Unit One Flashcards
What makes a good measurement
Uncertainty
Add units
Numbers themselves
When is data accurate
“Right”
When is data precise
“Consistent”
What is goal when getting data
First precision then accuracy
What are the hottest and coldest parts of a flame
Hottest on top of inner cone
Coldest very bottom
What makes a good experiment
Controlled variable
Independent and dependent variables
Repeatable/detailed
How do we express uncertainty
Significant figures and calculating extra decimal
All non zero numbers are or aren’t sig figs
Are significant
Zeros sandwiched in between sig gigs are or aren’t significant
Significant
Leading zeros before sig figs are or aren’t sig figs
Are not sig figs
Trailing zeros with or without decimal, sig or no?
With decimal yes sig
No decimal not sig
Counting number sig or no
Have infinite number of sig figs, like 20 people
To solve conversion use
Dimensional analysis
Conversion factor
Ratio or fraction relating or connecting two different units
Conversion unit problem pieces
Unknown amount and units
Initial amount and units
Conversion factor
Father of modern chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier
Law of conservation of mass
Lavoisiers conclusions
Mass can not be created or destroyed
Matter
Anything with mass and volume
Substance
Form of matter with uniform and unchanging composition
Filtration
Seperate a solids from liquids by using a porous barrier
Distillation
Separated substances on the basis of the boiling points of the substances
Crystallization
Separates by formation of solid, pure particles from a solution
Chromatography
Seperate a substances based on their movement through a special paper
Horizontal rows on periodic table
Periods
Vertical rows on periodic table
Group or families
State of matter
Solid, liquid, gas