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Chapter 1 Concepts
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
08/31/2011

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Term
Phase
Definition
state of matter; solid (s, cr), liquid (l), gas (g), aqueous (aq, dissolved in water)
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Physical Properties
Definition
observable without changing it
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Physical Change
Definition
changes that alter physical state or phase; sugar and water (still sweet, still just sugar and water, big pieces to tiny pieces), dissolving!
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Chemical Properties
Definition
how a substance interacts with other substances
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Chemical Changes
Definition
changing the composition or characteristics; burning, cooking, exploding
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Temperature
Definition
measure of average kinetic energy
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Heat
Definition
movement of energy due to temp differences
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Measurement
Definition
quantitative observation
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Quantitative
Definition
numerical
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Qualitative
Definition
non-numerical (color, smell)
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Tera
Definition
1,000,000,000,000
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giga
Definition
1,000,000,000
Term
mega
Definition
1,000,000
Term
kilo
Definition
1,000
Term
deci
Definition
0.1
Term
centi
Definition
0.01
Term
milli
Definition
0.001
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micro
Definition
0.000001 (5)
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Nano
Definition
0.000000001 (8)
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pico
Definition
0.000000000001 (11)
Term
fento
Definition
0.000000000000001 (14)
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atto
Definition
0.000000000000000001 (17)
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Temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit
Definition
(9/5) T(C) + 32
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Temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius
Definition
(5/9)(T(F)-32)
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Temperature from Celsius to Kelvin
Definition
T(C)+273.15
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Accuracy
Definition
actual value
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precision
Definition
multiple measurements close to each other in value
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Random error
Definition
random fluctuations; should average out with enough measurements
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Systematic error
Definition
due to limitations in instrument or technique; directional (measurements are either too high or too low)
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Addition/Subtraction Rule
Definition
smallest number of decimal places
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Multiplication/Division Rule
Definition
smallest number of sig figs
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