Chapter 1: Chemistry in our lives Flashcards
is the study structure, properties, and
reactions of matter which also happen all around you everyday
Chemistry
is another word for all substances that make up our world
Matter
It has weight and mass and occupies space
Matter
substances that have the
same composition and
properties wherever found.
Chemicals
chemicals in toothpaste that is used as an abrasive to remove plaque
Calcium carbonate
chemical in toothpaste that prevents loss of water and hardening of toothpaste
sorbitol
used to loosen plaque
Sodium lauryl sulfate
makes toothpaste white and opaque
Titanium dioxide
Inhibits bacteria that cause plaque and gum disease
triclosan
prevents formation of cavities by strengthening tooth enamel with fluoride
Sodium fluorophosphate
gives toothpaste a pleasant wintergreen flavor
Methyl salicylate
Any substance that has defined composition
chemical
Won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1954
Linus Pauling
is a set of general principles that
helps to describe how a scientist thinks
scientific method
Steps of scientific method
- Observations
- hypothesis
- experiments
- Conclusion
_____ can be modified if the results
of the experiments do
not support it.
Hypothesis
develops conclusions
using observations,
hypotheses, and
experiments
The scientific methods
The coefficient should be ___
higher than 1 but not greater than 9
From the decimal point to the right result to a power of 10 that is _
Negative
From the decimal point to the left results to a power of 10 that is _
Positive
Numbers written in scientific notation have two
parts:
Coefficient and Power of 10
1x10^0
1
550 000 000 000 in scientific notation
5.5 x 10^11
12 800 000 in scientific notation
1.28 X 10^7
500 in scientific notation
5 X 10^2
0.000 000 3 in scientific notation
3 X 10^-7
Chemistry in our lives deals with _ called _
substances ; chemicals
Chemistry in our life uses the ___ starting with -___ that leads to ___,____,___
scientific method; observations, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion
In whole number, the 5 in 625 is in _ place
Ones place
In decimal, the 9 in 0.925 is the _ place
tenths
formula to calculate the percentage
Percentage of each chemical = grams given/ the total grams (addition of all given grams) x 100
Describe as the number or times you move the decimal
Power of 10
A number between 1 and 9
Coefficient