1.1 Flashcards
How did chemistry originate
creation of medication, dyes, and other organically made and manipulated products millions of years ago
Chemical ideas
used to help understand the universe in astronomy and cosmology
scientific method
observation forms a hypothesis
make decisions
perform experiment, if results are inconsistent with original prediction, revisit hypothesis
record information
come to a conclusion
observation may become a law
hypothesis may become a theory
observation
uses knowledge from experiments which can be recreated and performed over again for proof of accuracy
theory
tested and testable, is an accurate explanation of different aspects of nature
difference between a law and theory
theory: much additional testing supports hypothesis
law: much additional testing yields constant observations
macroscopic
can be seen and touched with the naked eye
microscopic
not detectable by the naked eye, maybe can be seen through a microscope
symbolic
chemical formulas, equations, graphs, drawings, and calculations