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What is chemistry?

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The science that deals with the structure, composition, and properties of matter and the transformations the matter undergoes

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What is the major classification of chemistry in which a researcher’s motive is a desire to find a practical application for a chemical discovery?

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Applied chemistry

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What is the logical sequence of steps used to solve an analytical problem?

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Scientific method

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What is the major classification of chemistry in which a researcher’s motive is a desire for knowledge for the sake of knowledge?

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Pure chemistry

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What is a general principle or solution that explains or solves a problem?

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Theory

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An investigation based on controlled observations?

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Experiment

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A possible solution that explains all the known facts?

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Working hypothesis

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What is the chemical analysis that deals with amounts and percentages?

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Quantitative

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What is the chemical analysis that deals with the kinds of components?

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Qualitative

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What is the study of chemical processes and energy?

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Physical chemistry

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What is the study of radioactivity and nuclear reactions>

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Nuclear chemistry

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What is the study of materials that contain carbon?

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Organic chemistry

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What is the study of chemical processes in living organisms?

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Biochemistry

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Investigative analysis of a composition of a material?

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Analytical chemistry

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What is the study of materials that do not contain carbon?

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Inorganic chemistry

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Which branch of chemistry is studied depends on the ____ of matter being studied and on the ____ of ____ the matter

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type; method; examining

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Using the scientific method, facts relating to a problem are gathered by ____, ____, and ____

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research; observation; experimentation

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A theory becomes a ____ if it is widely established without conflicting evidence

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scientific law

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The six steps of the scientific method:

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  1. State the problem
  2. Research the problem
  3. Formulate a hypothesis
  4. Test the hypothesis
  5. Formulate a theory
  6. Communicate the results
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____ analysis deals with the amount of percentage of each element in a chemical substance

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Quantitative

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Analysis that investigates the kinds of components in a chemical substance is ____ analysis

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qualitative

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The science that deals with the structure, composition, and properties of matter and the transformations the matter undergoes?

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Chemistry

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What is the international standard of measurement?

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metric system or SI

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What is the ratio of the mass of a substance compared to the mass of an equal volume of pure water?

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Specific gravity

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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is the amount of matter in a substance?
Mass
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is the brightness of a light called?
Luminous intensity
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is the degree of heat of a substance?
Temperature
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is the distance between two points?
Length
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is the flow of electrons in a circuit?
electric current
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is duration?
time
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FUNDAMENTAL UNIT | What is atoms, molecules, ions, etc., in a substance?
particles of matter
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What is the amount of gravitational pull on a substance?
weight
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What is a value that changes measurement from one set of units to another?
conversion factor
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What is used to write very large or very small numbers?
Powers of the notation
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What is the proximity of a measurement to its actual value?
accuracy
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What is all accurate figures plus one estimated last figure?
significant figure
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Unit of measurement for luminous intensity:
candela
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Unit of measurement for time:
seconds
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Unit of measurement for mass:
kilogram
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Unit of measurement of electric current:
ampere
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Unit of measurement for length:
meter
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Unit of measurement for particles of matter:
mole
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Unit of measurement for temperature:
Kelvin
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Although a Kelvin degree is equal to a Celsius degree, the Kelvin scale begins at ____ or ____ degrees C
absolute zero; -273
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The three most common derived units used in chemistry are those for ____, ____, and ____
area; volume; density
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Units of measurement are always carried throughout ____ and must be like any other mathematical quantity
calculations
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A ____ exponent means the power of ten is greater than 1
positive
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A ____ exponent means that a power of ten is less than 1
negative
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Fixed units are precisely defined by ____ or ____
physical standards; scientific descriptions
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There are ____ fundamental units in the SI; all other units are ____ unitts
seven; derived
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What is the Kelvin scale's boiling point and freezing point?
Boiling point: 373K | Freezing point: 273K
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What is Celsius' boiling point and freezing point?
Boiling point: 100C | Freezing point: 0C
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What is Fahrenheit's boiling point and freezing point?
Boiling point: 212F | Freezing point: 32F
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He was the first to describe the preparation of sulfuric acid
Geber aka unknown
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | "All matter is composed of tiny particles called seed"
Anaxagoras
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He was called the "Father of Modern Chemistry"
Antoine Lavoisier
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | All matter is made up of tiny, indivisible particles called atomos
Democritus
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He developed the modern atomic theory
John Dalton
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He assigned alphabetical symbols to elements
Jons Jakob Berzelius
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He designed the periodic table of elements
Dmitri Mendeleev
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Celestial objects are made of the element, aether
Aristotle
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He calculated the atomic masses of known elements
Jons Jakob Berzelius
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Minerals are beneficial to the human body
Paracelsus
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Everything is composed of the elements- earth, air, water, and fire
Empedocles
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Each substance seeks its own proper place in nature
Aristotle
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Measurement is important in the study of science
Jan Van Helmont
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | Research should be the basis for scientific investigation
Robert Bacon
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | The vapors given off during chemical reactions are "gases"
Jan Van Helmont
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | All things are constructed from water
Thales
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | There are four basic principles- hot, cold, wet, and dry
Aristotle
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY | He transformed alchemy into true science of chemistry and developed a gas law
Robert Boyle
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MATCH THE MEN WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHEMISTRY While trying to discover a substance that would transmute metals to gold, "he" wrote more than 2,000 books and discovered several chemical compounds
Jabir
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The ____ were probably the first students of chemistry as an academic subject
Greeks
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What was the difference between philosophers and natural philosophers?
Philosophers used deductive reasoning and believed that secrets of the universe could be answered by only thinking; Natural Philosophers used inductive reasoning and believed that reasoning and observation is essential
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Aristotle's major shortcoming was that he failed to ____
perform single experiments to prove or disprove his theory
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Man should never place complete trust in his own ____ because it may be ____
reasoning; incorrect
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At the time of Christ's birth, _____ was the cultural, philosophical, and scientific center of the world
Alexandria, Egypt
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Egyptian scientists combined the abstract philosophy of the ancient ____ with the practical technology of the ____
Greeks; Egyptians
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____ is a pseudoscience
Alchemy
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The Arabs were primarily interested in chemistry because they wished to find a substance that would transmute any _____
metal into gold
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During the twelfth century, _____ was the language of the European scholars
Latin
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Four areas in which alchemist made progress:
1. development of apparatus 2. development of new techniques and equipment 3. the production of several acids 4. identification of new elements
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Each element is made up of tiny particles called ____
atoms
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The atoms of a given element are ____; the atoms of different elements are different in some fundamental way or ways
identical
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A chemical ____ is formed when atoms combine with each other
compound
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Chemical ____ involve changes in the way atoms bound together and not in the ____ themselves
reactions; atoms
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The Creator ____ the elements and processes in nature to ____ according to laws that He devised
designed; operate
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Formula for Fahrenheit to Celsius
5/9 (tf - 32)
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Formula for Celsius to Fahrenheit
9/5 tc + 32

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