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Rapid Scan of Chapter # 1 (Stoichiometry)

Atomicity

The number of atoms present in a molecule is called its atomicity.

Atomicity

1 amu = 1/NA = 1 Avogram = 1/6.02 × 1023 g = 1.66 × 10-24 g = 1.66 × 10-27 kg = 1 dalton


Reason of Choosing C-12 as standard

1. High natural abundance (98.89%); C-12 atom has high natural abundance

2. High stability(most stable isotope); C-12 is highly stable due to which it has been considered as standard.

3. Universality (Easily available)

4. Exact whole number atomic mass (12.00 amu)

5. Least reactivity/Not very reactive; Due to its least reactive nature it is taken as standard.

6. Not inert

7. Easily separable from isotopes

8. 1/12 of weight of C-12 is comparable to weight of H- atom (lightest atom)

Average Atomic Mass

An element’s atomic mass is a weighted average of the isotopic masses of the element’s naturally occurring isotopes as compared to the mass of one atom of C-12. OR The atomic weight or relative atomic mass (Ar) of an element is a statistical mean of the atomic masses of different isotopes of the element i.e. an element’s relative atomic mass is a weighted average of the isotopic masses of the element’s naturally occurring isotopes.

Examples

1.   Naturally occurring carbon is composed of two isotopes, 12C with 98.892 % (98.889%) abundance (0.98892        fraction) and 13C with exact mass 13.0034 amu with 1.108 % (1.111%) abundance (0.01108 fraction). Thus the average     isotopic mass i.e. the atomic weight of a large collection of carbon atoms is 12.011 amu.

Average atomic weight of C =(0.98892) (12)  + (0.01108) (13.0034) = 11.867+ 0.144 = 12.011 amu

2.   Naturally occurring chlorine is a mixture of two isotopes; 35Cl which has an abundance of 75.53% or roughly 75% (0.7553   fraction) and an isotopic mass of 34.969 (35) amu and 37Cl which has an abundance of 24.47% or roughly 25% (0.2447 fraction) and an isotopic mass of 36.966 (37) amu. Thus the average isotopic mass i.e. the atomic weight of a large collection of chlorine atoms is 35.46 amu.


Atomic Mass, Molecular Mass, Formula Mass, Average Atomic Mass and Gram Particle Masses

1.      The average of masses of all isotopes of an element is called average or fractional atomic mass of that element

2. The fractional atomic mass of an element depends on the natural abundance of isotopes and number of isotopes of           that element.

3.      Atomic mass = Mass of one atom = Mass of Proton + Mass of neutron (P+n) = Mass number (A)

4.      Gram atomic mass = mass of one mole of atoms = mass in g of 6.02 × 1023 atoms = Atomic mass in gram

5.  Atomic mass of O is 16 amu, so gram atomic mass of O is 16 g.

6. 16 g O contains 6.02 × 1023 oxygen atoms

7. Atomic mass = Average mass of an atom/1/12 mass of on atom of C-12

8.  Mass of an atom = atomic mass/Avogadro’s number

9. Mass of an atom = atomic mass x 1.661 × 10-24 g.

10.    Average atomic mass = Relative abundance × mass no. + Relative abundance × mass no./total abundance (100)

11.    Molecular mass (weight) = Mass (weight) of one molecule = Sum of atomic masses of all atoms

12.    Gram molecular mass = mass of one mole of molecules = mass in g of 6.02 × 1023 molecules = molecular mass in g.

13.    Molecular mass = 2 × vapour density (V.P).

14.    Vapour density = (Mass in g × 22400)/volume in mL at STP

15.    Mass of a molecule = molecular mass/Avogadro’s number

16.    Mass of one Mg atom = 24/6.02 × 1023 = 3.9867 × 10-23 g

17.    Formula mass (weight) = Mass (weight) of one formula unit = Sum of atomic masses of all atoms in ionic compound

18.    Gram Formula mass = mass of one mole of formula units = mass in g of 6.02 × 1023 formula unit = formula mass in g.

19.  Gram formula is the gram formula mass of ionic compounds.

20.  One gram formula of NaCl = 58.5 g = 6.02 × 1023 formula unit = 2 × 6.02 × 1023 ions.

21.    35.5 amu is the average atomic mass of chlorine (showing the composition of isotopic mixture of chlorine)


Avogadro’s Number

1.      Avogadro’s number is the number of particles present in one mole of a substance.

2.  Avogadro’s number is denoted by NA

3. 6.02 × 1023 represents Avogadro’s number.

4. Number of particles = mole (n) × NA

5.  Number of particles = (mass/molar mass) × NA

6.  Number of particles =(volume at STP)/molar volume × NA

7. Total number of atoms = mole (n) × NA × atomicity (no. of atoms in one molecule).

8.  Total number of electrons = mole (n) × NA × total number of electrons in one molecule.

9. 64 g of SO2 contains 6.023 × 1023 number of molecules.

10. The number of carbon atoms in 1 mole of sugar (C12H22O11) are approximately 72 × 1023 (12NA).

11. The number of carbon atoms in 180 g of glucose (C6H12O6) are approximately 36 × 1023 (6NA).

12. The number of carbon atoms in 0.5 mole of sugar (C12H22O11) are approximately 36 × 1023 (6NA).

13. 20g calcium contains the same number of atoms as that of 16 g of S.

14. 20g calcium contains the same number of atoms as that of 6 g of C.

15.  20g calcium contains the same number of atoms as that of 12 g of Mg.

16.  20g calcium contains the same number of atoms as that of 28 g of Fe.

17. Number of hydrogen atoms present in one mole of water is 1.204 × 1024.

18. Number of ionizable hydrogen ions given by 1 mole of H2SO4 in water = 2 × 6.02 × 1023 or 1.204 × 1024.

19. 1 mole of FeCl3 contains total ions = 4NA ions = 24.08 × 1023 ions = 2.408 × 1024 ions.   


Mole Concept (Mole, Avogadro’s no., molar volume, molar mass and other basics topics) 

1.  1 mole = NA × number of species = 6.02 × 1023 species (atoms, molecules, ions, formula units etc.)

2.  Mole is derived from Latin means heap or pile

3. Mole is the SI unit for the amount of substance of specific number of particles.

4. A mole is the gram atomic mass or gram molecular or gram formula mass of any substance (element or covalent        compound or ionic compound) which contains 6.02 × 1023 particles (atoms, molecules, ions etc.).

5. Mole represents the number of chemical entities in a fixed mass.

6. One moles is the amount of substance which contains as many elementary particles as there are in 0.012 kg of 12 g    of C-12.

7.  Number of moles (n) or gram atom or gram molecule or gram formula = mass in gram/molar mass

8. Number of moles (n) = Number of particles (NP)/Avogadro’s number (NA)

9. Number of moles (n) = Volume of gas at STP (Vg)/Molar volume (VM)

10. 1 mole of hydrogen atom (H) weighs 1 g which contains 6.02 × 1023 atoms.

11.   1 mole of hydrogen molecule (H2) weighs 2 g which contains 6.02 × 1023 molecules

12. 1 mole of sodium chloride (Na+Cl) weighs 58.5 g which contains 6.02 × 1023 + 6.02 × 1023 ions

13. one mole of carbon and one mole of magnesium contains same number of atoms.

14.    Ionic compound is assumed to consist of formula units.

15.    One of mole MgCl2 contains 6.02 × 1023 formula units.

16.  one mole of MgCl2 contains one mole of Mg2+ ion and two moles of Clions.

17.  one mole of MgCl2 contains 6.02 × 1023 Mg2+ ions and 12.04 × 1023 (2 x 6.02 × 1023) Cl ions.

18.    one mole of FeCl3 contains 6.02 × 1023 FeCl3 formula units

19.    one mole of FeCl3 contains 6.02 × 1023 Fe3+ ions

20.    one mole of FeCl3 contains 3(6.02 × 1023) Cl ions

21.    one mole of H2O contains 6.02 × 1023 H2O molecules

22.    one mole of H2O contains 6.02 × 1023 O atoms

23.    one mole of H2O contains 2(6.02 × 1023) H atoms

24.    Number of moles = mass (g)/molar mass (gmol-1) = Np/NA = volume of gas at STP or RTP/molar volume (22.4Lmol-1)

25.    Number of moles = Molarity × volume in L

26.    Millimoles = Molarity × volume in mL

27.    Number of hydrogen atoms in one mole of water = 2(6.02 × 1023) or 1.204 × 1024 H atoms H atoms

28.    Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge = 6.25 × 1018 (1/1.6022 × 10-19).

28.    Charge on one electron = 1.6022 × 10-19 C.

29.    Charge on one mole electrons = 96485 C (1 faraday or 1F).

30.    Moles = % age of element/atomic mass


Different Amount shown by 1 mole of water (H2O)

1.  18 g of water

2.  6.02 × 1023 water molecules

3.  18.06 × 1023 atoms or 1.806 × 1024 atoms or 3 × 6.02 × 1023 atoms or 3NA atoms

4.  2 mole of H-atoms

5.  1 mole of O-atoms

6.  2 g of H

7. 16 g of O

8.  12.04 × 1023 H-atoms or 2 × 6.02 × 1023 H-atoms or 2NA hydrogen-atoms

9. 6.02 × 1023 O-atoms or 1 × 6.02 × 1023 O-atoms or 1NA oxygen-atoms

10. 12.04 × 1023 covalent bonds or 2 × 6.02 × 1023 covalent bonds or 2NA covalent bonds

11. 10 mole electrons

12.  60.2 × 1023 electrons or 6.02 × 1024 electrons or 10 × 6.02 × 1023 electrons or 10NA electrons

13.  1 mole H+ ions on auto-ionization

14.  6.02 × 1023 H+ ions or 1 × 6.02 × 1023 H+ ions or 1NA H+ ions on auto-ionization

15.  1g mole of H+ ions on auto-ionization

16.  1 mole of OH- ions on auto-ionization

17.  17 g of OH- ions on auto-ionization

18. 6.02 × 1023 OH- ions or 1 × 6.02 × 1023 OH- ions or 1NA OH- ions on auto-ionization

19.  2 mole of total ions on auto-ionization (1 mole H+ and 1 mole OH- ions)

20. 12.04 × 1023 or 2 × 6.02 × 1023 or 2NA of total ions on auto-ionization (1 mole H+ and 1 mole OH- ions)


Different Amount shown by 1 mole of Glucose (C6H12O6)

1.  180 g of glucose

2.  6.02 × 1023 molecules

3. 144.48 × 1023 atoms or 1.4448 × 1025 atoms or 24 x 6.02 × 1023 atoms

4. 6 mole of C-atoms

5. 12 mole of H-atoms

6.  6 mole of O-atoms

7.  72 g of C

8. 12 g of H

9. 72 g of O

10.  36.12 × 1023 C-atoms or 6 x 6.02 × 1023 C-atoms or 6NA carbon-atoms

11.  72.24 × 1023 H-atoms or 12 x 6.02 × 1023 H-atoms or 12NA hydrogen-atoms

12. 36.12 × 1023 C-atoms or 6 x 6.02 × 1023 C-atoms or 6NA oxygen-atoms

Different Amount Shown By 1 Mole Of Carbon dioxide (Co2)

1. 18 g of Co2 

2.  6.02 × 1023 Co2 molecules

3.  18.06 × 1023 atoms or 1.806 × 1024 atoms or 3 x 6.02 × 1023 atoms or 3NA atoms

4. 1 mole of C-atoms

5.  2 mole of O-atoms

6.  12 g of C

7.  32 g of O

8. 6.02 × 1023 C-atoms or 1 × 6.02 × 1023 C-atoms or 1NA carbon-atoms

9. 12.04 × 1023 O-atoms or 2 × 6.02 × 1023 O-atoms or 2NA oxygen-atoms

10. 12.04 × 1023 double covalent bonds or 2 × 6.02 × 1023 double covalent bonds or 2NA double covalent bonds

11.  22 (6+8+8) mole electrons

12. 132.44 × 1023 electrons or 22 × 6.02 × 1023 electrons or 22NA electrons

13. 22.4 dm3 at STP (22400 cm3 or 0.0224 m3)

14. 24 dm3 at RTP (24000 cm3 or 0.024 m3)

Molar mass

1. The mass in grams of one mole of any pure substance is known as molar mass.

2.  Molar mass is expressed in grams per mole (g/mol).

3. The molar mass of Na2CO3 is 106 g/mol.

4.  The molar mass of glucose (C6H12O6) is 180 g/mol.

5.  The molar mass of sugar (C12H22O11) is 342 g/mol.

6.  The molar mass of acetic acid (CH3COOH) is 60 g/mol.

7.  The molar mass of ethanol (C2H5OH) is 46 g/mol.

8. The molar mass of KMnO4 is 158 g/mol.

9. The molar mass of FeSO4.7H2O is 278 g/mol.

10.    The molar mass of Mohr’s salt (FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O is 392 g/mol.

11. The molar mass of oxalic acid (H2C2O4.2H2O is 392 g/mol.

12. The molar mass of CaCl2 is 111 g/mol.

13. The molar mass of Al2O3 is 102 g/mol.

14. The molar mass of Al2(SO4)3 is 342 g/mol.

15. The molar mass of Fe2(SO4)3 is 400 g/mol.

16. 75.0 g of table salt contains number of moles of NaCl 1.28.

17.Mass of 1 mole of electrons = 9.11 × 10-31 × 6.02 × 1023 = 5.48 × 10-7 kg = 0.548 mg


Molar Volume

1. Molar volume is the volume of one mole of an ideal gas at STP.

2. STP stands for standar temperature which is 0oC (273K) and standard pressure which is 1 atm (760 torr).

3.  At STP, volume of one mole of an idealgas is 22.414 dm3 or 22414 cm3 or 0.0224 m3.

4. At Room temperature and presssure (RTP), molar volume is 24 dm4 or 24000cm3.

5. Molar volume = volume of 1 mole of any gas at STP or NTP = 22.4 dm3 or 22400 cm3 or 0.0224 m3

6. Molar volume = V/n = RT/P

7.  Molar volume = Molar mass/density at STP

8. 32 g O2 = 1 mol of O2 = 6.02 ×1023 molecules = 2 × NA atoms of oxygen = 22.414 dm3 of O2 at STP

9. Molar volume is obtained by dividing molar mass of gas with its mass density.

10. The volume of 1 gm of H2 gas at STP is 11.2 dm3.

11. Volume of 1 mole of chlorine gas at STP is 22.4 dm3.

12. 5.6 dm3 of N2 gas at STP weighs 7 g.

13. 1 liter of H2 gas at STP weighs 0.089 g.

14. 3.2 g of O2 gas at STP has a volume 2.24 dm3.

15. 35.5 g of Cl2 gas at STP has a volume 11.2 dm3.

16. The volume occupied by 2.8 g of nitrogen gas at STP is 2.24 dm3


stoichiometry (Stoichiometric relations, Limiting reactant, Yield and its types)

1.      The word stoichiometry derives from two Greek words; stoicheion meaning “element” & metron meaning “measurement”.

2.      For stoichiometric calculations, it is assumed that all reactants must be converted into products.

3.      For stoichiometric calculations, it is assumed that no side reaction takes place.

4.      For stoichiometric calculations, it is assumed that law of conservation of mass and law of constant composition must be     obeyed.

5.      The reactant which is entirely consumed first during chemical reaction is called limiting reactant/limiting reagent.

6.      limiting reactant is that which gives least number of moles of product

7.      Limiting reactant is present in smaller amount than stoichiometric amount.

8. Limiting reactant controls the quantity of product and controls the reaction.

9.  The reactant that is not completely consumed is called as excess reactant.

10. The amount of the product obtained as a result of the chemical reaction is called yield.

11.    There are three types of yields namely actual yield, theoretical yield and percent yield.  

12.The maximum amount of the product calculated from the balanced chemical equation by using its limiting  reactant (given amount of reactant) is known as theoretical / stoichiometric yield/calculated/expected yield.

13. theoretical yield of a reaction is always greater than the actual yield of the same reaction.

14.    The actual amount of product which is formed in an experiment is called practical/experimental/actual yield.

15. The actual yield of a reaction is always less than the theoretical yield

16.The efficiency of a chemical reaction can be checked by calculating its percentage yield

17. percentage yield is expressed by comparing the actual yield and theoretical yields.

18. The ratio of practical yield to theoretical yield is referred as percent yield

19. Stoichiometric calculation based on chemical equation provides us estimation about theoretical yield.

20. %age yield = Efficiency = actual yield/theoretical yield × 100


Uncertainty in Measurement (SF, Exponential notation, basics topics and other topics of measurement)

1. The digits in a number which show reliability in measurement are known as Significant Figures.

2. The certain digits of a measured quantity plus one uncertain last digit are called Significant Figures.

3. Zeroes lying in between non-zero digits are significant.

4. Final zeros to the right of the decimal point are significant.

5. Zeroes locating the decimal point in number less than one are not significant.

6. Zeros locating the decimal point in number greater than one are not significant.

7. In exponential notation, the numbers are expressed as the product of two numbers; N  × 10±x

8. Standard Scientific Notation is one in which decimal point is after one digit of co-efficient number.

9. If the number to be expressed in exponent is greater than 1, the exponent is positive integer (x >1).

10. If the number to be expressed in exponent is less than 1, the exponent is negative integer (x <1).

11.  There are 2 significant figures in 0.0021.

12. 1dm3 of volume is equal to 1 liter.

13. The decimal fractional part of logarithm is called mantissa.

14.  In log system the characteristic of 1000 is 3.


Empirical and Molecular Formula

1.      The type of formula which gives simplest whole number ratio of different combining atoms in a molecule of a              compound is called empirical or experimental formula.

2.  It is obtained from %age composition of elements.

3.  Ionic compounds are represented by their empirical formula.

4. Giant covalent compounds are also represented by their empirical formula e.g. diamond, sand (SiO2) etc.

5. Empirical formula of glucose (C6H12O6), acetic acid (CH3COOH) and formaldehyde (HCHO) is CH2O.

6. Empirical formula of benzene (C6H6) & acetylene (C2H2) is CH.

7. Empirical formula of oxalic acid (C2H2O4) is CHO2.

8. Empirical formula of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is HO.

9. The empirical formula of acetylene is CH.  Its molecular formula will be C2H2 if its molecular mass is 26.

10. The chemical formula of glucose is C6H12O6

11. The formula of lime water is Ca(OH)2

12. In combustion analysis, water is absorbed in Mg(ClO4) and CO2 is absorbed in 50% KOH.

13. Molecular formula = (empirical formula)n

14.  Integer (n) = molar mass/empirical formula mass

15. Percentage of element in compound = (Mass of element × number of atoms/total mass of compound) × 100

16. Molecular formula gives total number of atoms in a molecule.

17.Covalent compounds are represented by their molecular formulas.

18. Molecular formula is same as empirical formula or its some integral multiple.

19.If value of integer (n) is unity, then empirical and molecular formula is same.

20.Water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane, methanol, sucrose have same EF and MF.

21. Combustion analysis is also called elemental analysis.

22. Combustion analysis is only for organic compounds having C, H and O.

23. The sole products of combustion analysis are CO2 and H2O.

24.Percentage of C and H is calculated from the masses of CO2 and H2O.

25. Percentage of O is calculated by difference method

26. Absorption of water in Mg(ClO4)2 is a physical change.

27. Absorption of CO2 in 50% aqueous KOH is a chemical change which is in fact an acid-base neutralization reaction    between acidic CO2 and base KOH.

28.%age of C = (mass of CO2/Mass of organic compound) × 12/44 × 100

29.%age of H = (mass of H2O/Mass of organic compound) × 2/18 × 100

30.  %age of O = 100 – (%age of C + %age of H)

31.  Mole fraction of element = % of element/atomic mass

32. Simplest ratio of element = mole ratio/least mole ratio


Isotopes

1. J. J. Berzelius determined atomic masses and symbols of elements.

2. The existence of isotopes of elements was first discovered by J.J. Thomson in 1913.

3.  The name of isotope was introduced by Soddy

4. Isotopes have same atomic number (Z), same number of protons and electrons, same electronic configuration, same      chemical properties and same position in the periodic table.

5. Isotopes have different mass number (A), different atomic mass, different number of neutrons, different physical   properties, half-lives and different rate of reaction.

6.   Calcium and palladium have 6 isotopes each.

7.    Cadmium has 9 isotopes

8.    Tin has 11 isotopes.

9.    Total number of isotopes = 580.

10.  Total number of natural isotopes = 280.

11.  Natural radioactive isotopes (out of 280) = 40.

12.  non-radioactive isotopes (out of 280) = 240.

13. Synthetic unstable radioactive isotopes produced through artificial disintegration = 300

14.  Isotopes with even atomic mass and even atomic number = 154

15. The isotopes  whose  mass  number  is  multiples  of  four  are  most  abundant e.g. O, Mg, Si, Ca,Fe form nearly 50%.

16. The  elements  with  even  atomic  number  usually  have  larger number of stable isotopes.

Isotopes


Calculating PEN (Protons-Electrons-Neutrons) Numbers

Number of protons = Atomic number

Number of neutrons = Mass number (A) – atomic number (Z) 

Number of electrons = Number of protons = Atomic number (for neutral atom)

Number of electrons= Atomic number – Charge (for cation or positive ion)

Number of electrons= Atomic number + Charge (for anion or negative ion)

Different Types of Atomic Species



Classification of elements on the basis of number of isotopes

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