Valency, Molecular Formula and Chemical Reaction
The combining capacity of elements or the radicals with the other elements or radicals to form the molecule of an element or compound is called valency. This note provides us an information about valency, molecular formula and chemical reaction.
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The combining capacity of elements or the radicals with the other elements or radicals to form the molecule of an element or compound is called valency. This note provides us an information about valency, molecular formula and chemical reaction.
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- The combining capacity of elements or the radicals with the other elements or radicals to form molecules of an element or compound is called valency.
- The arrangement of two electrons in the K-shell is said to be duplet.
- The molecular formula is defined as the symbolic representation of the molecule of a substance.
- The process by which a chemical change takes place is called as the chemical reaction.
- The chemical reaction which is expressed in terms of full names of reactant and product molecules is called word equation.
- The chemical equation which is written in terms of symbols by writing their molecular formula is called formula equation.
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Valency, Molecular Formula and Chemical Reaction
Valency
The combining capacity of elements or the radicals with the other elements or radicals to form the molecule of an element or compound is called valency. Numbers such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 represents the valency.
Valence shell and Valence electrons
The outermost orbit or shell of an atom is called valence shell and the number of electrons present in the valence shell of an atom is called valence electrons.
Duplet and Octet
The arrangement of two electrons in the K-shell is said to be duplet. It is chemically inert because it has a complete number of electrons in its K-shell.
Except helium, the other inert gasses have 8 electrons in their valence shell. Such arrange of the stable group of 8 electrons in their valence shell is said to be octet.
Molecular formula
The molecular formula is defined as the symbolic representation of the molecule of a substance.
The molecular formula of element: The molecular formula of an element is defined as the symbolic representation which shows the actual number of atoms in one molecule of the element.
The molecular formula of the compound: The molecular formula of a compound is defined as the symbolic representation which shows the actual number of an atom of different elements present in one molecule of the compound.
Chemical reaction
The process by which a chemical change takes place is called as a chemical reaction. Those substances that take part in a chemical reaction are called reactants. Those substances which are formed by a chemical reaction are called products.
Word equation
The chemical reaction which is expressed in terms of full names of reactant and product molecules is called word equation. For example, Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce water.
Hydrogen + oxygen→Water
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Formula equation
The chemical equation which is written in terms of symbols by writing their molecular formula is called formula equation.
Heat Potassium chlorate → Potassium chloride + oxygen
KClO3 → KCl +O2
Ways to write chemical reaction
Step 1: Write the word equation.
Heat Potassium chlorate → Potassium chloride + oxygen
Step 2: Convert the word equation into formula equation.
KClO3 → KCl +O2
Step 3: Count the number of atoms, ions, etc of the reactant and product and make them equal by using the suitable number in front of them.
2KClO3 → 2KCl +3O2
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