CHEMISTRY FINAL Flashcards
chemistry
study of molecules and matter
element
pure substance, only 1 atom type
chemical change
observes chemical change
physical change
observes w/o chemical change
chemical property
actual substance change
physical property
no substance change, just characteristics
K
kilo, 10 to 3rd
m
milli, 10 to -3rd
C
centi, 10 to -2nd
d
deci, 10 to -1st
mass
m, kilogram
length
l, meter
temperature
T, kelvin
mole
amount of substance, n and mol
density
mass + volume,
volume
length x width x height
scientific method
observing data, hypothesizing, testing, and theorizing
sig figs
0s only impt if btwn number, in front of number, or after of decimal point
precision
how close together group of measurements are
inversly proportional
xy = k, hyperbola
directly proportional
y =kx, linear
Democritus
thought matter couldn’t be divided indefinitely. Called the smallest part “atoms”, or atom.