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Chem Test 1; Ch 1
Chapter 1
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
09/09/2012

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Term

Pure Substance

and example

Definition

Matter composed of one type of particle 

  • element
  • compound
Term
Mixture
Definition
composed of two or more different substances in which each retains its own chemical identity
Term
Two Types of mixtures
Definition
Homogeneous same example salt water
heterogeneous different ex. sand water
Term
Properties of matter
2 types?
Definition
Intensive
Extinsive
Term
Intensive Properties of matter
Definition
Independent of the amount of substance present.
Example Density, boiling point
Remember the IN for INdependnt and INtensive
Term
Extensive Properties of matter
Definition
Dependent on the amount of substance present.
example Mass, volume.
Term
Physical Changes of matter
Definition
Changes in matter that do not change the composition of a substance.
Term
Chemical Changes
Definition
Changes that result in new substances.
Term
Problem 1.
Physical (P) or Chemical (C) change?
A. dissolution of a penny in nitric acid
B. crushing of stone
C. the formation of polyethylene from
ethylene
D. rusting of iron
E. melting of lead
Definition
C
P
C
C
P
Term
Filtration
Definition
Separates solid substances from liquids and solutions
Example sand from water
Term
Distillation
Definition
Separates a homogeneous mixture based on differences in boiling points.
Example salt and water and alcohol and water
complicated looking boiling things
Term
Chromatography
Definition
Separates substances on the basis of differences in solubility in a solvent
example different shades of colors in an ink pen, they run different on the paper because of their varably solubilty
Term
3 types of ways to separate mixtures
Definition
Filtration
Distillation
Chromatography
Term
A combination of sand, salt, and water is an example of a __________.
homogeneous mixture
heterogeneous mixture
compound
pure substance
Definition
Heterogenous
Term
SI Unit for Mass
Definition
kilogram kg
gram g
Term
SI Unit for length
Definition
Meter m
Term
SI Unit for time
Definition
second
Term
SI Unit for Temp
Definition
Kelvin K
Term
SI Unit for amount of substance
Definition
Mole mol
Term
SI Unit for electric current
Definition
ampere A
Term
Celsius scale is based on the properties of ?
Definition
Water
Term
Kelvin scale is based on the properties of ?
Definition
Gas
Term
Zero K = ?
Definition
-273.15 C
Term
Converting K to C
Definition
K = C + 273.15
Term
Converting F to C and visa versa
Definition
C = 5/9(F - 32) or
F = 9/5(C) + 32
Term
Exact Numbers are?
Definition
defined value
Term
Inexact Numbers are?
Definition
any measurement
Term
Accuracy
Definition
refers to how well measured quantities agree with the “true value
Term
Precision
Definition
refers to how well measured quantities agree with one another
Term
Significant Figures Rules
Definition
All nonzero digits are significant
Zeros between nonzero digits are always significant.
Zeros at the beginning of a number are never significant.
Zeros at the end of a number are significant if a
decimal point is written in the number
Term
Sig Fig rules in subtraction and addition
Definition
the result has the same number of decimal places as the measurement with the fewest decimal places.
Term
Sig Fig Rules in multiplication or division
Definition
the result has the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the fewest significant figures.
Term
WORK
A certain amount of ethanol has a mass of 4.1 g and occupies
a volume of 5.25 mL. What is the density (g/mL)?
Definition
7.8 x 10-1 g/mL
Term
WORK

Determine the length in meters of a 500.0-mi
automobile race.
Use the conversion factors from the back inside
cover of the textbook: 1 km = 0.62137 mi.
Definition
8.047x 105 m
Term
WORK

Convert the length of a 16.0 m rod to inches.
1 in. = 2.54 cm
Definition
630. or 6.30 x 102 in.
Term
WORK

If the volume of an object is reported as 22.0 ft3,
what is the volume in cubic meters.
1 mi = 1.6093 km 1 mi = 5280 ft
Definition
0.623 m3
Term
WORK

If an automobile is able to travel 125 miles on
7.4 gallons of gasoline, what is the gas mileage in
km/L.
1 mi = 1.6093 km 1 gal = 3.7854 L
Definition
7.2 km/L
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