ch.1 and e Flashcards
conversion: how many joules (J) per calorie (cal)
4184J/cal
conversion: how many centimeters (cm) per inch (in)
2.54 cm/in
conversions: how many milliliters (mL) per centimeters cubed (cm^3)
1 mL/cm^3
milli
10^-3
centi
10^-2
deci
10^-1
nano
10^-9
micro or weird u
10^-6
kilo
10^3
conversions: how many kilojoules (kJ) per kilowatthr (kWh)
3600 kJ/kW*h
scientific law
chemist generates similar observations by experiments that leads to the development of a scientific law, that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones
Which concept was demonstrated by Rutherford’s gold foil experiment?
Atom’s mass is concentrated in a very small space.
Pure substances
do not have a variable composition and contain only a single component, either an element or a molecule
mixture
have a variable composition and contain two or more different components
Elements
cannot be broken down into simpler substances