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Access NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1- Some basic concepts of Chemistry

1. Calculate the molecular mass of the following:

i) ${{H}_{2}}O$

Ans: ${{H}_{2}}O$

The molecular mass of water, ${{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}$, can be calculated by the following steps given below:

= (2 $\times $ Atomic mass of hydrogen element) + (1 $\times $ Atomic mass of oxygen element)

= $\text{(2  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  1}\text{.0084 u) + (1  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16}\text{.00 u)}$   

= 2.016 u + 16.00 u

= 18.016 u or 18.02 u

ii) $C{{O}_{2}}$

Ans:  $\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$

The molecular mass of carbon dioxide,$\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$, is calculated below:

= (1 $\times $ Atomic mass of carbon) + (2 $\times $ Atomic mass of oxygen)

= $\text{(1  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  12}\text{.011 u) + (2  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16}\text{.00 u)}$   

= 12.011 u + 32.00 u

= 44.01 u

iii) $C{{H}_{4}}$

Ans: $\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}}$

The molecular mass of methane,$\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}}$, is calculated below in step by step manner:

= (1 $\times $ Atomic mass of carbon) + (4 $\times $ Atomic mass of hydrogen)

= $\text{(1  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  12}\text{.011 u) + (4  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  1}\text{.008 u)}$   

= 12.011 u +4.032 u

= 16.043 u


2. Calculate the mass percent of different elements present in sodium sulphate$\left( \text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}} \right)$ .

Ans: The given compound in the question is sodium sulphate and its formula is $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}$. Its molecular formula is calculated below: 

$\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{=}\left[ \left( \text{2 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 23}\text{.0} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{32}\text{.066} \right)\text{+4}\left( \text{16}\text{.00} \right) \right]$

= 142.066 g

Now, let us find the mass percentage of each element in the given compound using the formula given below:

Mass percent of an element $=\dfrac{\text{Mass of that element in the compound }}{\text{Molar mass of the compound}}\times 100$

$\therefore $Mass percent of sodium:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{46}\text{.0 g}}{\text{142}\text{.066 g}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100}$

= 32.379

= 32.4%

Now, let us find the mass percentage of sulphur:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{32}\text{.066 g}}{\text{142}\text{.066 g}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100}$

= 22.57

= 22.6%

Now, the mass percentage of oxygen:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{64}\text{.0 g}}{\text{142}\text{.066 g}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100}$

= 45.049

= 45.05%


3. Determine the empirical formula of an oxide of iron which has 69.9%iron and 30.1% oxygen by mass.

Ans: We are given that the percentage of iron by mass is 69.9% and the percentage of oxygen by mass is 30.1%.

Now, we can calculate the relative moles of iron by using the formula given below:

$=\dfrac{\%\text{ of iron by mass}}{\text{Atomic mass of iron}}$

$=\dfrac{69.9}{55.85}$

= 1.25

In the same way we can calculate the relative moles of oxygen:

$=\dfrac{\%\text{ of oxygen by mass}}{\text{Atomic mass of oxygen}}$

$=\dfrac{30.1}{16.00}$

= 1.88

Since we have relative moles of both elements, we can calculate the simpler molar ratio.

= 1.25: 1.88

= 1: 1.5

= 2: 3

So, now we can write the empirical formula of iron oxide as $F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}$.


4. Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that could be produced when

i) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in the air. 

Ans: It is possible to express the balanced response of carbon combustion as follows:

$\text{C+}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\to \text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$

Carbon dioxide is produced when one mole of carbon is burned in one mole of dioxygen (air) using the balancing equation.

ii) 1 mole of carbon is burnt in 16 g of dioxygen.

Ans: It is possible to express the balanced response of carbon combustion as follows:

$\text{C+}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\to \text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$

There is only 16 g of dioxygen accessible, as stated in the question. In this case, it will react with 0.5 moles of carbon to produce 22 g of $C{{O}_{2}}$. In this sense, it is a limiter.

iii) 2 moles of carbon are burnt in 16 g of dioxygen. 

Ans: It is possible to express the balanced response of carbon combustion as follows:

$\text{C+}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\to \text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$

It appears that just 16 g of dioxygen is accessible. In other words, it's a reaction-suppressing agent. This means that with just half as much carbon as dioxygen, 22 g of carbon dioxide may be produced.

 

5. Calculate the mass of sodium acetate $\text{(C}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\text{COONa)}$ required to make 500 mLof 0.375 molar aqueous Ans. Molar mass of sodium acetate is$\text{82}\text{.0245 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{-1}}$.

Ans: 0.375 M aqueous Ans of sodium acetate means 1000 ml of Ans contains 0.375 moles of sodium acetate.

So, we can calculate the number of moles of sodium acetate in 500 ml. This is given below:

$=\dfrac{0.375}{1000}\times 500$

= 0.1875 mole

We are also given the molar mass of sodium acetate is $82.0245\text{ g mol}{{\text{e}}^{-1}}$. 

Required mass of sodium acetate can be calculated as:$=\left( 82.0245\text{ g mo}{{\text{l}}^{-1}} \right)\left( 0.1875\text{ mole} \right)$

= 15.38 g


6. Calculate the concentration of nitric acid in moles per liter in a sample which has a density, $1.41\text{ g m}{{\text{L}}^{-1}}$ and the mass percent of nitric acid in it being 69%. 

Ans: We are given the mass percentage of nitric acid in the sample as 69%.

So, we can say that 100 g of nitric acid contains 69 g of nitric acid by mass.

Molar mass of nitric acid $\text{(HN}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\text{)}$ is calculated as below: 

=  $\text{1 + 14 + (3  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16)}$

= 1 + 14 + 48

= $63\text{ g mo}{{\text{l}}^{-1}}$

As we have the molar mass of nitric acid so, we can find the number of moles in 69 g of nitric acid as given below:

$=\dfrac{69\text{ g}}{63\text{ g mo}{{\text{l}}^{-1}}}$

= 1.095 mol

Volume of 100 g of nitric acid And can be calculated as:

$=\dfrac{\text{Mass of solution}}{\text{density of solution}}$

$=\dfrac{100\text{ g}}{1.41\text{ g m}{{\text{L}}^{-1}}}$

$\text{=70}\text{.92 mL}$

$\text{=70}\text{.92 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ L}$

Now, we can calculate the concentration of nitric acid as:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{1}\text{.095 mole}}{\text{70}\text{.92 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ L}}$

= 15.44 mol/ L

Therefore, the concentration of nitric acid is 15.44 mol/ L


7. How much copper can be obtained from 100 g of copper sulphate$\text{(CuS}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\text{)}$?

Ans: In copper sulfate, we can see that there is one atom of copper so, we can say that 1 mole of $CuS{{O}_{4}}$ will have 1 mole of copper.

The molar mass of copper sulphate is calculated below:

$CuS{{O}_{4}}$ = $\text{63}\text{.5 + 32 + (4  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16)}$

= 63.5 + 32.0 + 64.0

= 159.5 g

We can say that 159.5 g of $CuS{{O}_{4}}$ will have 63.5 g of copper.

$\Rightarrow 100\text{ g of CuS}{{\text{O}}_{4}}$ will contain $\dfrac{\text{63}\text{.5 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100 g}}{\text{159}\text{.5}}$ of copper.

So, the amount of copper that can be obtained from 100 g of $\text{CuS}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}$$=$$\dfrac{\text{63}\text{.5 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100 g}}{\text{159}\text{.5}}$

= 39.81 g


8. Determine the molecular formula of an oxide of iron in which the mass percent of iron and oxygen are 69.9 and 30.1 respectively. Given that the molar mass of the oxide is $\text{159}\text{.69 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

Ans: We are given the mass percentage of iron (Fe) as 69.9% and the percentage of oxygen (O) as 30.1%.

We know the atomic mass of iron is 55.85.

The number of moles of iron present in the oxide will be $=\dfrac{69.90}{55.85}$

$=1.25$

The atomic mass of oxygen is 16.

The number of moles of oxygen present in the oxide will be $=\dfrac{30.1}{16.0}$

$=1.88$

The ratio of iron to the oxygen in the oxide is calculated below:

= 1.25: 1.88

$=\dfrac{1.25}{1.25}:\text{ }\dfrac{1.88}{1.25}$

= 1: 1.5

= 2: 3

According to the ratio the formula of the oxide will be $\text{F}{{\text{e}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$.

Empirical formula mass of $\text{F}{{\text{e}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\text{ =  }\!\![\!\!\text{ (2  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  55}\text{.85) + (3  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16}\text{.00) }\!\!]\!\!\text{  = 159}\text{.7}$ g/ mol

Given molar mass of$\text{F}{{\text{e}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ = 159.69 g/ mol

Multiplying the empirical formula by n gives the molecular formula for the molecule. This is calculated below:

$\text{n = }\dfrac{\text{Molar mass}}{\text{Empirical formula mass}}\text{=}\dfrac{\text{159}\text{.69 g}}{\text{159}\text{.7 g}}$

= 0.999 = 1

So, the empirical formula of the oxide is $\text{F}{{\text{e}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ and the value of n is 1. Therefore, the molecular formula of the oxide is $\text{F}{{\text{e}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$.


9. Calculate the atomic mass (average) of chlorine using the following data:


% Natural Abundance

Molar Mass

$^{\text{35}}\text{Cl}$

75.77

34.9689

$^{\text{37}}\text{Cl}$

24.23

36.9659

Ans:The average atomic mass of chlorine is calculated below:

$\text{=}\left[ \left( \text{Fractional abundance of}{{\text{ }}^{\text{35}}}\text{Cl} \right)\left( \text{Molar mass of}{{\text{ }}^{\text{35}}}\text{Cl} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{Fractional abundance of}{{\text{ }}^{\text{37}}}\text{Cl} \right)\left( \text{Molar mass of }{{\text{ }}^{\text{37}}}\text{Cl} \right) \right]$$\text{=}\left[ \left\{ \left( \dfrac{\text{75}\text{.77}}{\text{100}} \right)\left( \text{34}\text{.9689u} \right) \right\}\text{+}\left\{ \left( \dfrac{\text{24}\text{.23}}{\text{100}} \right)\left( \text{36}\text{.9659u} \right) \right\} \right]$

= 26.4959 + 8.9568

= 35.4527 u

So, the average atomic mass of chlorine is 35.4527 u.


10.  In three moles of ethane$\text{(}{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}\text{)}$, calculate the following:

i). Number of moles of carbon atoms.

Ans: 2 Moles of carbon atoms are present in each mole of ${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

Therefore, number of moles of carbon atoms in 3 moles of ${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

= $\text{2  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  3 = 6}$

ii) Number of moles of hydrogen atoms. 

Ans: 6 moles of hydrogen atoms are present in each mole of ${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

Therefore, number of moles of carbon atoms in 3 moles of${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

= $\text{3  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  6 = 18}$

iii) Number of molecules of ethane. 

Ans: $6.023\text{ }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{23}}$ molecules of ethane are present in each mole of ${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

Therefore, number of molecules in 3 moles of${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}$.

$=3\times 6.023\times {{10}^{23}}=18.069\times {{10}^{23}}$


11. What is the concentration of sugar $\left( {{\text{C}}_{\text{12}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{22}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{11}}} \right)$in $\text{mol }{{\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}}$if its 20 g are dissolved in enough water to make a final volume up to 2 L?

Ans: Molarity (M) of the Ans can be calculated by the formula given below:

$=\dfrac{\text{Number of moles of solute}}{\text{Volume of solution in Litres}}$

This can be further written as

$=\dfrac{\text{Mass of sugar / molar mass of sugar}}{\text{2 L}}$

Putting the values, we get:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{20 g/}\left[ \left( \text{12 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 12} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{1 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 22} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{11 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 16} \right) \right]\text{ g}}{\text{2 L}}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{20 g/ 342 g}}{\text{2 L}}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.0585mol}}{\text{2L}}$

$\text{=0}\text{.02925 mol }{{\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}}$

So, the molar concentration of sugar is $\text{=0}\text{.02925 mol }{{\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}}$.


12. If the density of methanol is $\text{0}\text{.793 kg }{{\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}}$, what is its volume needed for making 2.5 L of its 0.25 M Ans?

Ans: The molar mass of methanol is calculated below: $\left( \text{C}{{\text{H}}_{3}}\text{OH} \right)=\left( 1\times 12 \right)+\left( 4\times 1 \right)+\left( 1\times 16 \right)$

$\text{=32 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

$\text{=0}\text{.032 kg mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

Molarity of the methanol will be $\text{=}\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.793 kg }{{\text{L}}^{\text{-1}}}}{\text{0}\text{.032 kg mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}}$

$=24.78\text{ mol }{{\text{L}}^{-1}}$

(Since density is mass per unit volume)

Now, to find the volume we have to write the formula,

${{\text{M}}_{\text{1}}}{{\text{V}}_{\text{1}}}\text{=}{{\text{M}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{V}}_{\text{2}}}$

1 is for the given Ans and 2 is for the Ans to be prepared.

Putting the values, we get:

$\left( 24.78\text{ mol }{{\text{L}}^{-1}} \right){{\text{V}}_{1}}=\left( 2.5\text{L} \right)\left( 0.25\text{ mol }{{\text{L}}^{-1}} \right)$

${{\text{V}}_{1}}=0.0252\text{ L}$

${{\text{V}}_{1}}=25.22\text{ mL}$


13. Pressure is determined as force per unit area of surface. The SI unit of pressure,Pascal is as shown below:

$\text{1 Pa=1 N}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}$

If the mass of air at sea level is $\text{1034 g c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}$, calculate the pressure in Pascal.

Ans: Force per unit area of a surface is described as pressure. This is calculated below:

$\text{P=}\dfrac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{1034g }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 9}\text{.8 m}{{\text{s}}^{\text{-2}}}}{\text{c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{2}}}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{\text{1 kg}}{\text{1000 g}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{{{\left( \text{100} \right)}^{\text{2}}}\text{ c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{2}}}}{\text{1}{{\text{m}}^{\text{2}}}}$

$=1.01332\times {{10}^{5}}\text{ kg }{{\text{m}}^{-1}}\text{ }{{\text{s}}^{-2}}$

We know the relation of force can be written as:

$\text{1 N=1 kg m }{{\text{s}}^{\text{-2}}}$

Then we can write,

$\text{1 Pa=1 N}{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{=1 kg }{{\text{m}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ }{{\text{s}}^{\text{-2}}}$

$\text{1 Pa=1 kg }{{\text{m}}^{\text{-1}}}\text{ }{{\text{s}}^{\text{-2}}}$

$\text{Pressure=1}\text{.01332 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{5}}}\text{ Pa}$


14. What is the SI unit of mass? How is it defined?

Ans: The kilogram is the SI unit of mass in the SI system (kg). An international kilogram prototype is defined as one kilogram.


15. Match the following prefixes with their multiples:


Prefixes

Multiples


Micro

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}$


Deca

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{9}}}$


Mega

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-6}}}$


Giga

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-15}}}$


Femto

10

Ans: The multiples are matched with their prefixes in the table given below:


Prefixes

Multiples


Micro

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-6}}}$


Deca

10


Mega

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}$


Giga

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{9}}}$


Femto

$\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-15}}}$


16. What do you mean by significant figures?

Ans: Significant figures are those digits that have meaning and are recognized to be assured of their value.

They are used to show uncertainty in an experiment or a computed number. 

For example, if 18.2 mL is the result of an experiment, then 18 is certain while 2 is uncertain, and the total number of significant figures is 3.

Since the final digit signifies uncertainty, significant figures are defined as the sum of all of a number's decimal places.


17. A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with chloroform, $\text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}$, supposed to be carcinogenic in nature. The level of contamination was 15 ppm (by mass).

i) Express this in percent by mass. 

Ans: 1 part out of 1 million $\left( \text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}} \right)$parts is equal to 1 ppm.

Therefore, mass percent of $15$ ppm chloroform in water will be

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{15}}{\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 100}$

$\simeq 1.5\times {{10}^{-3}}%$


ii) Determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.

Ans: 100 g of the sample will have $1.5\text{ }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{-3}}$of $\text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}$.

So 1000 g of the sample contains will have $1.5\text{ }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{-2}}$of $\text{CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}$ .

Therefore, molality of chloroform in water is calculated as:

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{1}\text{.5 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{ g}}{\text{Molar mass of CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}}$

For we want molar mass of chloroform.

$\text{Molar mass of CHC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}\text{=12}\text{.00+1}\text{.00+3}\left( \text{35}\text{.5} \right)\text{ = 119}\text{.5 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

$\therefore $ Molality of chloroform in water$\text{=0}\text{.0125 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{m}$

$\text{=1}\text{.25 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-4}}}\text{m}$


18. Express the following in the scientific notation:

Ans: If we want to express the numbers in scientific notation, we must first put the number in decimal form and multiply it by 10 with some power. These are given below:

  1. 0.0048

Ans: $0.0048=4.8\times {{10}^{-3}}$

  1. 234,000

Ans: $234,000=2.34\times {{10}^{5}}$

  1. 8008

Ans: $8008=8.008\times {{10}^{3}}$

  1. 500.0

Ans: $500.0=5.000\times {{10}^{2}}$

  1. 6.0012

Ans: $6.0012=6.0012\times {{10}^{0}}$


19. How many significant figures are present in the following?

Ans: There are some rules to find the number of significant figures and by following the rules the significant figures are given below:

  1. 0.0025

Ans: There are 2 significant figures.

  1. 208

Ans: There are 3 significant figures.

  1. 5005

Ans: There are 4 significant figures.

  1. 126,000

Ans: There are 3 significant figures.

  1. 500.0

Ans: There are 4 significant figures.

  1. 2.0034

Ans: There are 5 significant figures.


20. Round up the following up to three significant figures.

Ans: These can be written as:

  1. 34.216

Ans: 34.216 = 34.2

  1. 10.4107

Ans: 10.4107 = 10.4

  1. 0.04597

Ans: 0.04597 = 0.0460

  1. 2808

Ans: 2808 = 2810


21. The following data are obtained when dinitrogen and dioxygen react together to form different compounds:


Mass of dinitrogen

Mass of dioxygen


14 g

16 g


14 g

32 g


28 g

32 g


28 g

80 g

a) Which law of chemical combination is obeyed by the above experimental data? Give it a statement.

Ans: The masses of dioxygen that will combine with the fixed dinitrogen mass are 32 g, 64 g, 32 g, and 80 g, respectively. The mass ratios of dioxygen are 1: 2: 1: 5. In light of this fact, the supplied experimental data is in accordance with the law of multiple proportions. One element's mass multiplied by the fixed mass of another element must be small whole numbers if two elements combine to produce more than one compound, according to this rule.

b) Fill in the blanks in the following conversions:

Ans: All the conversions are given below:

i) 1 km = …………….. mm …………..pm

Ans: $\text{1 km = 1 km  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1000 m}}{\text{1 km}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{100 cm}}{\text{1 m}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{10 mm}}{\text{1 cm}}$

$\text{1km = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}\text{mm}$

$\text{1 km = 1 km  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1000 m}}{\text{1 km}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1 pm}}{\text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{ m}}$

$\text{1km=1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{15}}}\text{pm}$

$\text{Hence,  1 km = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}\text{ mm = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{15}}}\text{ pm}$

ii) 1 mg = ……………... kg …………… ng

Ans: $\text{1 mg = 1 mg  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1 g}}{\text{1000 mg}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1 kg}}{\text{1000 g}}$

$\text{1mg = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}\text{ kg}$

$\text{Hence, 1mg = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-6}}}\text{ kg = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{6}}}\text{ ng}$

iii) 1 mL = ……………. L ……………… $\text{d}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}$

Ans: $\text{1 mL = 1 mL  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1 L}}{\text{1000 mL}}$

$\text{1 mg = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ L}$

$\text{1 mL = 1 c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ = 1 c}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  }\dfrac{\text{1 dm }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1 dm }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1 dm}}{\text{10 cm }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 10 cm }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 10 cm}}$

$\text{1 mL = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ d}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}$

$\text{Hence, 1 mL = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ L = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{ d}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}$


22. If the speed of light is $\text{3}\text{.0 }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{8}}}\text{ m}{{\text{s}}^{\text{-1}}}$, calculate the distance covered by light in 2.00 ns.

Ans: From the question we can see that the time taken to cover the distance is 2.00ns. This can be written as:

$\text{=2}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-9}}}\text{s}$

We know the speed of light$\text{= 3}\text{.0 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{8}}}\text{ m}{{\text{s}}^{\text{-1}}}$

So, the distance travelled by light in 2.00ns will be:

$=\text{Speed of light }\times \text{ Time taken}$

$\text{=}\left( \text{3}\text{.0 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{8}}}\text{m}{{\text{s}}^{\text{-1}}} \right)\left( \text{2}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-9}}}\text{s} \right)$

$\text{=6}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-1}}}\text{m}$

= 0.600 m


23. In a reaction

$\text{A+}{{\text{B}}_{\text{2}}}\to \text{A}{{\text{B}}_{\text{2}}}$

Identify the limiting reagent, if any in the following reaction mixtures.

Ans: Reactants that serve as limiting agents restrict the amount of a response. An initial reaction product is consumed before any more products are created, which stops the reaction and limits the quantity of products that are formed.

(i) 300 atoms of A + 200 molecules of B

Ans: It is shown that 1 atom of A interacts with 1 molecule of B in the given reaction. In other words, 200 molecules of B will react with 200 atoms of A, leaving 100 atoms of A unusable as a result. B is, thus, the limiting reagent in the reaction.

(ii) 2 mol A + 3 mol B

Ans: It is shown that 1 atom of A interacts with 1 molecule of B in the given reaction. In other words, 2 moles of A will react with just 2 moles of B. Consequently, 1 mol of A will not be used up in the process. This means that A is considered to be the limiting reagent.

(iii) 100 atoms of A + 100 molecules of B

Ans: According to the given reaction, 1 atom of A reacts with 1 molecule of B. The mixture is stoichiometric where no limiting reagent is present.

(vi) 5 mol A + 2.5 mol B

Ans: It is shown that 1 atom of A interacts with 1 molecule of B in the given reaction. Because of this, only 2.5 mol of B may be combined with 2.5 mol of A. There will be 2.5 mol of a remaining. B is, thus, the limiting reagent in this reaction.

(v). 2.5 mol A + 5 mol B

Ans: It is shown that 1 atom of A interacts with 1 molecule of B in the given reaction. Because of this, only 2.5 mol of A may be combined with 2.5 mol of B. There will be 2.5 mol of a remaining. A is, thus, the limiting reagent in this reaction.


24. Dinitrogen and dihydrogen react with each other to produce ammonia according to the following chemical equation:

${{\text{N}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\text{+}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\to \text{2N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}\left( \text{g} \right)}}$

(i). Calculate the mass of ammonia produced if $\text{2}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{g}$ dinitrogen reacts with $\text{1}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{g}$of dihydrogen.

Ans: First, we have to balance the given chemical equation.

${{\text{N}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\text{+3}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\to \text{2N}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}\left( \text{g} \right)}}$

From this equation we can say, 1 mole (28g) of dinitrogen reacts with 3 mole (6g) of dihydrogen to give 2 mole (34g)of ammonia.

=$\text{2}\text{.00 }\times \text{1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ g}$of nitrogen will react with$\dfrac{\text{6 g}}{\text{28 g}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 2}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ g}$ dihydrogen.

=$\text{2}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{g}$ of dinitrogen will react with 428.6 g of dihydrogen.

We are given the amount of dihydrogen = $\text{1}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{ g}$

Therefore,${{\text{N}}_{\text{2}}}$is the limiting reagent.

We can say that 28 g of ${{\text{N}}_{2}}$ will produce 34 g of $\text{N}{{\text{H}}_{3}}$. 

Hence, mass of ammonia produced by $\text{2000 g of  }{{\text{N}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ =}\dfrac{\text{34 g}}{\text{28 g}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  2000 g}$

= 2428.57 g

(i) Will any of the two reactants remain unreacted?

Ans: ${{\text{N}}_{2}}$ is the limiting reagent while${{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}$ is the excess reagent. So, hydrogen will be left unreacted.

(ii) If yes, which one and what would be its mass?

Ans: Mass of dihydrogen left unreacted can be calculated as 

$\text{=1}\text{.00 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{3}}}\text{g - 428}\text{.6g}$

= 571.4 g

 

25.  How are 0.50 mol $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ and 0.50 M $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$different?

Ans: The molar mass of $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ is given below:

$\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ = $\text{(2  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  23) + 12}\text{.00 + (3  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  16)}$

= 106 g/mol

So, 1 mole of $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ means 106 g of $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$.

Therefore, for 0.5 mol of $\text{N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ can be calculated as:

$\text{0}\text{.5 mol of  N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\text{ = }\dfrac{\text{106 g}}{\text{1 mole}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  0}\text{.5 mol N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$

$\text{=53g N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$

$\text{= 0}\text{.50 M N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\text{=0}\text{.50mol/L N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$

Hence,$\text{0}\text{.50 mol N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$is present in 1 L of water or $\text{53g N}{{\text{a}}_{\text{2}}}\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$is present in 1 L of water.


26. If ten volumes of dihydrogen gas react with five volumes of dioxygen gas, how many volumes of water vapor would be produced?

Ans: Let us first write the reaction between dihydrogen and dioxygen. The reaction will be:

$\text{2}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\text{+}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\to \text{2}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\left( \text{g} \right)}}$

Dioxygen reacts with two volumes of dihydrogen to generate two volumes of water vapour.

As a result, ten volumes of dihydrogen will react with five volumes of dioxygen to generate ten volumes of water Vapours.


27. Convert the following into basic units:

Ans:To convert the given numbers into basic units we have to convert it into meters and kilograms. All the numbers are converted into meters and kilograms, and are written below:

(i) 28.7 pm

Ans: $\text{1pm=1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{m}$

$\text{28}\text{.7pm=28}\text{.7 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{m}$

$\text{=2}\text{.87 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-11}}}\text{m}$

(ii) 15.15 pm

Ans: $\text{1pm=1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{m}$

$\text{15}\text{.15pm=15}\text{.15 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{m}$

$\text{=1}\text{.515 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-12}}}\text{m}$

(iii) 25365 mg

Ans: $\text{1mg = 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{g}$

$\text{25365mg=2}\text{.53657 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{4}}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{g}$

Since,

$\text{1g=1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{kg}$

$\text{2}\text{.5365 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{1}}}\text{g=2}\text{.5365 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-1}}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-3}}}\text{kg}$

$\text{25365mg=2}\text{.5365 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-2}}}\text{kg}$$$


28. Which one of the following will have the largest number of atoms?

Ans: As we can see that all the atoms are given in grams so, by counting the number of atoms in each element we can find the answer. These are solved step by step and written below:

(i) 1 g Au (s)

Ans: $\text{1g of Au (s)=}\dfrac{\text{1}}{\text{197}}\text{mol of  Au (s)}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}}{\text{197}}\text{ atoms of  Au (s)}$

$\text{=3}\text{.06 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{21}}}\text{ atoms of  Au (s)}$

(ii) 1 g Na (s)

Ans: $\text{1g of  Na (s)=}\dfrac{\text{1}}{\text{23}}\text{mol of  Na (s)}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}}{\text{23}}\text{ atoms of  Na (s)}$

$\text{=0}\text{.262 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of  Na (s)}$

$\text{=26}\text{.2 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{21}}}\text{ atoms of  Na (s)}$

(iii) 1 g Li (s)

Ans: $\text{1g of Li (s)=}\dfrac{\text{1}}{\text{7}}\text{mol of  Li (s)}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}}{\text{7}}\text{ atoms of  Li (s)}$

$\text{=0}\text{.86 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of  Li (s)}$

$\text{=86}\text{.0 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{21}}}\text{ atoms of  Li (s)}$

(vi) 1 g of $\text{C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}$ (g)

Ans: $\text{1g of  C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ (g)=}\dfrac{\text{1}}{\text{71}}\text{mol of  C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ (g)}$

Molar mass of $\text{C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}$ is 71 (2 $\times $ 35.5)

\[\text{=}\dfrac{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}}{\text{71}}\text{ atoms of  C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ (g)}\]

\[\text{=0}\text{.0848 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of  C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ (g)}\]

\[\text{=8}\text{.48 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{21}}}\text{ atoms of  C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}\text{ (g)}\]

Hence, 1 g of Li (s) has the largest number of atoms.


29. Calculate the molarity of ethanol in water in which the mole fraction of ethanol is 0.040 (assume the density of water to be one).

Ans: First we have to find the mole fraction of ethanol.

Mole fraction of ${{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH=}\dfrac{\text{Number of moles }{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}{\text{Number of moles of solution}}$

$\text{0}\text{.40=}\dfrac{{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}}{{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{+}{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}}}}\text{                   }.................\text{(1)}$

Number of moles present in 1 L water:

${{\text{n}}_{{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}}}\text{=}\dfrac{\text{1000 g}}{\text{18 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}}$

${{\text{n}}_{{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}}}\text{=55}\text{.55mol}$

Substituting the value of ${{\text{n}}_{{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{O}}}$in equation (1),

$\dfrac{{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}}{{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{+55}\text{.55}}\text{=0}\text{.040}$

${{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{=0}\text{.040}{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{+}\left( \text{0}\text{.040} \right)\left( \text{55}\text{.55} \right)$

$\text{0}\text{.96}{{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{=2}\text{.222mole}$

${{\text{n}}_{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{OH}}}\text{=2}\text{.314mole}$

$\text{Molarity of solution =}\dfrac{\text{2}\text{.314 mol}}{\text{1 L}}$

So, the molarity of the Ans is 2.314 M.


30. What will be the mass of one $^{\text{12}}\text{C}$ atom in g?

Ans: We know that 1 mole of carbon means 12 gram of carbon is there and in terms of number of atoms, there are $\text{6}\text{.023 }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}$ atoms in 1mole of carbon. This can be written as:

$1\text{ mole = 12 g = 6}\text{.023 }\times \text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{23}}$

So, mass of one$^{\text{12}}\text{C}$ atom$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{12g}}{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}}$

$\text{=1}\text{.993 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{-23}}}\text{g}$


31. How many significant figures should be present in the answer of the following calculations?

Ans: First we have to find the least precise number to find the significant figures.

(i) $\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.2856 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 298}\text{.15 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 0}\text{.112}}{\text{0}\text{.5785}}$

Ans: $\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.2856 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 298}\text{.15 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 0}\text{.112}}{\text{0}\text{.5785}}$

Least precise number of calculation = 0.112

Therefore, number of significant figures in the answer

Number of significant figures in the least precise number = 3

(ii) $\text{5 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 5}\text{.364}$

Ans: $\text{5 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 5}\text{.364}$

Least precise number of calculations = 5.364

Therefore, number of significant figures in the answer will be

Number of significant figures in 5.364 = 4

(iii) $\text{0}\text{.0125+0}\text{.7864+0}\text{.0215}$

Ans: $\text{0}\text{.0125+0}\text{.7864+0}\text{.0215}$

Since the least number of decimal places in each term is four, the number of significant figures in the answer will also be 4.


32. Use the data given in the following table to calculate the molar mass of naturally occurring argon isotopes:

Isotope

Isotopic molar mass

Abundance

$^{\text{36}}\text{Ar}$

$\text{35}\text{.96755g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

0.337%

$^{\text{38}}\text{Ar}$

$\text{37}\text{.96272 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

0.063%

$^{\text{40}}\text{Ar}$

$\text{39}\text{.9624 g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

99.600%

Ans: Molar mass of argon is calculated step by step.

$\text{=}\left[ \left( \text{35}\text{.96755 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.337}}{\text{100}} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{37}\text{.96272 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{\text{0}\text{.063}}{\text{100}} \right)\text{+}\left( \text{39}\text{.9624 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\dfrac{\text{90}\text{.60}}{\text{100}} \right) \right]\text{g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

$\text{=}\left[ \text{0}\text{.121+0}\text{.024+39}\text{.802} \right]\text{g mo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}}$

So, the molar mass of argon is 39.947 g/ mol.


33. Calculate the number of atoms in each of the following:

Ans: All the options are given in different forms so, we have to convert it into a number of atoms. These are given below:

(i) 52 moles of Ar

Ans: $\text{1 mole of Ar = 6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of Ar}$

Therefore,

$\text{52 mole of Ar = 52 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of Ar}$

$\text{=3}\text{.131 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{25}}}\text{ atoms of Ar}$

(ii) 52 u of He

Ans: $\text{1 atom of He = 4u of the He}$

Or this can be written as, 4 u of He = 1 atom of He

1. u of He = $\dfrac{\text{1}}{\text{4}}$ atom of He

  1. of He = $\dfrac{\text{52}}{\text{4}}$ atom of He

= 13 atoms of He.

(iii) 52 g of He

Ans: $\text{4g of He = 6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ atoms of He}$

Therefore, we can write:    

$\text{52g of He = }\dfrac{\text{6}\text{.022 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{23}}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 52}}{\text{4}}\text{ atoms of He}$

$\text{= 7}\text{.8286 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 1}{{\text{0}}^{\text{24}}}\text{ atoms of He}$


34. A welding fuel gas contains carbon and hydrogen only. Burning a small sample of it in oxygen gives 3.38 g carbon dioxide 0.690 g water and no other products. A volume of 10.0 L (measured at STP) of this welding gas is found to weigh 11.6 g. Calculate

(i) Empirical formula

Ans: 1 mole (44 g) of $\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ will have 12 g carbon.

So, 3.38 g of $\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ will have carbon = $\dfrac{\text{12g}}{\text{44g}}\text{ }\times \text{ 3}\text{.38g}$

= 0.9217 g

18 g of water will have 2 g of hydrogen.

So, 0.690 g of water contain hydrogen = $\dfrac{\text{2g}}{\text{18g}}\text{ }\times \text{ 0}\text{.690}$

= 0.0767 g

Since carbon and hydrogen are the only constituents of the compound, the total mass of the compound is:

= 0.9217 g + 0.0767 g

=0.9984 g

So, the percentage of Carbon in the compound = $\dfrac{0.9217}{0.9984}\text{ }\times \text{ 100}$= 92.32%

Now, percentage of Hydrogen in the compound = $\dfrac{0.0767}{0.9984}\text{ }\times \text{ 100}$= 7.68%

Moles of carbon in the compound = $\dfrac{92.32}{12}=7.69$

Moles of hydrogen in the compound = $\dfrac{7.68}{1}=7.68$

Since, we have the number of moles of both the elements, the ratio of carbon to hydrogen will be:

7.69: 7.68 = 1: 1 

This is in the whole number, so the empirical formula will be CH.

(ii) Molar mass of the gas

Ans: We are given,

Weight of 10.0 L of the gas (at S.T.P) = 11.6 g

$\text{Weight of 22}\text{.4L of gas at STP = }\dfrac{\text{11}\text{.6g}}{\text{10}\text{.0L}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 22}\text{.4L}$

$=25.984g$

$\approx 26g$

Hence, the molar mass of the gas is 26 g.

(iii) Molecular formula.

Ans: Empirical formula mass of CH = 12 + 1 = 13

Now, we can find the value of n. This is given below:

$\text{n = }\dfrac{\text{Molar mass of gas}}{\text{Empirical formula mass of gas}}$

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{26g}}{\text{13g}}$

n = 2

Therefore,

$\text{Molecular formula of gas=}{{\left( \text{CH} \right)}_{\text{n}}}$

$\text{= }{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}$


35. Calcium carbonate reacts with aqueous $\text{HCl}$ to given$\text{CaC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}}}$ and $\text{C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ according to the reaction,

$\text{CaC}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}\left( \text{s} \right)}}\text{+2HC}{{\text{l}}_{\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\to \text{CaC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\text{+C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\text{+}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\left( \text{l} \right)}}$

What mass of $\text{CaC}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ is required to react completely with 25 mL of 0.75 M HCl?

Ans: We are given the molarity as 0.75 M which means in 1 L of Ans there are 0.75 moles of HCl. This can be converted into grams as:

$\text{=}\left[ \left( \text{0}\text{.75 mol} \right)\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\left( \text{36}\text{.5gmo}{{\text{l}}^{\text{-1}}} \right) \right]\text{HCl is present in 1L of  water}$

$\text{=27}\text{.375g of HCl is present in 1L of water}$

Thus, 1000 mL of Ans contains 27.375 g of HCl.

So, the amount of HCl present in 25 mL of Ans

$\text{=}\dfrac{\text{27}\text{.375g}}{\text{1000mL}}\text{  }\!\!\times\!\!\text{  25mL}$

= 0.6844 g

The chemical reaction given in the question is:

$\text{CaC}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}\left( \text{s} \right)}}\text{+2HC}{{\text{l}}_{\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\to \text{CaC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\text{+C}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}\text{+}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{O}}_{\left( \text{l} \right)}}$

$\text{2 mol of HCl }\left( \text{2 }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 36}\text{.5=73g} \right)$reacts with $\text{1 mol of CaC}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\left( \text{100g} \right)$ .

So, the amount of$\text{CaC}{{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}$ that will react with $\text{0}\text{.6844g = }\dfrac{\text{100}}{\text{71}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ 0}\text{.6844g}$

= 0.9639 g


36. Chlorine is prepared in the laboratory by treating manganese dioxide $\left( \text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} \right)$ with aqueous hydrochloric acid according to the reaction

$\text{4HC}{{\text{l}}_{\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\text{+Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{l} \right)}}\to \text{MnC}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{aq} \right)}}\text{+C}{{\text{l}}_{\text{2}\left( \text{g} \right)}}$

How many grams of HCl react with 5.0 g of manganese dioxide?

Ans: 1 mol of $\text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ reacts with 4 mol of HCl.

The molar mass of $\text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$is 87g and the molar mass of HCl is 36.5 g. For 4 moles of HCl, the mass will be 146 g.

So, for 5.0 g of $\text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ will react with:

$=\dfrac{146}{87}\text{ }\times \text{ 5 = 8}\text{.4 g}$

Therefore, 8.4 g of HCl will completely react with 5 g of $\text{Mn}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$.


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Subtopic

Subtopics

Introduction to Chemistry

Overview of the subject's scope and significance

Importance of studying Chemistry

Understanding the relevance and applications of chemistry

Laws of Chemical Combinations

Explanation of laws governing chemical combinations

Dalton's Atomic Theory

Postulates and implications of Dalton's atomic theory

Atomic and Molecular Masses

Definitions and calculations related to atomic and molecular masses

Mole Concept and Molar Mass

Conceptual understanding and calculations involving moles and molar mass

Percentage Composition

Determination of percentage composition in compounds

Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Derivation and application of empirical and molecular formulas

Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry

Balancing equations and stoichiometric calculations

Limiting Reactants and Yield of Reaction

Concepts related to limiting reactants and theoretical yield

Concentration of Solutions

Measurement and expression of solution concentration

Basic Concepts of Volumetric Analysis

Introduction to volumetric analysis techniques


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  1. Mass % of an element =\[\frac{\textrm{Mass of that element in the compund}}{\textrm{Molar Mass of Compound}}\]X100

  2. Mass per cent = \[\frac{\textrm{Mass of Solute}}{\textrm{Mass of Solution}}\times 100\]

  3. Mole Fraction = \[\frac{\textrm{No. of mole of a particular component}}{\textrm{Total No. of moles of solution}}\]

  4. Molarity = \[\frac{\textrm{No. of moles of solute}}{\textrm{Volume of solution in litres }}\]

  5. Molarity = \[\frac{\textrm{No. of moles of solute}}{\textrm{Mass of solvent in kg}}\]

  6. Moles of an element = \[\frac{\textrm{Mass of element}}{\textrm{Atomic Mass}}\] 

  7. Mass of one atom = \[\frac{\textrm{Atomic Mass}}{6.022\times 10^{23}}\]

  8. Moles of a compound = \[\frac{\textrm{Mass of Compound}}{\textrm{Molecular Mass}}\]

  9. Mass of one molecule = \[\frac{\textrm{Molecular Mass}}{6.022\times 10^{23}}\]


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The NCERT Solutions provide a systematic, four-step method:

  1. Convert Mass to Moles: Assume a 100g sample, so the mass percent of each element equals its mass in grams. Then, convert this mass to moles using the atomic mass of the element.
  2. Find the Simplest Ratio: Divide the mole value of each element by the smallest mole value obtained in the previous step.
  3. Convert to Whole Numbers: If the ratios are not whole numbers, multiply them by a suitable integer to get the simplest whole-number ratio.
  4. Write the Formula: These whole numbers become the subscripts for the respective elements in the empirical formula.

5. According to the NCERT Solutions, what is the correct step-by-step method to identify a limiting reagent in a chemical reaction?

The correct method demonstrated in the solutions to find the limiting reagent involves these key steps:

  • First, write and balance the chemical equation for the reaction.
  • Calculate the number of moles of each reactant from their given masses.
  • Use the stoichiometric coefficients from the balanced equation to determine which reactant will be completely consumed first.
  • The reactant that produces the least amount of product is the limiting reagent, as it limits the extent of the reaction.

6. What common mistakes in stoichiometry do the NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1 help students avoid?

The NCERT Solutions help students avoid common stoichiometry mistakes by emphasising a systematic approach. Common errors addressed include:

  • Forgetting to balance the chemical equation before starting calculations.
  • Using mass ratios instead of mole ratios for stoichiometric comparisons.
  • Misidentifying the limiting reagent, leading to incorrect calculations of product yield.
The solutions provide detailed, step-wise workings that reinforce the correct methodology.

7. How do the NCERT Solutions demonstrate the practical differences between molarity, molality, and mole fraction in solving problems?

The NCERT Solutions clarify the distinct applications of concentration terms through specific problems:

  • Molarity (mol/L) is used for calculations involving the volume of solutions, such as in titration or dilution problems.
  • Molality (mol/kg of solvent) is preferred for problems related to colligative properties (like boiling point elevation), as it is temperature-independent.
  • Mole Fraction is used in contexts involving gas mixtures and Raoult's law, where the ratio of components is important.
By providing separate numericals for each, the solutions highlight their specific uses.

8. What are the rules for using significant figures in calculations, as explained in the solved problems of NCERT Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1?

The NCERT solutions consistently apply two main rules for significant figures in calculations:

  • For Multiplication/Division: The final answer should have the same number of significant figures as the original number with the fewest significant figures.
  • For Addition/Subtraction: The final answer should have the same number of decimal places as the original number with the fewest decimal places.
Following these ensures the answer reflects the precision of the input data.

9. How do the NCERT Solutions for Chapter 1 clarify the process of finding a molecular formula from combustion analysis data?

The solutions clarify this by breaking it down into a logical sequence:

  1. Calculate the mass, and then moles, of Carbon and Hydrogen from the masses of CO₂ and H₂O produced.
  2. Determine the simplest whole-number ratio of moles to find the empirical formula.
  3. Calculate the empirical formula mass.
  4. Find the integer 'n' by dividing the given molar mass of the compound by the empirical formula mass (n = Molar Mass / Empirical Formula Mass).
  5. The molecular formula is obtained by multiplying the subscripts of the empirical formula by 'n'.

10. Why is it important to follow the SI unit conventions and conversion methods shown in the NCERT Solutions for Chapter 1?

It is crucial to follow the SI unit conventions and conversion methods shown in the solutions because it ensures accuracy and consistency in calculations. Using standard units like kilograms (kg), meters (m), and moles (mol) prevents errors that can arise from mixed units. Adhering to these standards, as demonstrated in the solutions, is a mandatory practice for scoring full marks in CBSE exams.

11. How are the NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 1 structured to align with the CBSE 2025-26 syllabus and exam pattern?

These solutions are meticulously structured to align with the CBSE 2025-26 syllabus by covering every topic and in-text question from the NCERT textbook. They provide answers in the precise step-by-step format that examiners expect, ensuring that students not only learn the concepts but also master the correct way to present their answers in board exams for maximum marks.

12. How are 0.50 mol Na₂CO₃ and 0.50 M Na₂CO₃ different, as explained in the NCERT Solutions?

The NCERT solutions clarify this key difference:

  • 0.50 mol Na₂CO₃ refers to a specific quantity of the substance. It represents a fixed mass, which is 0.50 times the molar mass of sodium carbonate (0.50 × 106 g = 53 g).
  • 0.50 M Na₂CO₃ refers to the concentration of a solution. 'M' stands for molarity, meaning it is a solution that contains 0.50 moles of sodium carbonate dissolved in 1 litre of the solution.
One is an amount of substance, while the other is a measure of concentration.