Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Chapter 1 Matter-Its Properties and Measurement 1. Important Terms

    Uploaded by

    Danielle Grevious
    13 views4 pages
    This document provides an overview of key concepts in chemistry including defining important terms like chemistry, matter, atom, element, and compound. It also covers dimensional analysis and converting between units, identifying physical and chemical properties, calculating density, determining significant figures, and converting between temperature scales. Students are asked to define terms, perform unit conversions, classify properties, calculate density, count significant figures, and convert temperatures between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Ch. 1 Matter

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document provides an overview of key concepts in chemistry including defining important terms like chemistry, matter, atom, element, and compound. It also covers dimensional analysis and converting between units, identifying physical and chemical properties, calculating density, determining significant figures, and converting between temperature scales. Students are asked to define terms, perform unit conversions, classify properties, calculate density, count significant figures, and convert temperatures between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    13 views4 pages

    Chapter 1 Matter-Its Properties and Measurement 1. Important Terms

    Uploaded by

    Danielle Grevious
    This document provides an overview of key concepts in chemistry including defining important terms like chemistry, matter, atom, element, and compound. It also covers dimensional analysis and converting between units, identifying physical and chemical properties, calculating density, determining significant figures, and converting between temperature scales. Students are asked to define terms, perform unit conversions, classify properties, calculate density, count significant figures, and convert temperatures between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    of 4

    CHEM 1201

    Chapter 1 Matter- Its Properties and Measurement

    1. Important Terms

    Define the following

    a. Chemistry -

    b. Matter -

    c. Atom -

    d. Element -

    e. Compound -

    f. Temperature -

    g. Precision-

    h. Accuracy-
    CHEM 1201

    2. Dimensional Analysis- SI Units

    Convert the following.

    a. 10 g → micrograms (μg)

    b. 2s → years

    c. 1 day → seconds (s)

    d. 25 mL → Liters (L)

    3. Properties of Matter

    State whether the following are physical or chemical properties.

    a. Copper (II) Sulphate pentahydrate has a dark blue color________________.

    b. Baking Soda reacts with vinegar ________________.

    c. Calcium carbonate decomposes to produce calcium oxide and carbon


    dioxide________________.

    d. Gold does not rust _________________.


    CHEM 1201

    4. Density

    Calculate the density (in g/cm3) of an object whose dimensions are 554 mm x 10.6 cm x
    1.85 m. The object weighs 28.6 Kg.

    5. Significant Figures

    How many significant figures are there in each of the following numbers?
    a. 4.003 ___ b. 15.19 ___ c. 5000 ___

    d. 3.00x108___ e. 6.023x1023 ___ f. 0.00134 ___

    6. Temperature

    Convert the following

    a. 89 ˚F → ˚C

    b. 18˚F → K
    CHEM 1201

    c. 28 ˚C → F˚

    d. 48 ˚C → K

    You might also like