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Chemistry

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study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter.

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Scientific Method

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process of observation, inquiry, experimentation, and drawing conclusions

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hypothesis

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prediction of the expected outcome of the experiments designed to answer a given question

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Scientific Method

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Chemistry

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study of composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter

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Matter

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All substances that make up our world
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Can be pure substance or mixture

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Natural chemical

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Produced by nature

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Synthetic chemical

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Created in lab

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Properties of Matter

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characteristic useful for identifying a substance or object physical properties include:
– Size
– Color
– Temperature
Chemical properties include
-composition (what the natter is made of)
-reactivity (how the matter behaves)
-MP, BP

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Scientific method

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  1. Make observations about nature and ASK questions about what you OBSERVE
  2. Propose a hypothesis, which states a possible explanation of observations
  3. Several experiments may be done to test the hypothesis
  4. When the results of the experiments are analyzed, a conclusion is made as to whether the hypothesis may be true or false
  5. Observation
  6. Hypothesis
  7. Experiment
  8. Conclusion
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Hypothesis is modified if

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Modified if the results of the experiments do not support it

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Physical quantity

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Mass, volume, temperature, and density
Described by both a number and a unit
Physical quantity: a measurable physical quantity
Unit: a defined quantity used as a standard of measurement

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Unit of Measurement and Abbreviations

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1g = 1/1000 kg
1000 L = 1 m^3

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Derived units

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Represent the relationship between 2 measurable properties
Can’t be measured directly
Ex. Speed: meters per second (m/s) — length/ time
Density: grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3)—m/v

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Mass

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Measure of the amount of matter in object

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Weight

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Measure of the gravitational force that the earth or other large body exerts on an object

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Mass units

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1kg=1000g
1kg=2.20 lb
454g= 1lb
SI unit—kg used for larger masses
Metric unit—gram (g) used for smaller masses

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Length units

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1m = 100 cm
1m = 39.4 in
1m = 1.09 yd
2.54 cm = 1in
(Meter slightly longer than yard)

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Volume units

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SI unit: m^3
Metric unit: liter (slightly larger than a quart)
1 L =1000 mL
1 L =1.06 qt
946 mL = 1qt

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Cubic centimeter

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Volume of a cube whose dimensions are 1cm on each side
Cubic cm same volume as a milliliter, often used interchangeably
1cm^3 = 1cc = 1mL
1000 cm^3 = 1000 mL = 1 L

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Prefixes and equalities

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Can replace prefix with numerical value
Ex. Kilo = 1000 = 10^3
So
kilometer = 1000 meters (10^3 m)
Kiloliter = 1000 liters (10^3 L)
Kilogram = 1000 grams (10^3 g)

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Physical quantities

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Unit sizes can be modified using prefixes to refer to smaller or larger quantities

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Prefixes for writing very large or very small numbers using scientific notation or units with appropriate numerical prefixes

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Significant figures

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-all nonzero digits and zeros between digits
-zeros at the end of a decimal number
-zeros that act as placeholders before digits

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When one or more zeros in a large number are significant, place a decimal point after a significant zero at the end of a number.

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300 m is = 3.0 × 102 m. (2 sig figs.)
300 m = 300. m or 3.00 × 102 m (3 sig figs)

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Zeros at the end of large standard numbers without a decimal point are not significant.

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400,000 g = 4 × 105 g (1 sig fig)
850,000 m = 8.5 × 105 m (2 sig figs)

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Zeros at the beginning of a decimal number are used as placeholders and are not significant.

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0.0004 s = 4 × 10−4 s. (1 sig fig)
0.0000046 g = 4.6 × 10−6 g. (2 sig figs)

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Significant figures

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Rounding off

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Rounding off: addition and subtraction

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calcuations cannot have more digits after the decimal point than the original measured values.

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Density

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m/v
Solids, liquids = g/cm^3 or g/mL
Gas = g/L
Note: 1mL =1 cm^3

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Density

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For most pure substances, the solid phase is the most dense because most substances contract when cooled and expand when heated.
– Water behaves differently; it contracts when cooled from 100 °C to 3.98 °C, but below this temperature it begins to expand again.
– Ice is less dense than liquid water
-Less dense substances will float on top of a more dense fluid
-Any substance with a density > water will sink in water.

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Specific gravity

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density of a substance divided by the density of water at the same temperature.
– At normal T, the density of water is very close to 1 g/mL.
– At normal T, the specific gravity of a substance is numerically equal to its density.
-can be measured using a hydrometer

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Common equalities

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Results

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Results are experimental data that includes detailing all observations and measurable evidence.

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All pure substances have

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Density

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Length

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Metric and SI
meter (m)

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Volume

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Metric: liter (L)
SI: cubic meter (m^3)

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Mass

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Metric: gram (g)
SI: kilogram (kg)

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Temperature

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Metric: Celsius
SI: Kelvin (K)

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Time

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Metric and SI
Seconds

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Giga

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G
10^9

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Mega

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M
10^6

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Kilo

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k
10^3

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Deci

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d
10^-1

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Centi

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c
10^-2

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Milli

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m
10^-3

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Micro

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Mew
10^-6

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Nano

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n
10^-9

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Pico

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p
10^-12

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Femto

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f
10^-15

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Unit conversions

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1mL = 1cm^3
If it’s water 1mL = 1 gram

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