Chemistry – central science because it relates to so many areas of human endeavor and curiosity

Natural Law – a generalization based on observations

Induction – the process, observations leading to a general statement or natural law

Nicolas Copernicus – concluded that earth revolves around a sun in a circular orbit

Hypothesis – a tentative explanation of a natural law

Theory – a hypothesis that survived testing by experiments

Scientific Method – a combination of observation, experimentation, and formulation of laws, hypotheses,

and theories

Serendipity – discoveries made by accident

Ex. Charles Goodyear spilled rubber-sulfur mixture on a hot stove

Properties of Matter
Matter – anything that has mass and occupies space (sunlight is not matter it is a form of energy)

Physical Property – without changing its composition

The matter changes its physical appearance: its physical property changes but its composition remains
unchanged