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Answer to: Write the formulae of the following compounds. Also, name the elements present in them. (a) Water (b) Ammonia (c) Methane (d) Sulphur dioxide (e) Ethanol

(a) Water - H2O; Elements present are Hydrogen and Oxygen. (b) Ammonia - NH3; Elements present are Nitrogen and Hydrogen. (c) Methane - CH4; Ele...

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Answer to: What is meant by a chemical formula? Write the formulae of one element and one compound.

A chemical formula represents the composition of a molecule of the substance in terms of the symbols of the elements present in the molecule. It is al...

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Answer to: What is the atomicity of the following? (a) Oxygen (b) Ozone (c) Neon (d) Sulphur (e) Phosphorus (f) Sodium

(a) Oxygen = 2 (b) Ozone = 3 (c) Neon = 1 (d) Sulphur = 8 (e) Phosphorus = 4 (f) Sodium = 1

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Answer to: What is meant by atomicity? Explain with two examples.

Atomicity refers to the total number of atoms present in one molecule of an element. Example: Argon is a noble gas and exists in a free state. O...

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Answer to: Name the elements represented by the following symbols: Hg, Pb, Au, Ag, Sn

Hg – Mercury Pb – Lead Au – Gold Ag – Silver Sn – Tin

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Answer to: State the chemical symbols for the following elements: Sodium, Potassium, Iron, Copper, Mercury, Silver

Sodium – Na Potassium – K Iron – Fe Copper – Cu Mercury – Hg Silver – Ag

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Answer to: What is meant by the symbol of an element? Explain with examples.

The symbol of an element is either the first letter or the first and another letter of the English or Latin name of the element. Example: Oxygen is...

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Answer to: Is it possible to see atoms these days? Explain your answer.

Yes, with the help of advanced technologies we can see atoms by using electronic microscopes. A Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) can be used to pr...

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Answer to: Dalton’s atomic theory says that atoms are indivisible. Is this statement still valid? Give reasons for your answer.

Dalton’s atomic theory states that atoms are indivisible. This statement is not valid as, atoms can be further divided into electrons, protons and neu...

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Answer to: Give one major drawback of Dalton’s atomic theory of matter.

The major drawback of Dalton’s atomic theory is that atoms were thought to be indivisible. But, it is not true since atoms are divisible.

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Answer to: Name the element used as a standard for atomic mass scale. (b) Which particular atom of the above element is used for this purpose?

(a) Carbon is used as a standard for atomic mass scale. (b) Atom with 6 neutrons and 6 protons in its nucleus so that its mass number is 12. (c)...

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Answer to: What is meant by saying that ‘the molecular mass of oxygen is 32’?

This means that a molecule of oxygen is 32 times heavier than 1/12 of a Carbon-12 atom.

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Answer to: Define ‘molecular mass’ of a substance.

The molecular mass of a substance is the relative mass of its molecule as compared with the mass of a Carbon-12 atom taken as 12 units.

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Answer to: Why is it not possible to see an atom even with the most powerful microscope?

It is impossible to see an atom even with the most powerful microscope, because they are very small.

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Answer to: Write the relation between nanometer and meter.

The relation between nanometer and meter is 1 nanometer = 10-9 m.

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