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Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding

ICSE · Class 9 · Chemistry

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1

Discovery and Structure of Atom

  • Ancient Indian concept: Maharshi Kanada (6th century BC) proposed 'paramanus' as ultimate particles
  • Dalton's Atomic Theory (1808): Matter consists of indivisible atoms that combine in simple ratios
  • J.J. Thomson discovered electrons through cathode ray experiments
2

Atomic Number, Mass Number and Electronic Configuration

  • Atomic number (Z) = Number of protons = Number of electrons in neutral atom
  • Mass number (A) = Number of protons + Number of neutrons
  • Number of neutrons = Mass number - Atomic number
3

Isotopes and Chemical Activity

  • Isotopes are atoms of same element with same atomic number but different mass numbers
  • Isotopes have identical chemical properties but different physical properties
  • Examples: Hydrogen (¹H, ²H, ³H), Carbon (¹²C, ¹³C, ¹⁴C), Chlorine (³⁵Cl, ³⁷Cl)
4

Electrovalent (Ionic) Bonding

  • Formed by complete transfer of electrons from metal to non-metal
  • Metal atoms lose electrons to form cations (positive ions)
  • Non-metal atoms gain electrons to form anions (negative ions)

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Atoms consist of a central nucleusAtomic number (Z) = numberElectrons are arranged in shells aroundAtoms of the same elementElectrons in the outermost shell

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