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Here are clear, exam-ready answers for Basic Concepts of Chemistry – Frequently Asked Previous Questions


1. NO and NO₂ are two oxides of nitrogen. Which law is illustrated?

Law: Law of Multiple Proportions
Statement: When two elements combine to form more than one compound, the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers.
Proposed by: John Dalton


2. State Law of Definite (Constant) Proportions.

Statement: A given compound always contains the same elements combined in the same fixed proportion by mass, irrespective of the source.
Proposed by: Joseph Proust


3. State Law of Conservation of Mass.

Statement: Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction; total mass of reactants equals total mass of products.
Proposed by: Antoine Lavoisier


4. Define atomic mass unit (amu).

Answer: One atomic mass unit is defined as 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.


5. Define 1 mole.

Answer: One mole is the amount of substance containing 6.022 × 10²³ particles (atoms/molecules/ions).


6. Number of oxygen atoms in 5 moles of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

O atoms in 1 molecule = 6
Moles of O atoms = 5 × 6 = 30 moles

Number of atoms = 30 × 6.022 × 10²³
= 1.8066 × 10²⁵ oxygen atoms


7. Significant figures

(i) 0.02053
(ii) 3.00 × 10⁻⁵3
(iii) 10054


8. Define mass per cent.

Answer:


\text{Mass percent} = \frac{\text{Mass of component}}{\text{Total mass of mixture}} \times 100

9. What are empirical and molecular formulae?

  • Empirical formula: Simplest whole-number ratio of atoms
  • Molecular formula: Actual number of atoms in a molecule

10. Compound data

H = 4.07%, C = 24.27%, Cl = 71.65%
Molecular mass = 98.96

Step 1: Convert % to moles

Element % Atomic mass Moles
H 4.07 1 4.07
C 24.27 12 2.02
Cl 71.65 35.5 2.02

Step 2: Simplest ratio

H : C : Cl = 2 : 1 : 1

Empirical formula: CH₂Cl

Empirical formula mass = 49.48
Molecular mass / Empirical mass = 98.96 / 49.48 = 2

Molecular formula: C₂H₄Cl₂


11. Moles and molecules in 90 g water

Molar mass of H₂O = 18 g/mol

Moles = 90 / 18 = 5 moles

Molecules = 5 × 6.022 × 10²³
= 3.011 × 10²⁴ molecules


12. What is limiting reagent?

Answer: The reactant that is completely consumed first and limits the amount of product formed.


13. Differentiate between molarity and molality

Molarity Molality
Moles per litre of solution Moles per kg of solvent
Depends on temperature Independent of temperature
Symbol: M Symbol: m

14. Molarity of NaOH solution

Given: 4 g NaOH in 250 mL solution

Molar mass of NaOH = 40 g/mol
Moles = 4 / 40 = 0.1 mol

Volume = 250 mL = 0.25 L


\text{Molarity} = \frac{0.1}{0.25} = \boxed{0.4\ M}


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