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Chemistry Terms

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Term
Definition
accuracy   the closeness of a measured value to a standard or known value  
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chemistry   the study of matter, its properties and the changes it undergoes  
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control   a person, group, event, etc, that is used as a constant and unchanging standard of comparison in scientific experimentation  
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conversion factor   ratio of the two parts of an equivalence statement that relate the two units  
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density   the amount of matter present in a given volume of substance  
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dependent variable   a variable that is being measured in an experiment  
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error   used to assess accuracy with respect to how far a value if from what is expected  
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experiment   a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact  
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hypothesis   one or more assumptions put forth to explain observed phenomena  
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independent variable   a variable that is manipulated in an experiment  
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mass   the amount of matter an object contains  
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matter   anything that has mass and occupies space  
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observation   something that is witnessed and can be recorded  
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percent error   used to assess accuracy as the relative difference, calculated as a percentage  
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precision   the closeness of two or more measurements to each other  
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qualitative measurements   collection of information that is not numerical  
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quantitative measurements   measurement of data that can be put into numbers  
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reliable knowledge   has a high probability of being true because it has been justified by a reliable method  
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science   a system of knowledge and the methods used to find that knowledge  
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scientific law   statement that summarizes generally observed behavior  
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scientific method   a systematic method of collecting, analyzing, and communicating knowledge  
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scientific notation   a power of ten with one digit to the left of the decimal point  
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scientific theory   an interpretation; a possible explanation of why nature behaves in a particular way  
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significant figures   the numbers recorded in a measurement (all the certain numbers plus the first uncertain number)  
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units   part of a measurement that tells us what scale of standard is being used  
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volume   the amount of space an object occupies  
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megameters (Mm)   10^6m 1 Mm = 1,000,000m  
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Kilometer (km)   10^3m 1 km = 1,000m  
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Decimeter (dm)   10^-1m 1 dm = 0.1m or 10 dm = 1m  
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Centimeter (cm)   10^-2m 1 cm = 0.01m or 100 cm = 1m  
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Millimeter (mm)   10^-3m 1 mm = 0.001 m or 1000mm = 1m  
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Micrometer (um)   10^-6m 1um = 0.000001m or 1,000,000um = 1m  
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Nanometer (nm)   10^-9m 1nm = 0.000000001m or 1,000,000,000nm = 1m  
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100 cm   1m  
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1,000 mm   1m  
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10 mm   1 cm  
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1,000 m   1 km  
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1,000mg   1 g  
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1,000g   1 kg  
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1,000 mL   1 L  
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1cm^3   1mL  
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1 mL   1g  
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sig figs nonzero (5783)   always significant  
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423 find sig fig   three sig fig  
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sig figs leading zeroes (.03)   never significant  
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0.0025 find sig fig   two sig fig  
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sig figs captive zeroes (3.05)   always significant  
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20.06 - find sig figs   four sig fig  
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sig figs trailing zeroes   only significant if the number is written with a decimal point  
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200 - find sig fig   one sig fig  
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2.00 - find sig fig   three sig fig  
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exact numbers sig figs   not obtained by measuring; have an unlimited # of sig figs  
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