1.1 The Scope of Chemistry
Anything that has Mass and takes up Space
What is Matter?
The means by which a society provides its members with things needed and desired
What is Technology?
The word chemistry comes from
What is Alchemy?
Always involves developing a plan and then implementing that plan.
What is Effective Problem Solving?
Study of Chemicals containing Carbon
What is Organic Chemistry?
Study of Matter's Composition and Changes
What is Chemistry?
Composed of Particles (Examples Carbon, Oxygen, Copper)
What are Elements?
A proposed explanation for an observation
What is a hypothesis?
The Steps for solving a Numeric Word Problem
What is Analyze, Calculate, and Evaluate.
Study of Chemicals not containing Carbon
What is Inorganic Chemistry?
The Pursuit of Chemical Knowledge for its own Sake
What is Pure Chemistry?
Collections of two or more Atoms held together by strong forces
What are Chemical Compounds?
Involves making observations, proposing and testing hypotheses, and developing theories.
What is Scientific Methodology / Scientific Method
The steps for solving a nonnumeric problem
What are analyze and solve?
Study of processes in living organisms
What is Biochemistry?
Research in Chemistry that is directed towards a practical goal or application
What is Applied Chemistry?
Involves processes in which reactants produce products
What are Chemical Reactions?
Involves using your senses to gather information
What is an observation?
Explains Universes origin through observations and hypotheses.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
Area of study that focus's on the composition of matter
What is Analytical Chemistry?
Theory that suggests that particles in matter are in constant motion.
Kinetic Theory
Basic Units of matter containing nucleus and electrons.
What are atoms?
Guy who helped change Chemistry from a science of observation to a science of measurement.
Who is Lavoisier?
Gas discovered on the sun and Earth.
What is Helium?
Deals with the mechanism, rate, and energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change
What is Physical Chemistry?