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6 Chemistry Overview Flashcards

1
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control of fire

A

~500,000 years ago

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2
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“only the dosage determines the poison”

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Paracelso

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3
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Swiss physician and alchemist; all substances are toxic in high doses

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Paracelso

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4
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first to apply scientific method

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Robert Boyle

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5
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established alchemy as a legit science

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Robert Boyle

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6
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established difference of component and composite

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Robert Boyle

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7
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established Chemical Element

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Lavoisier

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8
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established Law of Conservation of Matter

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Lavoisier

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9
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“not all atoms are equal”

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John Dalton

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10
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established that every element has different properties and masses

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John Dalton

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11
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molecule

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Amedeo Avogadro

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12
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demonstrated that under certain conditions, the same volume of gas always has the same number of molecules

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Avogadro’s Law

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13
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arranged known elements and predicted properties of unknown ones

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Dimitri Mendeleiv

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14
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organized elements onto a table based on the properties of atoms

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Dimitri Mendeleiv

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15
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invented method of killing microorganisms called “pasteurization”

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Louis Pasteur

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16
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found that molecules with identical composition might be different based on structure

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Louis Pasteur

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17
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discovered that some elements emit radiation capable of impressing on photographic plates and producing flourescence

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Marie Curie

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18
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discovered radium and polonium

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Marie Curie

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19
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1st woman to win Nobel Prize

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Marie Curie

20
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invented bakelite

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Leo Hendrick Baekeland

21
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1st synthetic plastic

22
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invented nylon and neoprene

A

Wallace Hume Carothers

23
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revolutionized the textile industry

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Walla Hume Carothers

24
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the difference between a drug and poison is the dosage

25
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decoded the structure of DNA, molecule of life

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James Watson y Francis Crick

26
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study of matter (anything that occupies space and has mass)

27
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branch of science dealing with the study of composition, structure, properties, and the changes that matter undergoes

28
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substance of the physical world

29
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anything that can be tasted, touched, or smelled

30
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amount of matter in an object

31
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measure of force of gravity

32
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particles that make up matter are molecules and atoms

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composition of matter

33
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what makes up molecules?

34
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applications of chemistry

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makeup, clothes, food, transportation, gas, etc

35
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careers in chemistry

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chemist, chemical engineer, lab tech, scientific journalist/illustrator, nutritionist, forensic chemist, chemistry-related careers in academics, agriculture, etc

36
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applying theories of physics to the study of reactions and properties in matter, like Quantum Theory and Dark Matter

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physical chemistry

37
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substances with hydrocarbons

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organic chemistry

38
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substances that are chemical combinations of elements other than carbon

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inorganic chemistry

39
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chemical processes of living organisms

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biochemistry

40
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identifying what substances are present in materials, and how much of each is present

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analytical chemistry

41
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involves biochemistry and analytical chemistry

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clinical chemistry

42
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analysis of biological materials like blood and urine

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clinical chemistry

43
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involving organic, physical, and analytical chemistry

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polymer chemistry

44
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produces polymers like nylon, polyesters, and rubber

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polymer chemistry

45
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biochemistry, analytical chemistry; manufacturing, synthesizing, and studying the effects of medicine

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pharmaceutical chemistry

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