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Atoms and Molecules

Punjab Board · Class 9 · Science

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Topics in Atoms and Molecules

1

Historical Background and Laws of Chemical Combination

  • Maharishi Kanad (ancient Indian philosopher, ~500 BC) proposed the concept of 'Parmanu' — the smallest indivisible particle of matter.
  • Pakudha Katyayama further elaborated that these particles normally exist in a combined form.
  • Greek philosophers Democritus and Leucippus independently proposed that matter is made of indivisible particles called 'atoms' (from the Greek word meaning 'indivisible').
2

Dalton's Atomic Theory

  • John Dalton (1766–1848), a British chemist, proposed the atomic theory in 1808 based on the laws of chemical combination.
  • Dalton's theory provided scientific explanations for Law of Conservation of Mass and Law of Definite Proportions.
  • Postulate 1: All matter is made of very tiny particles called atoms, which participate in chemical reactions.
3

Atoms – Size, Symbols, and Atomic Mass

  • Atoms are extremely small — millions of atoms stacked together would barely make a layer as thick as a sheet of paper.
  • Atomic radius is measured in nanometres (nm). 1 nm = 10⁻⁹ m, so 1 m = 10⁹ nm.
  • Hydrogen atom has a radius of approximately 10⁻¹⁰ m.
4

Molecules – Elements, Compounds, and Atomicity

  • A molecule is the smallest particle of an element or compound that can exist independently and shows all properties of that substance.
  • Molecules are formed when two or more atoms are chemically bonded together by strong attractive forces.
  • Atomicity is the number of atoms present in one molecule of an element.

Key Concepts

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