Chemistry Flashcards
addition w sig figs
final answer should end in same place as least sig. term. If one has 1 dec point, and other has 2, final answer ends with 1 decimal point.
sig fig rules
all non 0 digits are sig
all sandwiched 0s are sig
all leading 0s are not sig
trailing 0s are sig when there’s a decimal point
multiplying w sig figs
count total # of sig figs in each term, and whichever has lower amount use that. If it’s 1400, do 1.4*10^3. scientific notation shows to the end of the whole number, but sig figs show sig numbers
accurate
accurate when it’s close to the accepted value. use %error
precise
when values are close to each other. use % deviation
% error
(|measured-actual|\actual)*100
average deviation
(measurment 1 - avg.)+(meas. 2 - avg.)…/# of measurments
percent deviation
first find average deviation
(average deviation/average)*100
density units
g/mL
distance base unit
meter
converting to density
- get to g/mL
- multiply by density
- convert to needed units
.62 miles
1 km
C to K
K = C +273
K to C
C = K-273
matter
- matter is made of particles surrounded by empty space
- anything that has mass and takes up space
Mixture
- has comma or &
- matter is a mixture if there are different types of particles present
- can either by homogenous or heterogenous
Pure substance
- all of the particles are identical
- can either then be a compound or element
homogenous mixture
- when they’re mixed with each other
heterogenous mixture
- when they’re not mixed with each other
solution
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
element
- a pure substance
- made from only one type of atom
- can either be atomic (only one)
- or molecular (multiple of the same one)
compound
- a pure substance
- made from two or more types of atoms
- two different letters, just no comma or & in between
solid
- holds shape
- fixed volume
liquid
- shape of container
- free surface
- fixed volume
- slightly compressible
- in drawing would be at bottom of container at squished together across width