Chemistry · Class 11 · Chapter 1
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
12 lessons 101 min 1 simulations 9 practice questions
This chapter sets up the counting and measuring tools the rest of chemistry runs on: how matter is classified, how quantities are measured and reported with honest uncertainty, the laws that led to atomic theory, and the mole as the bridge between grams and particles. It ends with stoichiometry and the ways of expressing concentration, which every later physical chemistry chapter assumes you can do quickly.
What the exam asks
NEET turns this chapter into short numericals: counting atoms or molecules from a mass, limiting reagent problems, empirical and molecular formula from percentage data, and conversions between molarity, molality and mole fraction. Marks are lost by counting molecules when atoms are asked for, by skipping the limiting reagent check, by using solvent mass where solution volume is needed, and by miscounting significant figures when zeros are involved.
Lessons
12 lessons · 101 min
1Classifying matterNCERT § "Nature of Matter"7 min2Properties, SI units and measurementNCERT § "Properties of Matter and their Measurement"8 min3Scientific notation, precision and accuracyNCERT § "Uncertainty in Measurement"7 min4Significant figures and dimensional analysisNCERT § "Uncertainty in Measurement"8 min5Laws of chemical combinationNCERT § "Laws of Chemical Combinations"8 min6Dalton's atomic theoryNCERT § "Dalton's Atomic Theory"7 min7Atomic, molecular and formula massesNCERT § "Atomic and Molecular Masses"7 min8The mole and molar massNCERT § "Mole Concept and Molar Masses"7 min9Percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulaNCERT § "Percentage Composition"7 min10Stoichiometry and the limiting reagentNCERT § "Stoichiometry and Stoichiometric Calculations"11 min 1 sim11Reactions in solutions: concentration termsNCERT § "Reactions in Solutions"8 min12Chapter reviewMust-know facts, traps and formulas16 min