Chapter 1 form chem 1303 – Flashcards

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Chemistry
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The study of matter and changes it undergoes
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macroscopic
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things we can touch (seen by naked eye)
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microscopic
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things we can imagine and measure with modern technology (cannot be seen with only the naked eye)
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Scientific Method
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Systematic approach to research (to figuring things out)
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Law
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a concise verbal or mathematical study of the relationship between phenomena that are always the same under the same conditions
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Theory
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unifying principle that explains a body of facts and the laws that are based on those facts
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Hypothesis
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tentative explanation for a set of observations; leads to "if-when" questions; test of theory
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Matter
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anything that occupies space and has mass
-->all matter is made up of chemicals
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mixture
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combination of 2 or more substances in which the substances retain distinct identities (air, milk, cement, tea, coffee)
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Homogeneous mixture
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same composition throughout (sugar in water, tea)
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Heterogeneous mixture
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non-uniform composition (sand + iron filings)
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substance
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form of matter that has a definite or constant composition and distinct properties (H2O, NH3, sugar, gold...)
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elements
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substance that cannot be separated into simpler elements by chemical means
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Al
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Aluminum
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As
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Arsenic
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Ba
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Barium
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Br
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Bromine
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Ca
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Calcium
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C
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carbon
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Cl
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Chlorine
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Cr
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Chromium
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Co
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cobalt
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Cu
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copper
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F
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Fluorine
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Au
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Gold
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H
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hydrogen
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I
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Iodine
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Fe
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iron
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Pb
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lead
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Mg
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Magnesium
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Mn
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manganese
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Hg
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mercury
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Ni
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nickel
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N
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nitrogen
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O
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oxygen
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P
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Phosphorus
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Pt
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platinum
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K
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potassium
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Si
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silicon
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Ag
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silver
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Na
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sodium
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S
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sulfer
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Sn
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Tin
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W
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Tungsten
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Zn
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zinc
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Compounds
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substance composed of atoms of 2 or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
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Physical property
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can be measured and observed without changing the composition or identity of a substance
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Chemical Property
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requires a chemical change in order to be observed
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Extensive Property
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depends on the amount of material, Ex: mass and volume
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Intensive property
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does not depend on the amount, EX: temperature and density
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tera-
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T
1,000,000,000,000
10^12
1 terameter(Tm)= 1 X 10^12 m
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giga-
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G
1,000,000,000
10^9
1 gigameter (Gm)= 1 x 10^9
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mega-
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M
1,000,000
10^6
1 megameter (Mm)= 1 x 10^6
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kilo-
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k
1,000
10^3
1 kilometer (km)= 1 x 10^3 m
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deci-
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d
1/10
10^-1
1 decimeter (dm)= 0.1 m
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centi-
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c
1/100
10^-2
1 centimeter (cm)= 0.01 m
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milli-
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m
1/1000
10^-3
1 millimeter (mm)= 0.001 m
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micro-
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µ
1/1000,000
10^-6
1 micrometer (µm)= 1 x 10^-6 m
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nano-
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n
1/1,000,000,000
10^-9
1 nanometer (nm)= 1 x 10^-9 m
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pico-
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p
1/1,000,000,000,000
10^-12
1 picometer (pm) = 1 x 10^-12 m
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1 inch = _____ cm
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2.54 cm
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1 m= ______ inches
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39.37 inches
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1 kg = ______ lb
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2.205 lb
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1 lb = _______ g
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454 g
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1 L = ______ qt
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1.057 qt
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1 gal = ____ L
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3.786 L
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1000 cm^3 = ______ mL
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1000
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1000 mL= _______ dm^3
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1
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1 dm^3 = _______mL
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1000
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1000 mL= _______ L
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1
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1 cm^3 = ______ mL
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1
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density formula
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d= mass/volume

usually g/cm^3 or g/mL
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specific gravity
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density of substance/ density of water

a dimensionless quantity
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?C---> ?F
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?F= (9/5)?C +32
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?F---> ?C
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?C= (5/9) (?F- 32)
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?C---> K
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K= ?C + 273.15
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boiling point of water
a) Kelvin
b) ?C
c) ?F
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a) 373 K
b) 100?C
c) 212? F
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Body temperature
a) Kelvin
b)?C
c)?F
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a) 310 K
b) 37?C
c) 98.6?F
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Room Temperature
a) Kelvin
b) ?C
c) ?F
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a) 298 K
b) 25?C
c) 77?F
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Freezing point of water
a) K
b) ?C
c) ?F
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a) 273 KK
b) 0?C
c) 32?F
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Sig Fig rule for multiplication and division
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look for factor with the fewest # of sig figs
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Sig Fig rule for addition and subtraction
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look for value with fewest # of decimal places
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Significant Figures
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# of "significant figures" shows degree of uncertainty in measurement
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accuracy
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how close to the "true" value?

systematic errors
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precision
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how reproducible is the measurement?

random errors
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Exact numbers
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values that are exactly counted or defined can be assumed to have an infinite number of sig figs,

EX: 25 people or 1 foot= 12 inches
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1 foot= _____ inches
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12
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1 inch = _____ cm
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2.54
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1 mi= ______ ft
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5280
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1 gal= _____ L
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3.786
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