Test 1 Chemistry 116 Flashcards
Matter
A substance that has mass and occupies space
States of Matter
Solid, liquid, gas
Mixture (homogenous, heterogeneous)
Matter containing more than one type of atom, molecule, etc.
Homogenous: uniform consistency
Heterogenous: non-uniform consistency
Scientific Method
- Question
- Research
- Hypothesis
- Experiment
- Data Analysis
- Conclusion
- Communication
Theory v.s. Law
Theory: Tested, unifying statement explaining a series of observations
Law: Conceptual or mathematical statement about what is observed in nature (fact)
Accuracy v.s. Precision
Accuracy: how close results how to a known
Precision: how close results are to each other
Sig Fig +/- Rule
Answer has the amount of decimal points as the number with the fewest decimal places
Sig Fig x/div Rule
Answer has the amount of sig figs as the number with the fewest sig figs
SI Units for mass, length, volume, and temperature
kg, m, m^3 (L), kelvin
Fahrenheit Formula
F= (9/5 C) +32
Celsius Formula
C= (5/9)(F - 32)
Kelvin Formula
K= C+273.15
SI Prefix- Mega (M)
10^6 from m
SI Prefix- Kilo (k)
10^3 from m
SI Prefix- Deci (d)
10^-1 from m
SI Prefix- Centi (c)
10^-2 from m
SI Prefix- Milli (m)
10^-3 from m
SI Prefix- Micro (u)
10^-6 from m
SI Prefix- Nano (n)
10^-9 from m
SI Prefix- Pico (p)
10^-12 from m
Solids have a ___ shape and are not appreciable ___
definite, compressible
If matter is uniform throughout, cannot be separated by physical processes but can be decomposed into other substances by chemical processes, it’s called___
Compound
Initial tentative explanation of an observation
Hypothesis
One degree of temperature difference is smallest on the __ scale.
Fahrenheit
Freezing point at
C-
F-
K-
0, 32, 273.15
Dalton’s Postulates
- Elements are composed of small particles known as atoms
- All atoms of given element are identical to one another in mass and other properties (and vice versa)
- Atoms of an element cannot change into atoms of another element
- Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine
Law of Conservation of Matter
The mass of the products= mass of the reactants
Matter is neither created or destroyed (minus nuke reactions)
Law of Multiple Proportions
When elements combine, they do so in a ratio of small whole numbers
Who discovered the Law of Multiple Proportions
Dalton
Matter
Any substance that has mass and occupies space
Atoms
The fundamental building blocks of matter
Types of Mixtures
Homogenous: uniform comp. ex: saltwater, sugar water
Heterogenous: non-uniform
Types of Pure Substances
Compound: can be chemically decomposed
Element: can’t be chemical decomposed
Initial/tentative explanation of an observation
Hypothesis
SI units for mass, length, volume, temperature
kg, m, m^3 (L), Kelvin
Celsius Equation
C= (5/9)(F-32)
Fahrenheit Equation
F= (9/5C)+32
Kelvin Equation
K= C+273.15
SI Prefix - Mega
10^6
SI Prefix - Kilo
10^3
SI Prefix - Deci
10^-1
SI Prefix - Centi
10^-2
SI Prefix - Milli
10^-3
SI Prefix - Micro
10^-6
SI Prefix - Nano
10^-9
SI Prefix - Pico
10^-12
Solids have a ___ shape and are not appreciably ___
definite, compressible
Dalton Postulates
- Each element is composed of extremely small particles called atoms
- All atoms of a given element are identical to one another in mass and other properties
- Atoms of an element are not changed into atoms of a different element by chemical reactions; atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions
- Compounds are formed when atoms of more than one element combine; a given compound always has the same relative number and kind of atoms
Law of Conservation of Matter: who and what
Lavoisier
The mass of the products is the same as the reactants (matter is neither created nor destroyed but nuclear reactions are different, we don’t look at those)
Law of Multiple Proportions: who and what
Dalton
When elements combine, they combine in a ratio of small whole numbers. If two elements can form more than one compound, the ratios of the weight of one element to the weight of the other are small whole numbers
Law of Definite Proportions: who and what
Proust
The same compound will always be comprised of its constituent elements in the same proportion by mass.
J. J. Thomson’s Experiment, what did he suggest
Cathode ray experiment, discovered electrons
Robert Millikan’s Experiment, what did he suggest
Oil Drop Experiment, calculated the charge of electrons
Ernest Rutherford Experiment, what did he suggest?
Gold foil experiment (shot alpha positive particles into gold) , discovered the nucleus AND the nuclear model of the atom
Plum Pudding Model, who and what?
Thomson
Positive charge space with electrons (wrong)
Nuclear Model
Nucleus with protons and neutrons, electrons were surrounding it (wrong)
James Chadwick
Neutron
Radioactivity, who?
Becquerel
Spontaneous emission of radiation by an atom