Chemistry Flashcards

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Chemistry

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Composition, interaction ,properties of substances

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Greeks contribution to chemistry

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4 elements

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How long ago did people try to understand chemistry?

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+2500 yrs

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Alchemist contribution

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Turn base metals into noble metals

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Examples of chemistry

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  • digestion
  • Making polymers
  • refining oil
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Chemistry is based on

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Observation and experiments

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Hypothesis

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Explanation of observation

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Law

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Summarize many observations
Predict things
Explain how things happen

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Theory

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Explanation of phenomenon with evidence that is comprehensive
Testable

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What are the three domains of chemistry

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Macroscopic
Microscopic
Symbolic

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Scientific method

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-observation
-hypoyhesis
Experiment
-results
-repeat

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12
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Liquid

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Flows and takes shape of container

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Gas

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Takes volume and shape of container

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14
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Where can we find plasma?

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Stars
Lighting

Television screens

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15
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Can plasma cut things?

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Yes, plasma can cut metal

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Mass

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Amount of matter

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Weight

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Amount of gravity on mass

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18
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For what types of changes is the law of conservation of matter true?

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Physical and chemical

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19
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How many known elements are there?

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100+

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20
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How many elements occur naturally?

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90

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21
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How many elements were man made?

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12

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22
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Pure substances

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Constant composition

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23
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Elements

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Can’t be broken down into simpler components

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Compounds

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Made of 2 or more elements

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Compounds can be broken down by
Chemical changes
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Do compounds have different properties than elements?
Yes
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Mixtures
- 2 or more types of matter - different amounts Separated by physical changes
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Homogeneous mixtures
Uniform composition Appears the same throughout
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Synonym for homogeneous mixture
Solution
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Who thought of the atom?
Leucippus and democritus
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When did leucippus and democritus think about the atom
5th century
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How did John Dalton support the idea of atoms
Quantitative measurements
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Molecule
2 or more atoms connected by chemical bonds
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Physical properties
No change in chemical composition
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Examples of physical properties
``` Density Color Hardness Melting and boiling points Electrical conductivity ```
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Chemical properties
Turning one thing into another | Change in Chemical composition
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Examples of chemical properties
``` Flammability Toxicity Acidity Reactivity Heat of combustion ```
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Extensive properties
Depend on the amount of matter present
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Examples of extensive properties
Mass Volume Heat
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Intensive properties
Don't depend on the amount of matter present Density Temperature
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What system is used to measure in chem
SI
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Base unit of temp
Kelvin K
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Base unit of length
m
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Base unit of mass
Kg
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Base unit of time
S
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Base unit of electrical current
Ampere A
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Base unit of amount of substance
Mole m
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Base unit of luminous intensity
Candela cd
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Femto
10^-15 | f
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Pico
10^-12 | p
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Nano
10^-9 | n
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Micro
10^-6 | m
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Mili
10^-3 | m
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Centi
10^-2 | c
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Deci
10-1 | d
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Kilo
K 10^3
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Mega
M | 10^6
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Giga
G | 10^9
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Tera
10^12 | T
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SI unit of length
m
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The meter was originally
1/10 million the distance between the north pole and the equator
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A meter is now
The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/ 299,792,458 of a second
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A meter is approximately
3 inches linger than a yard
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What was originally the mass of a liter of water
1kg
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What is a kg defined by
Pt. Ir. Alloy
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A Kg Is approximately
2.2 lbs
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Symbol used with kelvin
No degree symbol is used with K
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C is also allowed in the SI
True
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Celcius and kelvins have the same magnitude
True
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Temp of water freezing
0C | 273.15 K
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Temp of water boiling
100 C | 373.15K
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SI unit of volume
m3
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1dm^3=
1L
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1cm^3
1ml
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Density is
The ratio of mass over volume
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Standard Unit of density is
Kg/m^3
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Measurement free from uncertainty
Counting
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Result of counting
Exact number
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Numbers for defined quantities are also exact
True
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1=12 in
True
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1in=2.54cm
True
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1g=.001kg
True
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Quantities that you get from measurements other than counting are uncertain to varying extents
True
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Quantities gotten by means other than counting care not exact.
True
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You can estimate one uncertain digit
True
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Significant digits
- nonzeroes - captive zeroes - trailing zeroes that are to the right of the decimal place or in scientific notation
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Insignificant digits
Leading zeroes | Trailing zeroes to the left of the decimal
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The results are as precise as the numbers used to calculate them
True
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When adding or subtracting
We round to the same number of digits as the least precise number
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When multiplying or diving we round to
The number with the least significant figures
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Dropping and rounding rules
-5 down 5+ up 5 up or down to make even
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Similar
Close to results
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Accurate
Close to expected value
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At how many degrees Fahrenheit does water freeze?
32⁰F
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At how many degrees F does water boil?
212⁰F
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Kelvin scale is based on absolute temperature
True
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TF=((9f/5c)xTc)+32
Celcius to Fahrenheit
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Kelvin to celcius
TK=TC+273.15