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laboratory vocab, reactions

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Definition
Atom   The smallest unit of matter  
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Element   Multiple atoms of the same kind put togehter  
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Compound   Multiple different atos put together.  
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Heterogeneous   Sand and water in a container (can be separated)  
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Mixtures   Made up of 2 different substances  
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Suspension   A substance that takes a long time to separate (blood)  
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Homogenous   Every atom is the same type/size (Kool-Aid)  
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Methods of separation for heterogenous mixtures   filter, distillation, magnet  
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Methods of separation for homogenous mixtures   a lot of other complex methods  
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Method of separation for heterogenous suspension mixtures   centrifugation  
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Physical change   ex: water+heat>water vapor  
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chemical change   ex: Ka&H202  
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Accuracy   A measure of how close a measurement comes to the actual value of whatever is measured  
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precision   a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another  
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percent error   used to determine the accuracy of measurements  
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percent error equation   (|measured-theoretical| / theoretical) * 100  
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Meniscus   Low point of water's surface tension  
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Purpose of using scientific notation   used to simplify #s that are too big or small to easily work with  
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Alchemists   precursor to the chemist  
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Processes that alchemists developed   separating mixtures, purifying chemicals  
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Lavoisier   father of chemistry who designed a balance that could measure mass to the nearest 0.0005 gram  
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scientific method   observe, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, accept/reject hypothesis, publish experiment  
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Difference between a theory and a law   Theory=long explanation; changeable. Law= short; equations can come from laws  
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qualitative measurement   smell, touch, sight  
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quantitative measurement   measurements  
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Metric system   M k h da _ d c m  
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Density   Intensive property that depends only on the composition of a substance, not on the size of the sample.  
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Equation for density   mass/volume. ans must have the least sig figs  
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