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What did Maharishi Kanad believe about matter?
What did Maharishi Kanad believe about matter?
Maharishi Kanad believed that matter could be divided into smaller pieces.
What did Pakudha Katyayama add to Maharishi Kanad's ideas?
What did Pakudha Katyayama add to Maharishi Kanad's ideas?
Pakudha Katyayama expanded on Maharishi Kanad's ideas by stating that these particles combine to form different kinds of matter.
What did Democritus and Leucippus believe about dividing matter?
What did Democritus and Leucippus believe about dividing matter?
Democritus and Leucippus believed that matter could be divided into smaller pieces.
When did the ideas of Democritus and Leucippus become more widely accepted?
When did the ideas of Democritus and Leucippus become more widely accepted?
What was Antoine L. Lavoisier's key contribution to chemistry?
What was Antoine L. Lavoisier's key contribution to chemistry?
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
Give an example of the Law of Conservation of Mass in action?
Give an example of the Law of Conservation of Mass in action?
What does the Law of Constant Proportions state?
What does the Law of Constant Proportions state?
What is a one-line explanation for the Law of Constant Proportions?
What is a one-line explanation for the Law of Constant Proportions?
Provide an example of the Law of Constant Proportions.
Provide an example of the Law of Constant Proportions.
According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what is all matter made of?
According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, what is all matter made of?
Dalton's Atomic Theory states that atoms can be created or destroyed in chemical reactions.
Dalton's Atomic Theory states that atoms can be created or destroyed in chemical reactions.
Atoms of the same element are identical in mass and chemical properties.
Atoms of the same element are identical in mass and chemical properties.
Atoms of different elements have the same mass and chemical properties.
Atoms of different elements have the same mass and chemical properties.
How do atoms combine to form compounds?
How do atoms combine to form compounds?
What is the significance of the relative number and kinds of atoms in a compound?
What is the significance of the relative number and kinds of atoms in a compound?
What is a one-line explanation for what atoms are?
What is a one-line explanation for what atoms are?
How are atoms comparable to other building blocks?
How are atoms comparable to other building blocks?
Atoms are extremely small, smaller than anything we can easily imagine.
Atoms are extremely small, smaller than anything we can easily imagine.
Atomic radius is typically measured in millimeters.
Atomic radius is typically measured in millimeters.
What is a one-line explanation for element symbols?
What is a one-line explanation for element symbols?
What was Dalton's contribution to the use of symbols in chemistry?
What was Dalton's contribution to the use of symbols in chemistry?
What was Berzelius' suggestion for creating element symbols?
What was Berzelius' suggestion for creating element symbols?
The first letter in an element symbol is always lowercase.
The first letter in an element symbol is always lowercase.
Give an example of how an element symbol is derived from its Latin name?
Give an example of how an element symbol is derived from its Latin name?
What is a one-line explanation of atomic mass?
What is a one-line explanation of atomic mass?
What concept did Dalton's Atomic Theory introduce?
What concept did Dalton's Atomic Theory introduce?
How does the concept of atomic mass relate to the Law of Constant Proportions?
How does the concept of atomic mass relate to the Law of Constant Proportions?
What is the difference between individual atomic masses and relative atomic masses?
What is the difference between individual atomic masses and relative atomic masses?
Why was Carbon-12 chosen as the standard reference for atomic mass in 1961?
Why was Carbon-12 chosen as the standard reference for atomic mass in 1961?
What is a one-line explanation for molecules of elements?
What is a one-line explanation for molecules of elements?
In what ways can molecules of elements be classified?
In what ways can molecules of elements be classified?
Give an example of a single-atom molecule.
Give an example of a single-atom molecule.
Give an example of a diatomic molecule.
Give an example of a diatomic molecule.
What is the definition of atomicity?
What is the definition of atomicity?
What is a one-line explanation for molecules of compounds?
What is a one-line explanation for molecules of compounds?
What is the main element in water (H2O) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What is the main element in water (H2O) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What are the main elements in ammonia (NH3) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What are the main elements in ammonia (NH3) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What are the main elements in carbon dioxide (CO2) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What are the main elements in carbon dioxide (CO2) and what is its combining ratio by mass?
What is a one-line explanation for ions?
What is a one-line explanation for ions?
What is the definition of an ion?
What is the definition of an ion?
Anions are positively charged ions.
Anions are positively charged ions.
Give an example of a polyatomic ion.
Give an example of a polyatomic ion.
What is a one-line explanation for writing chemical formulae?
What is a one-line explanation for writing chemical formulae?
What is the definition of a chemical formula?
What is the definition of a chemical formula?
What is valency and how is it used?
What is valency and how is it used?
What is the analogy for understanding valency?
What is the analogy for understanding valency?
What is a one-line explanation for molecular mass?
What is a one-line explanation for molecular mass?
What is the definition of molecular mass?
What is the definition of molecular mass?
What is the purpose of expressing molecular mass in atomic mass units?
What is the purpose of expressing molecular mass in atomic mass units?
What is a one-line explanation for formula unit mass?
What is a one-line explanation for formula unit mass?
How does the calculation of formula unit mass relate to molecular mass?
How does the calculation of formula unit mass relate to molecular mass?
What is the difference between molecular mass and formula unit mass?
What is the difference between molecular mass and formula unit mass?
When is molecular mass used?
When is molecular mass used?
When is formula unit mass used?
When is formula unit mass used?
What is the usage of molecular mass?
What is the usage of molecular mass?
Give an example of how to calculate the formula unit mass of calcium chloride (CaCl2).
Give an example of how to calculate the formula unit mass of calcium chloride (CaCl2).
Give an example of how to calculate the formula unit mass of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Give an example of how to calculate the formula unit mass of sodium chloride (NaCl).
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Introduction
- Ancient Indian Philosophers like Maharishi Kanad (500 BC) pondered dividing matter into smaller pieces, believing in the smallest particles called Parmanu.
- Pakudha Katyayama expanded on Kanad's ideas, suggesting that particles combine to form different matter.
- Ancient Greek philosophers, Democritus and Leucippus, also theorized about dividing matter into smaller indivisible pieces, calling them atoms.
- 18th-century scientific advancements led to understanding elements and compounds, and the interest in how elements combine.
- Antoine Lavoisier established the Law of Conservation of Mass, stating that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. This means the total mass remains constant.
Laws of Chemical Combination
- Key laws of chemical combination, established by Lavoisier and Proust, are the Law of Conservation of Mass, and the Law of Constant Proportions.
- The Law of Constant Proportions states a chemical compound always contains the same elements in the same fixed proportion by mass, regardless of the source or method of preparation.
Dalton's Atomic Theory
- Dalton's Atomic Theory proposed that all matter is made of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms, which participate in chemical reactions.
- Atoms of the same element are identical in mass and properties, while atoms of different elements have different masses and properties.
- Atoms combine in simple whole-number ratios to form compounds.
Symbols of Atoms
- Element symbols are derived from their names, using one or two letters, standardised by IUPAC.
- Dalton pioneered the use of symbols for elements in a specific sense, representing a definite quantity (one atom).
- Berzelius suggested using one or two letters from the element's name to represent the symbol.
Atomic Mass
- Atomic mass is the relative mass of an atom compared to 1/12th the mass of a Carbon-12 atom, providing a standard for comparing different elements.
- Dalton’s Atomic Theory introduced the concept of atomic mass, and established that each element has a characteristic atomic mass.
- Relative atomic mass is determined by chemical combinations laws.
Molecules of Elements
- Elements may not exist independently. Instead, atoms of elements may form molecules, ranging from single-atom to complex constructs.
- Molecules of an element consist of identical atoms.
- Atoms of different elements combine to form molecules, conforming to specific mass ratios.
Molecules of Compounds
- Molecules of compounds are formed by atoms of different elements in definite mass ratios.
- Different elements join together in fixed proportions in compounds.
Formulae
- Chemical formulas indicate the composition of compounds.
- The formula shows the kind and number of atoms in a compound.
- Rules for writing formulas include balancing valencies and charges of constituent atoms, to represent the structure of the compound.
Molecular Mass and Formula Unit Mass
- Molecular mass is the sum of the atomic masses in a molecule.
- Formula unit mass, in contrast, refers to ionic compounds, calculated similarly.
- Both values offer insights into quantities of elements in a compound.
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