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Atoms and Molecules

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · Science

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Laws of Chemical Combination

  • Antoine Lavoisier established the foundation of chemical sciences with two important laws
  • Law of Conservation of Mass: Mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
  • Law of Constant Proportions (Definite Proportions): Elements in a compound are always present in definite proportions by mass
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Dalton's Atomic Theory

  • John Dalton (1766-1844) provided the first scientific atomic theory in 1808
  • All matter is made of tiny indivisible particles called atoms
  • Atoms cannot be created or destroyed in chemical reactions
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Atoms - Size, Symbols, and Mass

  • Atoms are extremely small (radius ~10⁻¹⁰ m)
  • Millions of atoms stacked would be barely as thick as paper
  • Modern symbols use 1-2 letters: first letter uppercase, second lowercase
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Molecules and Ions

  • Molecule: smallest particle showing all properties of substance
  • Molecules formed by chemical bonding of atoms
  • Atomicity: number of atoms in a molecule

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Two fundamental laws govern chemical reactionsJohn Dalton proposed that all matterAn atom is the smallest particleA molecule is a groupIons are charged particles formed when

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