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Scientific Method
Chemical or physical change: combustion
chemical
Answer with sig figs
12.52+349.0+8.24
369.8
Convert 25oC to Kelvin
298 K
Prefix for 10-2
centi
An educated guess based on observations
Hypothesis
Physical or chemical property: density
Physical
m=3.1g
v=0.35 mL
D=?
D=8.9 g/mL
What is wrong with this compound?
Feco3
Capitalization of the elements
579 m=?km
0.579km
Was your hypothesis correct?
Conclusion
A mixture that you can see the individual components ie salad
heterogeneous mix
(4x107)(2x10-3)
8x104
Which of the targets is precise but not accurate?
B
30 mL=L?
0.030L
Discriptive data
Qualitative data
What are the products?
Carbon dioxide and water
How many sig figs?
0.000780
3
What is the density of calcium?
1.54 g/mL
0.000 0078 L=? microL
7.8 microliters
A broad and extensively tested explanation of why repeated experiments give certain results
Theory
When ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) explodes, the products are nitrogen, oxygen, and water. When 40 grams of ammonium nitrate explode, 14 grams of nitrogen and 8 grams of oxygen form. How many grams of water form? (NH4NO3 -> N2 + O2 + H2O)
18 g
D= 10.5 g/mL
M= 2500g
V=?
240 mL
What element is Kr?
Krypton
0.704g= ?mg
704 mg