Math in Chemistry
Uncertainty in Measurements
Random
Chemistry and Matter
Mixtures
100

How many sig figs are in 200?

1

100

an example of this would be a bunch of darts in one area not necessarily near the bullseye. 

Precise

100

Burning wood is an example of a 

Chemical change
100

Matter is

anything that has space and takes up space

100

salad is a _____________ mixture

heterogenous

200

How many sig figs are in 0.0022?

2

200

Sara measured the length of a slide 3 times and said she got 12.1 m 12.0 m and 12.1 m. The actual length of the slide is 12.0 m. Sara says that her measurements are accurate but not precise, is she correct? Why?

No. It is accurate and precise

200

The amount of matter an object contains

mass

200

The study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergos

Chemistry

200

The process used to seperate a liquid from a solid in a heterogenous mixture:

filtration

300

What is 0.77 in scientific notation?

7.7 x 10^-1

300

True or false: A measurement can be precise but not accurate.

T

300

studies substances containing carbon

organic chemistry 

300

Studies theories and experiments describing the behavior of chemicals

Physical chemistry

300

Oil and water is an example of a _____________ mixture

heterogenous mixture

400

What is 3.1 + 4.23 using what you know about sig figs?

7.3

400

Why does every measurement contain some uncertainty?

Measuring tools have limits.

400

Is lemonade a homogenous mixture?

no

400

The study of the chemistry of living things

biochemistry

400

Homogenous mixtures are also called

solutions

500

(3.2 x 10^4) + (4.5 x 10^ 4)

7.7 x 10^4

500

measurement that is best believed to be true by the scientific community

accepted value

500

Density is an example of an _____________ property

Intensive

500

accumulates knowledge for its own sake

Pure chemistry

500

Distillation seperates substances based primarily on differences in:

boiling point