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Stegall-Chemistry #3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the formula for density? | Density equals Mass divided by Volume.D=g/l |
| What is Specific Gravity? | The comparison of the density of a substance with the density of water. |
| What is the Density of water? | 1gram/milliliter |
| What is the Specific Gravity of a substance that floats in water? | Less than 1. |
| What is the Specific Gravity of a substance that sinks in water? | More than 1. |
| Accuracy? | How close a measurement is to the real amount. |
| Precision? | How close measurements of the same thing are to each other. |
| Error? | A mistake or inaccuracy. |
| % error? | The amount of % the calculation is wrong or away from the real amount. |
| What is the first rule for counting Significant Figures? | All nonZero digits. |
| What is the second rule for counting Significant Figures? | All zeros between nonZeros. |
| What is the third rule for counting Significant Figures? | All number ending zeros to the right of the decimal. |
| How many digits are there in our numbering system? | 10. |
| What are the 10 digits of our numbering system? | 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. |
| What type of number writing do scientists use to express either very large or very small numbers? | Scientific Notation |
| The second multplier in Scientific Notation is always what number to some exponent? | 10 |
| When you add 2 numbers written in Scientific Notation, what do you do with the second multiplier? | Second multipliers must be alike. 10 with the same exponent. |
| What is the formula for calculating Density? | Density = Mass / Volume |
| If something floats in water, what is its Specific Gravity? | Less than 1 |
| What is the Specific Gravity of water? | 1 |