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Chemistry |
Study of composition of matter |
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Organic chemistry |
Study of things containing carboni |
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Inorganic chemistry |
Substances that don't contain carbon |
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Analytical chemistry |
Composition of substances |
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Physical chemistry |
Theories and experiment |
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Biochemistry |
Study of chem in living organisms |
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Scientific method |
Logical approach to scientific problems |
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Observation |
Senses obtain info directly |
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Hypothesis |
Guessing explanation of observations |
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Experiment |
Test hypothesis |
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Scientific law vs theory |
Sl has been tested and proved |
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Matter |
Has mass takes up space |
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Mass |
Amount of matter contained |
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Substance |
Particular kind of matter with uniform properties |
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Physical property |
Condition/characteristics of substance that can't be changed |
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Liquid |
Fixed volume takes shape of container |
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Gas |
Takes shape and volume of container |
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Vapor |
Gaseous state of liquid or solid at room temp |
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Physical change |
Alters with out changing composition |
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Mixture |
Physical blend of 2+ substances |
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Heterogeneous mixture |
Not uniform in comp |
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Homogenous mix |
Uniform in comp |
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Solution |
Liquid mixture solute is equally distributed in water |
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Phase |
Part of a system with uniform comp |
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Distillation |
Liquid boiled to produce a vapor |
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Element |
Simplest for of matter |
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Compound |
3+ elements |
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Chemical reaction |
2+ substances |
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Reactants |
Starting substance |
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Products |
Substance formed |
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Chemical property |
Ability to undergo chemical reaction |
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Law of conservation of mass |
Mass stays the same in chemical reaction |
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Qualitative measure |
Measurements by appearance |
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Quantative measurements |
Numbers |
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Accuracy |
Done right |
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Precision |
Consistency |
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Experimental value |
Value measured in lab |
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Accepted value |
Correct value what it should be |
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Error |
Difference in experimental and accepted value |
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Percent error |
Error/accepted value x 100% |
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International system of units si |
Revised metric system |
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Meter |
Length si |
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Liter |
Volume |
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Volume |
How much space it takes up |
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Weight |
Force measures pull on mass by gravity |
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Kilogram |
1 liter |
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Gram |
Base |
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Specific gravity |
Ration density of substance to density of standard |
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Hydrometer |
Instrument for measuring density of liquids |
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Tempature |
Degree intensity of heat |
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Absolute zero |
Lowest Tempature theoretically possible |