Chapter 1

Introduction to chemistry

(Tungsten is not illuminating until given

voltage; you are not beautiful until skilled)

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 Definitions
1. Chemistry: - It is the branch of science, which
deals with the properties, composition, and the
structure of matter. It also deals with the
changes in matter and the principles, which
govern these changes. OR
The scientific study of matter is called
chemistry
2. Matter: - Anything having mass and volume is
called matter.
3. Mass: - The quantity of matter contained in a
body is called mass.
4. Volume: - Volume is the quantity of three
dimensional space occupied by the matter. OR
Volume (also called capacity) is quantification
of how much space an object occupies.
5. Space: - The free area between two material
objects is called space.
6. Hypothesis: - It is the intelligent guess of the
scientist about any phenomenon.
7. Phenomenon: - Any observable event is called
phenomenon.
8. Theory: -The scientifically acceptable idea or
principle to explain a phenomenon is called
theory.
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9. Organic compounds:- Those compounds

which contains carbon and hydrogen covalently
bounded with each other are called organic
compounds
10. Physical Chemistry: - The scientific study of
the laws and the principles governing the
combination of atoms and molecules in
chemical reactions is called Physical Chemistry.
11. Organic Chemistry: - The scientific study of
organic compounds is called organic chemistry.
12. Inorganic Chemistry: - The scientific study of
inorganic compounds is called inorganic
chemistry.
13. Analytical Chemistry: - The scientific study of
kind, quantity and quality of various
components in a given substance is called
analytical chemistry.
14. Biochemistry: - The scientific study of the
compounds and their reactions within the living
organisms is called biochemistry.
15. Industrial Chemistry: - The scientific study of
the chemical industries and the synthetic
products like glass, cement, soap etc over there
is called industrial chemistry.

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16. Nuclear Chemistry: - The scientific study of

the changes occurring in the nuclei of atoms,
accompanied by the emission of invisible
radiations is called nuclear chemistry.
17. Environmental Chemistry: - The scientific
study of interaction of chemical materials and
their effect on the environment is called
environmental chemistry
18. Polymeric Chemistry: - The scientific study of
polymerization and the products obtained
through the process of polymerization such as
plastics, synthetic fibers, papers etc is called
polymeric chemistry.

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 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chemistry is the study of:
a) matter
b) energy
c) both a & b
d) life
e) N.O.T
2. The Muslim period ranges from:
a) 347 428 B.C
b) 600 1600 A.D
c) 600 1000 A.D
d) 1600 to today
3. Known as the father of Al-Chemy.
a) Jabir bin Hayan
b) Al Razi
c) Ibne Sina
d) Al Beruni
4. Known as the father of Modern Chemistry
a) Jabir bin Hayan
b) Robert Boyle
c) Mendeleef
d) Cavendish
5. First used opium as anaesthesia.
a) Jabir Bin Hayan
b) Al Razi
c) Ibne Sina
d) Al Beruni
6. ____,____,and____discovered oxygen, chlorine
and hydrogen respectively.
a) J. Black, J.Priesly, Scheele
b) Scheele, J. Priesly, Cavendish
c) Cavendish, Lavoiser, Scheele
d) J.Priesly, Scheele, Cavendish
7. Introduced first the idea of symbols:
a) Gay Lussac
b) Mendeleef
c) Faraday
d) J.J. Berzilius

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8. Cholera, Typhoid, and Desentry are the

dangerous disease transmitted through the
impure water drinking.
a) true
b) false
9. Al Razi divided chemical substances on the
basis of living and non-living origin.
a) true
b) false
10. Biochemistry is the basis of medical sciences.
a) true
b) false
11. PVC stands for poly vinyl carbon
a) true
b) false
12. Fluorine is the best disinfectant:
a) true
b) false
13. Periodic arrangement is the result of
Mendeleefs work:
a) true
b) false
Questions 14 19
Select from the terms below:
a) Organic Chemistry b) Inorganic chemistry
c) Biochemistry
d) Analytical Chemistry
e) N.O.T
14. Wood is studied in:
15. Blood, urine, proteins are studied in:
16. Iron is studied in:

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17. Hydrocarbons and their derivatives are studied

in:
18. It is the study of polymerization
19. It deals with the determination of kind, quality
and quantity of various components in a given
substance.
20. A wise guess of scientists is called hypothesis
a) true
b) false
Answer Key
1
4
7
10
13
16
19

A
B
B
A
A
B
D

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2
5
8
11
14
17
20

C
B
A
B
A
A
A

3
6
9
12
15
18

A
D
A
B
C
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