Vocabulario
Any substance that has a definite composition
What is a Chemical?
Reducing the amount of steps in a procedure
What is 'Reduce Derivatives?'
An educated guess made prior to an experiment
What is a Hypothesis?
Goggles, aprons, and gloves
What is "PPE, Personal Protective Equipment?'
The design and use of chemicals that will not cause accidents
What is 'Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention?'
Branch of Science that deals with identification of substances which matter is composed
What is Chemistry?
Monitor a reaction in real time to prevent waste
What is 'Real Time Analysis?'
This step in the Scientific Method is done after a hypothesis is made, and before a conclusion can be drawn
What is an Experiment ?
This should be done when a piece of glassware breaks
Notify the teacher, do not touch it
The type of chemical that can reduce/lower the energy of activation.
What are Catalysts?
An widely accepted and evidence-backed idea
What is 'Scientific Theory?'
Use as few helper chemicals as possible, but when you do use them, use the safest
What is 'Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries?'
The variable that does not change, and is used as a control in your experiments
What is a Constant?
Before doing a lab, something you should ALWAYS do.
What is 'Read the directions?'
An example is a material regenerates itself 3-4 times in a lifetime
What is 'Use of Renewable Feed stocks?'
An indisputable statement based on repeated experiments that result in the same conclusion
What is 'Law?'
Design chemicals to break down safely
What is 'Design for Degradation?'
The format used for creating a hypothesis in an experiment.
What should be done when trying to smell chemicals, not putting them right up to your nose.
What is Wafting?
Using the least amount of energy and try not to waste it.
What is 'Energy Efficiency?'
The ability to meet the needs of the present without harming any future generations
What is Sustainability ?
The overarching principle of green chemistry: don’t make waste!
It ties together the physical, life, and applied sciences.
Why is chemistry the 'central science?'
Some ways to help increase safety levels in the lab
What are 'Tying hair back, not wearing jewelry,not eating or drinking, wearing clothes shoes, wearing goggles, etc?'
The goal is to use all the atoms in the starting material so it is in the final product.