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Chemistry Key Concepts Overview

Jun 14, 2025

Overview

This lecture covers key multiple-choice questions from Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1, focusing on basic concepts such as measurement units, mole concept, stoichiometry, gas laws, and chemical equations.

Measurement and Units

  • SI base units include meter (length), kilogram (mass), and kelvin (temperature); pound is not an SI unit.
  • The SI unit of temperature is kelvin (K).
  • The SI unit of the amount of substance is the mole.
  • Significant figures in 0.00345 are four.

Mole Concept and Calculations

  • Avogadro’s number is 6.022 × 10²³ particles per mole.
  • The mass of 1 mole of a substance is called its molar mass.
  • The molar mass of H₂O is 18 g/mol.
  • Formula mass is in grams per mole.
  • The number of atoms in 1 mole equals Avogadro’s number.

Chemical Formulas and Equations

  • Empirical formula shows the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound.
  • Molecular formula can be the same as or a multiple of the empirical formula.
  • Example: C₆H₁₂O₆ (glucose) has empirical formula CH₂O.
  • Balanced water formation: 2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O.
  • CH₄ combustion: CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O.
  • CaCO₃ reaction: CaCO₃ + 2HCl → CaCl₂ + CO₂ + H₂O.

Stoichiometry and Types of Reactions

  • Stoichiometry studies the quantitative relationships in chemical reactions.
  • Limiting reactant is the one completely consumed first, determining product amount.
  • Synthesis, decomposition, and combustion are types of chemical reactions; fusion is not.

Gases and Gas Laws

  • Boyle’s law: pressure and volume are inversely related (P∝1/V).
  • SI unit of pressure is pascal (Pa).
  • Ideal gas law: PV = nRT.
  • One mole of ideal gas occupies 22.4 L at STP.
  • Dalton’s law: total pressure equals sum of partial pressures.

Solutions and Colligative Properties

  • Colligative properties include boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, and vapor pressure lowering.
  • Raoult’s law: vapor pressure of a solution depends on solute concentration.
  • Molarity is moles of solute per liter; 0.5 mol in 250 mL = 2 mol/L.

Miscellaneous

  • Distillation removes impurities by vaporizing and condensing the solvent.
  • Mass percent of carbon in CO₂ is 50%.
  • Percentage composition: (mass of each element/total mass) × 100.

Key Terms & Definitions

  • Mole — SI unit for amount of substance, contains Avogadro’s number of particles.
  • Empirical formula — simplest whole-number ratio of atoms in a compound.
  • Molar mass — mass of one mole of a substance (g/mol).
  • Stoichiometry — calculation of reactants and products in chemical reactions.
  • Limiting reactant — reactant that is used up first in a chemical reaction.
  • Colligative property — property of solutions depending on solute particle number, not type.

Action Items / Next Steps

  • Review types of chemical reactions and practice writing balanced equations.
  • Practice calculations using the ideal gas law and molarity.
  • Memorize key SI units and important definitions for exams.