Basic Concepts of Chemistry

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  1. Chemistry and Its Historical Development
  2. Indian Contributions to Chemistry
  3. Importance and Scope of Chemistry
  4. Matter and Its Classification
  5. Properties and Measurement of Matter
  6. Units, Density and Temperature
  7. Uncertainty and Significant Figures
  8. Dimensional Analysis
  9. Laws of Chemical Combination
  10. Dalton’s Atomic Theory
  11. Atomic and Molecular Masses
  12. Mole Concept and Molar Mass
  13. Percentage Composition and Formulas
  14. Stoichiometric Calculations
  15. Concentration of Solutions

1. Chemistry and Its Historical Development

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Chemistry : The branch of science that studies the preparation, properties, structure and reactions of material substances.

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  • Modern chemistry took shape in eighteenth-century Europe after several centuries of alchemical traditions introduced into Europe by the Arabs.

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1. What does chemistry primarily study?

2. When did modern chemistry take shape in Europe?

3. What was chemistry commonly called in ancient India?

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What does chemistry study in material substances?

Preparation, properties, structure, and reactions.

During which years did chemistry develop mainly as Alchemy and Iatrochemistry?

1300–1600 CE.

When did modern chemistry take shape in Europe?

In the eighteenth century.

What were the ancient Indian names for chemistry?

Rasayan Shastra, Rastantra, Ras Kriya, and Rasvidya.

What materials did Harappans produce using metallurgy?

Baked and glazed pottery, faience, and objects from lead, silver, gold, and copper.

How did Harappans increase the hardness of copper?

By adding tin and arsenic.

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