name
sub-branches. The carbon atoms also form rings. notation,
Formula Structural Representation
• Catenation is also present in silicon (Si) with atomic number formula
(Z) equal to 14. Its valence shell electronic configuration CH2
(2, 8, 4) is similar to carbon. However, only seven to eight C3H 6 Cyclopropane
atoms of the element can be linked by covalent bonds. It is H2C CH2
because of smaller bond dissociation energy of Si—Si bond
(200 kJ mol–1) as compared to that of C—C bond. Therefore, CH2
the bonds in the silicon atoms are not as strong as in carbon C5H10 H2C CH2 Cyclopentane
atoms.
• In saturated compounds the valencies of all the carbon atoms H2C CH2
are satisfied by single bonds between them. These
compounds are very less reactive. e.g. C2H6, C3H8 etc. • All those compounds which contain just carbon and
• While in the unsaturated compounds, the valencies of all the hydrogen are called hydrocarbons. Among these the saturated
carbon atoms are not satisfied by single bonds, thus in order hydrocarbons are called alkanes and the unsaturated
hydrocarbons containing double bonds are called alkenes,
to satisfy their valencies, they form double or triple bond
while the unsaturated hydrocarbons containing triple bonds
between the carbon atoms. They are more reactive than the
are called alkynes.
saturated carbon compounds. e.g. C2H2, C2H4, C3H6 etc.
• The atom or group of atoms which determine the properties of
• Straight chain compounds : The compounds which contain a compound is known as functional group. e.g. –OH (alcohol),
straight chain of carbon atoms are called straight chain –CHO (aldehyde), > C = C < (alkene), – C º C – (alkyne) etc.
compounds. e.g. normal butane (C4H10), normal pentane • A series of compounds in which the same functional group
(C5H12) etc. substitutes hydrogen in a carbon chain is called a homologous
• Branched chain compounds : Those compounds which are series. e.g. CH3Cl and C2H5Cl differ by a –CH2 unit, similarly
branched are called branched chain compounds. C2H5OH and C3H7OH also differ by a –CH2 unit.

Characteristics of homologous series :

(i) They can be represented by the same general formula e.g. Alkanes (CnH2n+2), Alkenes (CnH2n), Alkynes (CnH2n–2) etc.
(ii) All the members of a homologous series contain the same functional group. e.g. alcohols contain –OH group; aldehydes contain
–CHO group etc.
(iii) All the members of a homologous series can be prepared by same general methods of preparations.
(iv) They have similar chemical properties.
(v) They show gradation in physical properties like m.p. and b.p. (generally these increase with increase in molecular weight)

Homologous series General formula Example Functional group

Straight Chain Alkanes CnH2n + 2 (n more than or equal to 1) CH4, n = 1
Alkyl CnH2n + 1 (n more than or equal to 1) CH3, n = 1
Alkenes and Cyclic Alkanes CnH2n (n more than or equal to 2) C2H4, n = 2 C=C
Alkynes CnH2n − 2 (n more than or equal to 2) C2H2, n = 2 C≡C
Alcohols CnH2n + 1OH (n more than or equal to 1) CH4O, n = 1 – OH
Carboxylic acids CnH2nO2 (n more than or equal to 1) CH2O2, n = 1 – COOH
Carbohydrates Cn(H2O)n (n more than or equal to 1) C6H12O6 n=6 –CHO, OH
Carbon and its Compounds B-149
• Nomenclature
Chemists developed a set of rules, for naming organic compounds based on their structures which is known as IUPAC rules, where
IUPAC stands for the “International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry”.
The IUPAC name of an organic compounds consists of three parts.
Prefix – word root – Suffix
Word Root : A word root indicates the nature of basic carbon skeleton. e.g. a compound containing four carbon atom have the
name butane.
• In case a functional group is present, it is indicated in the name of the compound with either as a prefix or as a suffix.
• While adding the suffix to the word root the terminal ‘e’ of carbon chain is removed e.g. a three carbon chain with an alcohol group
would be named as
Propane – ‘e’ = Propan + ol ® Propanol.
• If the carbon chain is unsaturated then the final ‘ane’ in the name of the carbon chain is substituted by ‘ene’ or ‘yne’ respectively
for double and triple bonds.

Functional group Prefix/Suffix Functional group Example IUPAC Name

H H H
| | |
1. Halogen Chloro, bromo, Iodo - Cl, - Br, - I H - C - C - C - Br -Bromopropane
| | |
H H H
H H
| |
2.Alcohol -ol - OH H - C - C - OH -ethanol
| |
H H
3. Aldehyde -al - CHO CH3CH 2 CH 2 CHO -Butanal
4. Ketone -one - CO CH3COCH 3 -Propanone
5. Carboxylic acid -oic acid - COOH CH3CH 2 COOH -Propanoic acid
6. Amine Amino - NH 2 CH 3CH 2 NH 2 -Amino ethane
7. Ester oate - -COOR CH 3COOCH3 -Methyl ethanoate
8. Double bond ene CH 3 - CH = CH 2 -Propene
9. Triple bond yne CH3 - CH 2 - C º CH -Butyne

• Chemical Properties of Carbon Compounds : reactive. Among alkene and alkynes, the alkenes are more
(i) Combustion reaction : Carbon undergo combustion reaction reactive. Unsaturated hydrocarbons undergo addition reaction
and produce carbon dioxide with the evolution of heat and in presence of catalysts e.g.
light. Most carbon compounds release a large amount of heat
and light on burning. H H
R R | |
Ni
C + O 2 ¾¾ ® CO 2 + heat and light C=C ¾¾¾ ® R - C- C - R
H2 | |
CH 4 + O2 ¾¾
® CO2 + H 2 O + heat and light R R H H
CH 3 CH 2 OH + O 2 ¾¾
® CO 2 + H 2 O + heat and light • This reaction is commonly used in the hydrogenation of
• Saturated hydrocarbons generally give a clean flame while vegetable oils.
unsaturated carbon compounds give a yellow flame with Other examples of addition reactions are :
lots of black smoke. Yellow flame signifies incomplete
Br / CCl
combustion of fuel. CH 2 = CH 2 ¾¾¾¾¾
2 4 ® CH - CH
2 2
| |
• All combustion reactions are basically oxidation reactions Br Br
carried in the presence of air or oxygen. It is not necessary
that reactants may burn during combustion. CH 2 = CH 2 + HCl ¾¾
® CH 3 - CH 2 Cl
• Combustion of ethyne (C2H2) with oxygen is used in gas
welding. (iii)Substitution reaction : Saturated hydrocarbons give
• If the combustion of an organic compound (particularly substitution reaction e.g. methane in presence of sunlight
of hydrocarbons) is properly controlled it may give useful undergo chlorination.
organic compound. hu
CH 4 + Cl2 ¾¾® CH 3Cl + HCl
(ii) Addition reaction : Generally alkanes do not undergoes
addition reaction. Alkanes are found to be least reactive. hu
CH3Cl + Cl2 ¾¾® CH 2 Cl2 + HCl
unsaturated hydrocarbons alkenes and alkynes are more
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hu Denaturation of Ethanol : Ethanol is the only alcohol
CH 2 Cl 2 + Cl2 ¾¾® CHCl3 + HCl recommended for drinking. The drinks containing ethanol are
known as alcoholic beverages. Since it is the major source of
hu income to the government, it is subjected to very heavy excise
CHCl3 + Cl2 ¾¾® CCl 4 + HCl
Carbon tetrachloride duty. As a result, alcoholic drinks are extremely expensive. But
ethyl alcohol is also needed for furniture polishing and as a
Substitution reactions by Br2 and I2 can also be carried out in
solvent for many substances. This means that ethyl alcohol or
similar manner.
ethanol has a great industrial importance. This has to be cheap
• Some Important Carbon Compounds
and is subjected to very small excise duty. Now there is a big
Alcohols : Compounds containing –OH group attached to a problem. It is difficult to diffrentiate between ethyl alcohol to be
carbon atom are known as alcohols. The general formula for sold as beverage and to be sold commercially. The problem has
alcohol is R – OH, where R is an alkyl group and –OH is a been solved by denaturation of alcohol.
functional group. Ethanoic Acid (Acetic Acid) CH3COOH: Ethanoic acid,
Example : Ethanol (C2H5OH) : commonly known as alcohol. commercially known as acetic acid belongs to a group of acids
Properties of Ethanol : called carboxylic acid. 5-8% solution of acetic acid in water is
Physical properties : vinegar and is widely used as preservative in pickles.
(i) Ethanol is a colourless liquid at room temperature. Its b.p. is Properties of acetic acid :
351K. It is neutral to litmus. Physical properties :
(ii) Ethanol is commonly called alcohol and it is an active ingredient (i) It is a colourless liquid that has a sour taste and has a vinegar
of all alcoholic drinks. like smell.
(iii) Ethanol is a hypnotic (sleep producer). (ii) It is miscible with water in all proportions.
Chemical properties : (iii) On cooling it freezes to form ice-like flakes. They appear like a
(i) Combustion : Ethanol is highly inflammable liquid and catches glacier. Due to this property pure ethanoic acid is called glacial
fire easily, burns with a blue flame. acetic acid.
C 2 H 5 OH + 3O 2 ¾¾ ® 2CO 2 + 3H 2 O + heat + light Chemical properties :
(i) Reaction with a base : It is weaker acid than mineral acids
(ii) Reaction with sodium : Due to its weakly acidic nature, ethanol such as HCl, HNO3, H2SO4 etc.
reacts with sodium to librate H2 gas.
2CH 3COOH + 2NaOH ¾¾
® 2CH 3COONa + H 2 O
2C 2 H5OH + 2Na ¾¾
® 2C 2 H5ONa + H 2 ­
Sodium ethoxide (ii) Reaction with carbonates and bicarbonates :
2CH 3 COOH + Na 2 CO 3 ¾¾
® 2CH 3COONa + CO 2 + H 2 O
(iii)Reaction with ethanoic acid :
2 4® conc. H SO ® CH 3COONa + H 2 O + CO 2
CH 3COOH + NaHCO3 ¾¾
C2 H5OH + CH3COOH ¾¾¾¾¾¾
(iii)Reaction with alcohol : (Esterification)
CH3COOC2 H5 + H 2 O CH3COOH + C2 H5OH ¾¾ ® CH3COOC2 H 5 + H 2 O
Ester Ethyl ethanoate (ester)
This process is known as esterification. In this conc. H2SO4 • Both ethanol and ethanoic acid are organic liquids but are
acts as dehydrating agent. completely miscible with water. Actually, their molecules are
On treating with an alkali solution, this ester is converted attracted towards H2O molecules by attractive force known
back to the constituent alcohol and form sodium salt of the as hydrogen bonding. Energy released in attraction helps in
acid. their dissolution in water.
CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 + NaOH ¾¾ ® CH3COONa + C2 H5OH • Soaps : Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain
This process is known as saponification. acid carboxylic acids.
• Detergent : They are ammonium or sulphurate salts of long
Conc.H 2SO 4 chain carboxylic acids.
(iv) C2H5OH C2H4 + H2O
443K Cleansing action of soap and detergent : Both of them follow the
Harmful Effects of Drinking Alcohol : same principle. They contain two parts, a large hydrocarbon which
(i) If the alcohol used for drinking purposes contains some methyl is a hydrophobic (water repelling) and a negative charged head,
alcohol (CH3OH) as impurity then it may cause serious which is hydrophillic (water attracting). In solution water
poisoning and loss of eye sight. molecules being polar in nature, surround the ions & not the
(ii) It is habit forming and damages liver if taken regularly in large organic part of the molecule. When a soap or detergent is
quantities. dissolved in water the molecule gather together as clusters, called
micelles. The tails stick inwards & the head outwards. The
(iii) Under the influence of alcohol, a person loses the sense of
hydrocarbon tail attaches itself to oily dirt. When water is agitated,
discrimination.
the oily dirt tends to lift off from the dirty surface & dissociates
(iv)If taken in large quantities it may prove to be fatal.
into fragments. The solution now contains small globules of oil
Carbon and its Compounds
surrounded detergent molecules. The negatively charged heads
present in water prevent the small globules from coming together
and form aggregates. Thus the oily dirt is removed from the object.
Oily
dirt
Micelle formed by detergent molecules
in water. The hydrocarbon tail stick
to oily dirt
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Advantages of Detergents over Soaps :
(i) Soaps does not lather easily in hard water and is not useful in
case of hard water. Detergents work well even in hard water.
(ii) Detergents are more easily soluble than soaps.
(iii) Detergents containing branched carbon chains are non-
biodegradable whereas soaps are fully biodegradable.
• Soaps and detergents form micelles in water only because of
the presence of charge on their molecules. Micellear formation
does not occur in solvent like ethyl alcohol since it is not as
polar as soaps. That is why only water is used for the washing
of dirty clothes.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice questions. 3. The enzyme involved in the oxidation of ethanol to form
Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which vinegar is
(1) zymase (2) oxidase
only one is correct.
(3) acetobacter (4) invertase
1. An organic compound ‘A’ with molecular formula C2H4O2 4. Glacial acetic acid is
turns blue litmus to red and gives brisk effervescence with (1) 100% acetic acid free of water
sodium hydrogen carbonate. Identify the compound (2) solidified acetic acid
(1) Methanoic acid (2) Ethanoic acid (3) gaseous acetic acid
(3) Propanoic acid (4) Butanoic acid
(4) frozen acetic acid
2. In which test-tube will effervescence occur?
5. The number of isomers of an alkane with molecular weight
72 is :
(1) 2 (2) 3
acetic acid
(3) 4 (4) 5
(1) Test 6. When ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol a sweet smelling
tube NaCl(aq) product is formed. The functional group of the product is
(1) aldehyde (2) ketone
(3) alcohol (4) ester
acetic acid
7. Two adjacent members of a homologous series have :
(1) a difference of –CH2 in their structure
(2) a difference of 14 a.m.u. in molecular mass
(2) (3) same general methods of preparation
Test (4) All the above
tube Na2CO3(aq) 8. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) Graphite is much less dense than diamond
(2) Graphite is black and soft
(3) Graphite has low melting point
acetic acid (4) Graphite feels smooth and slippery
(3) 9. Alkenes are characterized by
Test
tube (1) C – C bonds (2) C = C bonds
NaOH(aq) (3) C º C bonds (4) Cyclic structure
10. Which of the following decolourises alkaline KMnO 4
solution?
(1) Ethane (2) Ethene
acetic acid (3) Methane (4) Propane
(4) Test 11. Which of the following contains carbonyl group?
tube Na2SO4(aq) (1) Ketones (2) Aldehydes
(3) Esters (4) All of these

Chapter
Classification of Elements
and Periodicity in Properties
• Doberiner’s Law of Triads : According to this law, “in certain
triads (group of three elements) the atomic mass of the
central element was the arithmetic mean of the atomic masses
of the other two elements.”
E.g., atomic masses of Li, Na and K are respectively 7, 23 and
39, thus the mean of atomic masses of 1st and 3rd element is
7 + 39
= 23
2 properties.
Limitations of Doberiner’s Triads: He could identify only a
few such triads and so the law could not gain importance. In
the triad of Fe, Co, Ni, all the three elements have a nearly
equal atomic mass and thus does not follow the above law.
• Newland’s Law of Octaves : According to this law “the
elements are arranged in such a way that the eighth element
starting from a given one has properties which are a
repetition of those of the first if arranged in order of increasing
atomic weight like the eight note of musical scale.”
Drawback of newland’s law of octaves:
(i) This law was applicable for lighter elements e.g., H, F and
Cl, but fails in the case of heavier elements.
(ii) According to Newland only 56 elements exists in nature.
(iii) No space was left for the elements which were unknown
at that time.
(iv) In order to fit new elements into his table Newland adjust
two elements in the same column, but put some unlike
elements under the same column.
• Mendeleev’s Periodic Table : According to Mendeleev “the
properties of the elements are a periodic function of their
atomic masses.”
• Merits of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table: Mendeleev left some
gap for new elements which were not discovered at that time
e.g., gallium and germanium were not known at that time.One
of the strengths of Mendeleev’s periodic table was that, when
inert gases were discovered they could be placed in a new
group without disturbing the existing order.
• Characteristics of the periodic table :
(i) In the periodic table, the elements are arranged in vertical
rows called groups and horizontal rows called periods.
(ii) There are eight groups indicated by Roman Numerals I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII. The elements belonging to first
seven groups have been divided into sub-groups
designated as A and B on the basis of similarities. Group
VIII consists of nine elements arranged in three triads.
(iii) There are six periods (numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). In
order to accomodate more elements, the periods 4, 5, 6 are
divided into two halves.
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• Achievements of mendeleev’s periodic table
(i) The arrangement of elements in groups and periods made
the study of elements quite systematic.
(ii) Many gaps were left in this table for undiscovered
elements. However, properties of these elements could
be predicted in advance from their expected position.
(iii) Mendeleev corrected the atomic masses of certain
elements with the help of their expected positions and
• Limitations of mendeleev’s classification :
(i) He could not assign a correct position of hydrogen in his
periodic table, as the properties of hydrogen resembles
both with alkali metals as well as with halogens.
(ii) The isotopes of the same element will be given different
position if atomic number is taken as basis, which will
disturb the symmetry of the periodic table.
(iii) The atomic masses do not increases in a regular manner
in going from one elements to the next.
• Modern Periodic Law : This law was given by Henry
Moseley in 1913. It states, “Properties of the elements are
the periodic function of their atomic numbers”.
• The cause of periodicity is the resemblance in properties of
the elements is the repetition of the same valence shell
electronic configuration.
• Modern Periodic Table
(i) The modern periodic table has 18 vertical columns called
“groups” and seven horizontal rows called “periods”.
(ii) The elements belonging to a particular group make a family
and usually named after the first member. In a group all
the elements contain the same number of valence
electrons. e.g., in halogen family all the elements i.e., F, Cl,
Br, I have 7 electrons in their valence shell.
(iii) In a period all the elements contain the same number of
shells, but as we move from left to right the number of
valence shell electrons increases by one unit. The
maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated
in a shell can be calculated by the formula 2n2 where n is
the number of the given shell from the nucleus e.g.
K shell = 2 × (1)2 = 2
L shell = 2 × (2)2 = 8
M shell = 2 × (3)2 = 18
N shell = 2 × (4)2 = 32
• Important characteristics of groups in a modern periodic
table :
(i) The elements present in a group are separated by definite
gaps of atomic numbers (8, 8, 18, 18, 32)
(ii) There are 18 groups in long form of periodic table.
(iii) The elements in a group have the same valency.
(iv) The elements present in a group have identical chemical
properties.
Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties
• Characteristics of periods : We know that there are seven
periods in the modern periodic table.
(i) In all the elements present in a period, the electrons are
filled in the valence shell.
(ii) As the number of electrons in the valence shell change,
there also occurs a change in the chemical properties of
the elements present in a period.
• Merits of modern periodic table over Mendeleev’s periodic
table :
(i) Position of isotopes : All isotopes of the same elements
have different atomic masses but same atomic number.
Therefore, they occupy the same position in the modern
periodic table which they should have because all of them
are chemically similar.
(ii) Anomalous pairs of elements : When elements are
arranged in the periodic table according to their atomic
numbers the anomaly regarding certain pairs of elements
in Mendeleev’s periodic table disappears.
(iii) It explains the periodicity of the properties of the elements
and relates them to their electronic configurations.
(iv) The table is simple, systematic and easy way for
remembering the properties of various elements and
moreover lanthanides and actinides are placed separately.
• Classification based on differentiating electron :
s-block elements : Those elements of the periodic table in
which the last electron enters in s–orbital, are called
s-block elements. s-orbital can accommodate a maximum of
two electrons. Their general formulae are ns1 and ns2
respectively, where n = (1 to 7).
p-block elements : Those elements of the periodic table in
which the last electron gets filled up in the p-orbital, called p-
block elements. A p-orbital can accommodate a maximum of
six electrons.
d-block elements : Those elements of the periodic table in
which the last electron gets filled up in the d-orbital, called
d block elements.
f-block elements : Those elements of the periodic table in
which the last electron gets filled up in the f orbital, called
f-block elements. There are 28 f-block elements in the periodic
table. The elements from atomic number 58 to 71 are called
lanthanides because they come after lanthanum (57). The
elements from 90 to 103 are called actinides because they
come after actinium (89).
• Trends in the modern periodic table :
(i) Valency : The combining capacity of an atom or radical is
known as its valency. Valency of an element is defined as the
number of hydrogen, chlorine and double the number of
oxygen atom with which atom of an element can combine.
Valency in a period : The number of valence electrons increases
in a period from 1 to 8 from left to right. It reaches 8 in group 18
elements (noble gases) which show practically no chemical
activity under ordinary conditions and their valency is taken
as zero.
Valency in a group : All the elements of a group have the
same number of valence electrons. Therefore, they all have
the same valency.
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(ii) Atomic Radii : For an isolated atom atomic radius may be
taken as the distance between the centre of nucleus of atom
and the outermost shell of electrons.
Variation of atomic radii in a period : In a period there is a
gradual increase in the nuclear charge with increase in atomic
number. Since valence electrons are added in the same shell
since, the electrons in the same shell do not screen each other
from the nucleus, the increase in nuclear charge is not
neutralised by the extra valence electron. As a result effective
nuclear charge increases therefore valence electrons are more
and more strongly attracted towards nucleus. This gradually
decreases atomic radii across a period.
Variation of atomic radii in a group : In moving down the
group the nuclear charge increases with increase in atomic
number. However, while going down in a group from one atom
to another the number of inner shells also increases, although
the number of electrons in the outermost shell remains the
same. The effect of increase in the size of the electron cloud
(due to increase in number of shells) is more pronounced than
the effect of increased nuclear charge. Thus the distance of
outermost electron from the nucleus increases as we move
down a group. This gradually increases atomic radii along a
group.
(iii)Ionization Energy : The minimum amount of energy required
to remove an electron from a gaseous atom in its ground state
to form a gaseous ion is called ionization energy. It is measured
in unit of kJ mol–1.
Variation of ionization energy in a group : Force of attraction
between valence electrons and nucleus decreases in a group
from top to bottom because of increase in atomic size due to
addition of inner shells. As a result, the electron becomes less
and less firmly held to nucleus as we move down the group.
Ionization energy decreases in a group from top to bottom.
Variation of ionization energy in a period : We know that the
force of attraction between valence electron and nucleus
increases in a period from left to right due to increase in nuclear
charge. As a consequence of this, the ionization energy
generally increases in a period from left to right.
(iv) Electron Affinity : It is the energy change when an electron is
accepted by an atom in the gaseous state. It corresponds to
the process : X (g) + e– ¾¾ ® X–(g) + E
Variation of electron affinity in a group : In a group, the
electron affinity decreases on moving from top to bottom.
Variation of electron affinity along a period : On moving
across a period, the size of atom decreases and nuclear charge
increases. Both of these factors result into greater attraction
for incoming electron. Thus electron affinity increases in a
period from left to right.
(v) Electronegativity : Electronegativity is relative tendency of a
bonded atom to attract the bond-electrons towards itself.
Electronegativity generally decreases in a group from top to
bottom.
Electronegativity generally increases in a period from left to
right.
(vi) Metallic and Non-Metallic Character : Characteristic
properties of a metal. They are electropositive in nature (the
tendency to lose electrons), have luster, ductility, malleability
and electrical conductance.

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Variation of metallic character in a group : Metallic character
of elements increases from top to bottom. As we move down
in a group atomic size increases therefore distance between
valence electrons and nucleus also increase. Thus electrostatic
force of attraction on valence electrons decreases and they
can be easily removed.
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Variation of metallic character in a period : Metallic character
of elements decreases in a period from left to right. As we
move from left to right in a period atomic size decreases. Thus
electrostatic force of attraction increases for valence electrons
thereby decreasing electropositive character.

Exercise
DIRECTIONS : This section contains multiple choice questions. 12. The element which has least tendency to lose electron is
Each question has 4 choices (1), (2), (3) and (4) out of which
(1) H (2) Li
(3) He (4) Ne
only one is correct.
13. The most metallic element in the fourth period is
1. The early attempt to classify elements as metals and non- (1) Ca (2) K
metals was made by (3) S (4) P
(1) Mendeleev (2) Lother Meyer 14. The elements of group sixteen are called
(3) Lavoisier (4) Henry Moseley (1) halogens (2) chalcogens
2. Newlands could classify elements only upto (3) pnicogens (4) noble gases
(1) copper (2) chlorine
15. Which of the following is correct set of Dobereiner Triads?
(3) calcium (4) chromium
3. Mendeleev classified elements in (1) Na, Si, Cl (2) Be, Mg, Ca
(1) increasing order of atomic groups (3) F, Cl, I (4) Li, Na, Be
(2) eight periods and eight groups 16. The metal which is hard and has high m.p. and used in
(3) seven periods and eight groups electric bulbs is
(4) eight periods and seven groups (1) Ni (2) P t
4. The long form of periodic table consists of (3) Fe (4) W
(1) seven periods and eight groups 17. The lightest liquid metal is
(2) seven periods and eighteen groups (1) Hg (2) Ga
(3) eight periods and eighteen groups (3) Cs (4) Fr
(4) eighteen periods and eight groups 18. Which is not true about noble gases?
5. All the members in a group in long form of periodic table (1) They are non-metallic in nature
have the same
(2) They exist in atomic form
(1) valence
(3) They are radioactive in nature
(2) number of valence electrons
(3) chemical properties (4) Xenon is the most reactive among them
(4) All of these 19. Elements of which group form anions most readily?
6. An element ‘M’ has an atomic number 9 and its atomic mass (1) Oxygen family (2) Nitrogen family
19. The ion of M will be represented by (3) Halogens (4) Alkali metals
(1) M (2) M 2+ 20. Which of the following is not a representative element?
(3) M – (4) M2– (1) Fe (2) K
7. The element with smallest size in group 13 is (3) Ba (4) N
(1) beryllium (2) carbon 21. On moving horizontally across a period, the number of
(3) aluminium (4) boron electrons in the outermost shell increases from ...... to ....... .
8. Which of the following properties generally decrease along (1) 2, 8 (2) 2, 18
a period?
(3) 1, 8 (4) 1, 18
(1) Atomic size
22. Which one of the following is most electropositive element?
(2) Non-metallic character
(3) Metallic character (1) Sodium (2) Calcium
(4) Both (1) and (3) (3) Aluminium (4) Silicon
9. The elements with atomic numbers 2, 10, 18, 36, 54 and 86 23. As you move down the group, the alkali metals become
are all (1) brighter (2) hotter
(1) halogen (2) noble gases (3) more reactive (4) less reactive
(3) noble metals (4) light metals 24. Which is a metalloid?
10. The number of elements in the third period of periodic table (1) Pb (2) Sb
is (3) Bi (4) Zn
(1) 2 (2) 8 25. The scientific who made maximum contribution towards
(3) 18 (4) 32 periodic table was
11. Which of these choices is not a family of elements? (1) Chadwick (2) Rutherford
(1) Halogens (2) Metals
(3) Dalton (4) Mendeleev
(3) Inert gases (4) All of these