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Chemistry

Study of composition of matter

Organic chemistry

Study of things containing carboni

Inorganic chemistry

Substances that don't contain carbon

Analytical chemistry

Composition of substances

Physical chemistry

Theories and experiment

Biochemistry

Study of chem in living organisms

Scientific method

Logical approach to scientific problems

Observation

Senses obtain info directly

Hypothesis

Guessing explanation of observations

Experiment

Test hypothesis

Scientific law vs theory

Sl has been tested and proved

Matter

Has mass takes up space

Mass

Amount of matter contained

Substance

Particular kind of matter with uniform properties

Physical property

Condition/characteristics of substance that can't be changed

Liquid

Fixed volume takes shape of container

Gas

Takes shape and volume of container

Vapor

Gaseous state of liquid or solid at room temp

Physical change

Alters with out changing composition

Mixture

Physical blend of 2+ substances

Heterogeneous mixture

Not uniform in comp

Homogenous mix

Uniform in comp

Solution

Liquid mixture solute is equally distributed in water

Phase

Part of a system with uniform comp

Distillation

Liquid boiled to produce a vapor

Element

Simplest for of matter

Compound

3+ elements

Chemical reaction

2+ substances

Reactants

Starting substance

Products

Substance formed

Chemical property

Ability to undergo chemical reaction

Law of conservation of mass

Mass stays the same in chemical reaction

Qualitative measure

Measurements by appearance

Quantative measurements

Numbers

Accuracy

Done right

Precision

Consistency

Experimental value

Value measured in lab

Accepted value

Correct value what it should be

Error

Difference in experimental and accepted value

Percent error

Error/accepted value x 100%

International system of units si

Revised metric system

Meter

Length si

Liter

Volume

Volume

How much space it takes up

Weight

Force measures pull on mass by gravity

Kilogram

1 liter

Gram

Base

Specific gravity

Ration density of substance to density of standard

Hydrometer

Instrument for measuring density of liquids

Tempature

Degree intensity of heat

Absolute zero

Lowest Tempature theoretically possible