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Important topics of class 9 Science Chapter 3
- Laws of Chemical Combinations
- What is an Atom
- What is a Molecule
- Molecular Mass and Mole Concept
- Writing Chemical Formulae
- Atoms and Molecules
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All Questions of Chapter 3
Once you complete the chapter 3 then you can revise it by solving following questions.
Q1. In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium ethanoate. Show that these observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
Q2. Hydrogen and oxygen combine in the ratio of 1:8 by mass to form water. What mass of oxygen gas would be required to react completely with 3 g of hydrogen gas?
Q3. Which postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory is the result of the law of conservation of mass?
Q4. Which postulate of Dalton’s atomic theory can explain the law of definite proportions?
Part 2
Q1. Define atomic mass unit.
Q2. Why is it not possible to see an atom with naked eyes?
Part 3
Q1. Write down the formulae of
(i) sodium oxide
(ii) aluminium chloride
(iii) sodium sulphide
(iv) magnesium hydroxide
Q2. Write down the names of compounds represented by the following formulae:
(i) $\mathrm{Al}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3}$
(ii) $\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}$
(iii) $\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}: \quad$ Potassium sulphate
(iv) $\mathrm{KNO}_{3}: \quad$ Potassium nitrate
(v) $\mathrm{CaCO}_{3}: \quad$ Calcium carbonate
Q3. What is meant by the term chemical formula?
Q4. How many atoms are present in a
(i) $\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{~S}$ molecule and
(ii) $\mathrm{PO}_{4}^{3-}$ ion?
Part 4
Q1. Calculate the molecular masses of $\mathrm{H}_{2}, \mathrm{O}_{2}, \mathrm{Cl}_{2}, \mathrm{CO}_{2}, \mathrm{CH}_{4}, \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6}, \mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4}, \mathrm{NH}_{3}, \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}$.
Part 5
Q1. If one mole of carbon atoms weighs 12 gram, what is the mass (in gram) of 1 atom of carbon?
Q2. Which has more number of atoms, 100 grams of sodium or 100 grams of iron (given, atomic mass of $\mathrm{Na}=23 \mathrm{u}, \mathrm{Fe}=56 \mathrm{u}$ ) ?
Exercise
Q1. A 0.24 g sample of compound of oxygen and boron was found by analysis to contain 0.096 g of boron and 0.144 g of oxygen. Calculate the percentage composition of the compound by weight.
Q2. When 3.0 g of carbon is burnt in 8.00 g oxygen, 11.00 g of carbon dioxide is produced. What mass of carbon dioxide will be formed when 3.00 g of carbon is burnt in 50.00 g of oxygen? Which law of chemical combinations will govern your answer?
Q3. What are polyatomic ions? Give examples?
Q4. Write the chemical formulae of the following:
(a) Magnesium chloride
(b) Calcium oxide
(c) Copper nitrate
(d) Aluminium chloride
(e) Calcium carbonate
Q5. Give the names of the elements present in the following compounds:
(a) Quick lime
(b) Hydrogen bromide
(c) Baking powder
(d) Potassium sulphate

Q6. Calculate the molar mass of the following substances
(a) Ethyne, $\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{2}$
(b) Sulphur molecule, $\mathrm{S}_{8}$
(c) Phosphorus molecule, $\mathrm{P}_{4}$ (atomic mass of phosphorus $=31$ )
(d) Hydrochloric acid, $\mathrm{HCl}$
(e) Nitric acid, $\mathrm{HNO}_{3}$
Q7. What is the mass of
(a) 1 mole of nitrogen atoms?
(b) 4 moles of aluminium atoms (Atomic mass of aluminium $=27$ )?
(c) 10 moles of sodium sulphite $\left(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{3}\right)$ ?
Q8. Convert into mole.
(a) 12 g of oxygen gas
(b) 20 g of water
(c) 22 g of carbon dioxide
Q9. What is the mass of :
(a) 0.2 mole of oxygen atoms ?
(b) 0.5 mole of water molecules ?
Q10. Calculate the number of molecules of sulphur $\left(\mathrm{S}_{8}\right)$ present in $16 \mathrm{~g}$ of solid sulphur.
Q11. Calculate the number of aluminium ions present in $0.051 \mathrm{~g}$ of aluminium oxide.(Hint: The mass of an ion is the same as that of an atom of the same element. Atomic mass of $\mathrm{Al}=27 \mathrm{u}$ )
Also Read,
Science Class 9 Complete Revision Videos
NCERT Class 9 Science Chapterwise Book PDF download
Class 9 Science Complete Updated Syllabus
NCERT Class 9 Science Chapterwise Exemplar PDF
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This is the chapter that teaches formula-writing from valency in the first place — ammonia is one of the standard worked examples, spelled out here: chemical formula of ammonia.
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