A mixture that is uniform in composition and appearance
What is homogeneous?
How many significant figures are in the following measurements?
1. 6.702 mL
2. 0.00330 g
3. 18.00 s
1. 4 sig figs
2. 3 sig figs
3. 4 sig figs
Convert 8.00 m to inches (1 inch = 2.54 cm)
315 in.
Matter is composed of small particles called atoms, which are neither created nor destroyed during a chemical change, but instead rearranged.
What is Dalton's Atomic Theory?
Formula that contains nonmetal molecules, written like CH4
What is the molecular formula?
A fundamental unit of matter, it cannot be divided while retaining its identity
What is an atom?
How many sig figs are in the final answer?
(12.3 + 0.06) * 53.44
660.518, 6 sig figs
How many seconds are in 2.5 days?
2.5 day (24 hr / 1 day)(60 min / 1 hr)( 60 sec / 1 min) = 2.2 x 10^5 or 220,000 sec
A compound always forms from a fixed ratio of its elements
What is Law of constant composition/definite proportions?
Negative anions formed by elements on the right side of the periodic chart
What are anions?
Can only be observed when a substance is changed into another substance
What is a chemical change?
Write these numbers in scientific notation:
1. 42,000
2. 27.0040
3. 150,000,000
4. 0.00000003500
1. 4.2 x 10^4
2. 2.70040 x 10^1
3. 1.5 x 10^8
4. 3.500 x 10^-8
A 525 gram rock contains 25.0% gold. How many grams are gold?
131 g of Au
The discovery of the nucleus using alpha particles at a very thin piece of gold foil was discovered by this scientist.
Ernest Rutherford
Name the following cations:
1. Fe 2+
2. Fe 3+
3. Cu +
4. Cu 2+
1. iron (II) ion
2. iron (III) ion
3. copper (I) ion
4. copper (II) ion
Depends on the amount of substance present, e.g Mass, Volume, and Energy
What are extensive properties?
Round the following into a 4 SF number
1. 1999.5
2. 335.645
3. 80236
4. 18,000
1. 2000
2. 335.6
3. 80240
4. 1.800 * 10^4
The diameter of a red blood cell is about 3 x 10-4 inches. What is the diameter in centimeters?
7.6 x 10^-4 cm
The charge on the electron was discovered to be 1.6 x 10^-19, through this experiment.
What is the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment?
Write the molecular formula for the following polyatomic anions
1. nitrate ion
2. sulfate ion
3. perchlorate ion
4. hypochlorite ion
1. NO3-
2. SO4 2-
3. ClO4 -
4. ClO -
Independent of the amount of substance that is present. e.g Density, boiling point, color, etc.
What are intensive properties?
An irregularly shaped metal object has a mass of 48.4416 g. When the object is placed into a graduated cylinder containing 15.1 mL of water the volume rises to 20.8 mL. What is the density of the object with the correct number of significant figures?

As an instructor is preparing for an experiment, he requires 225 g of phosphoric acid. The only container readily available is a 150-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Is it large enough to contain the acid, the density of which is 1.83 g/mL?
Yes, the acid's volume will be 122.95 mL
If two elements form more than one compound, then the ratios of the masses of the second element combined with a fixed mass of the first element will be ratios of small, whole numbers.
What is Law of Multiple Proportions?
Name the following ionic compounds
1. CaCl2
2. Al(NO3)3
3. Cu(ClO4)2
1. calcium chloride
2. aluminum nitrate
3. copper (II) perchlorate