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Chapter 1

Objectives

The student will be able to define:

Experiment

Law


Hypothesis

Theory

Mass

Matter

Physical Change

Physical Property

Chemical Change

Chemical Property

Substance

Element

Compound

Mixture

Heterogeneous mixture

Homogeneous mixture (Solution)

Phase

Unit

Precision                                                                                              

Accuracy

 

The student will be able to:

Demonstrate the law of conservation of mass

Demonstrate the law of constant proportions

Apply significant figures, scientific notation and rounding

Convert units using dimensional analysis (factor/label method)

Apply common SI units and prefixes

Calculate densities

Problems in class

 

1.29 and 1.30

1.39 and 1.40 in class

1.49

1.57, 1.62

1.65, 1.71

1.77, 1.79

 

 

Homework 1.31, 1.32, 1.41 and 1.42 1.139, 1.143