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Chem Chapt 1
Term | Definition |
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The most important idea in all of human knowledge: | All things are made of atoms |
Chemistry | The science that tries to understand how matter behaves by studying how atoms and molecules behave. |
Observation | involve measuring or observing some aspect of nature |
Hypotheses | are tentative interpretations of the observations. |
Laws | summarize the results of a large number of observations |
Theories | are models that explain and give the underlying causes for observations and laws. |
Scientific Law | a brief statement that synthesizes past observations and predicts future ones |
Law of Conservation of Mass | Developed by Lavoisier, which states, “In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed.” |