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Ch. 2
20
Chemistry
11th Grade
12/16/2007

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A theory is best described as
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generalization that explains a body of known facts or phenomena
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The liter is defined as
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1000cm^3
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the standard base unit for mass is
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kilogram
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symbol that represents volume

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mL
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A change in force of gravity on an object will affect
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weight
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What statement is true about mass
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mass of an object is determined by comparing it to an object of known mass
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Density is calculated
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dividing mass by volume
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What is true about density
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density is a physical property
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measurement that closely agrees with an accepted value
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accurate
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numerical result is said to have good precision if
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repeated values agree closely
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if values for x and y vary as an inverse proportion
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their product is a constant
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the graph of 2 variables that are directly proportional to one another is
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a straight line
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.25g equals
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250mg
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1.06L of water equals
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1060mL
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The number of grams equal to .5kg is
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500
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A chemist obtained values 5.2246g 5.2353g and 5.2501g for the mass sample. without knowin the true mass these value have
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poor precision
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Which of these measurements has been expressed in sig fig?
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30.00mm
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When 5.7m is divided by 2s the quotient is correctly reported as
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3m/s
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How would .00930m be expressed in scientific notation
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9.30x10^-3m
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An analytical balanc can measur mass to the nearest .0001g.  In scientific notation the accuracy of the balance would be expressed as
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1x10^-4
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