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Chapter 3
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Chemistry
10th Grade
12/15/2008

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Term
Measurement
Definition
A quantity that has both a number and a unit.
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Scientific Notation
Definition
A given number is written as the product of two numbers: a coefficient and raised to the 10th power.
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Accuracy
Definition
Measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual true value of whatever is measured.
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Precision
Definition
Measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another.
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Accepted Value
Definition
The correct value based on reliable references.
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Experimental Value
Definition
Value measured in the lab.
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Error
Definition
The difference between the experimental value and the accepted value.
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Meter
Definition
SI unit of Length
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Kilogram
Definition
SI unit of mass
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Absolute Zero
Definition
0 K, on the Kelvin Scale
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Energy
Definition
The capacity to do work or to produce heat.
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Joule
Definition
SI unit of energy
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Density
Definition
The ratio of the mass of an object to its volume is its
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