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Chapter 1-2 Flashcards

1
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What does chemistry study

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the composition structure and properties of matter and the changes matter undergoes

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What is foundational to all the other areas of chemistry

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Physical Chemistry

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3
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A hypothesis must be

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repeatable and testable

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4
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What is the language of science

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mathematics

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What is the difference between precision and accuracy

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Precision- Consistency and repeatability

Accuracy- Closeness to Actual Value

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What numbers are usually certain?

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Numbers obtained by counting and defined numbers

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7
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What errors reduce precision

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random errors

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8
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What errors reduce accuracy

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systematic errors

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9
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What are numbers without uncertainty called

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exact numbers

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10
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There is always some ( blank ) in a measurement

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uncertainty

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11
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What is a collection of compatible related units that can be used to measure various quantities called

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system of measurement

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What is the Modification of the metric system with meticulously defined standards for all units

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The SI

International System of Units

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13
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What does the SI system attach to the base unit’s name its value

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Prefixes

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14
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nano
Give the abbreviation
Meaning
Power of ten

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n
one billionth
10(-9)

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micro

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Mew ( Greek u with a tale on the left)
one millionth
10(-6)

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16
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milli

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m
one thousandth
10(-3)

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17
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centi

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c
one hundredth
10(-2)

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18
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kilo

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k
one thousand
10(3)

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19
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mega

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M
one million
10(6)

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20
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What is the standard SI unit of length

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Meter

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21
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what is a very important measure derived from length

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volume

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22
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What is a common metric unit of volume

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Liter

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23
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What is the quantity of matter in an object

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Mass

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24
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what is the force of gravity upon an object

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weight

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what is the measurement of mass that is defined by the SI
Kilogram
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What is the density represented by in the Greek alphabet
rho ( basically a “p”)
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How do you find the density of an object
p= mass/ volume
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Temperature is most often measured and what scale
Celsius scale
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How do you convert degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit
T_f= 9/5T_c+32
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how do you convert degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius
T_c = 5/9(T_f-32)
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What is the coldest possible temperature
Absolute zero
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how do you convert degrees Celsius into kelvin
T_c = T_k- 273.15
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what is the basic unit of time in the SI
second
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``` Name the SI standard measurement and it’s abbreviation Length Mass Volume Time Temperature Absolute Temperature Pressure Amount of Substance Energy ```
``` meter m kilogram kg liter L second s degree Celsius •C kelvin K pascal Pa mole mol joule J ```
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Every number can be expressed as a number between one and 10 multiplied by a power of 10
True
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When adding or subtracting numbers that are written in scientific notation the numbers must all be written so they have the same power of 10
(9.9 • 10^2) +(6.2 • 10^4) (.099•10^4) etc....
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To multiply- in scientific notation
add the exponents
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To divide in scientific notation
subtract the exponents
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What is defined as Anything that occupies space and has mass
matter
40
what is the energy of motion of particles
kinetic energy
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What is the indirect measurement of the particles average kinetic energy
Temperature
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What is the point in which kinetic energy helps to break loose particles from the rigid positions
Melting point
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What is a form of matter with unique properties that make it different from everything else
substance
44
What are the smallest particles
Atoms
45
What are composed of only a single type of atom
Elements
46
what are groups of two or more atoms that are linked together by chemical bonds to form distinct units
Molecules
47
What are the abbreviations for the elements called
Atomic symbols
48
what are the elements that are always with two atoms
Diatomic elements
49
What is the most abundant element
Hydrogen
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what has properties quite different from those of the elements from which it is formed
compound
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what has a definite composition, that is, the relative amounts of each element in a given compound are unchangeable no matter where the compound may be found
Pure substance
52
pure substance are also (blank) that is, they are composed of the same kind of matter throughout a sample
homogenous
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What is combined physically but not chemically
Mixture
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what consists of pure substances that are incompletely mixed
Heterogeneous mixture
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in a heterogeneous mixture there are distinct ( blank)
phases
56
What does atom mean. In Greek
Indivisible or uncut
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Who proposed an atom theory and what was it called
Dalton’s atomic theory
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What are two scientific laws that come from Dalton’s theory
The law of definite composition which states the ratios of the masses of each element and a given compound are always the same The law of multiple proportions
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what are used to describe a substance’s Physical appearance
Physical properties
60
homogenous mixtures can also be called what
Solutions
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What can be used when separating homogenous mixture’s components when the components have widely different boiling points
distillation
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What are the two types of distillation
Simple and fractional
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what basically forms crystals by heating up a mixture
Fractional crystallization
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Complex mixtures can be separated by the technique of blank. What is one of the most simple forms of this technique
Chromatography | Paper

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