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1
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what is scientific notation?

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a way of writing number that are too large or too small

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2
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follows the for of ?

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a x 10^n

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3
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what is a ?

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is a number that is greater or equal to 1 but less than 10

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4
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what is n?

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is a postive or negative number

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5
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what exponent if u move to the left ?

A

postive exponent

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6
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what exponent if u move to the right?

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negative exponent

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7
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what is mass?

A

measurement of how much matter is in an object

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8
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what is the SI unit of mass?

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kg

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9
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what is atomic mass?

A

mass of an atom

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10
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what is the SI unit of atomic mass ?

A

amu

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10
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what is formula mass ?

A

sum of the atomic mass

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11
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what is the SI unit of formulas mass

A

fmu

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12
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what is molecular mass ?

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mass of one molecule of a covalent compound

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13
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what is molar mass ?

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mass of one mole of a substance

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14
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what is the unit of molar mass

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g/mol

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15
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what is percentage composition

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tells you the percentage of the mass made up by each element in a compound

16
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formula of percentage compound

A

mass of element in compound
%mass of the element = mass of the compound x 100