Error in Measurement skill of the measurer Some error or uncertainty always exists in any measurement. skill of the measurer limitations of measuring instruments

How To Take Measurements For digital equipment (the type that shows you the numbers on a little screen), just write down whatever it says. For example, if the numbers say “1.20 grams”, you should record “1.20 grams” as your data. For analog equipment (it’s got some sort of scale with lines on it that you have to figure out for yourself), write down the answer you directly get from the equipment and add one digit that you estimate.

Recording Measurements Record the volume of liquid in the graduated cylinder to the correct number of digits.

Graphing Relationships Many times there is a relationship that exists between two quantities. Graphing allows us to better see the connection. Graphing involves two variables: Independent variable – variable you control. Dependent variable – variable affected by the independent variable

Volume Pressure Example: Pressure and Volume Independent variable – pressure Dependent variable – volume When graphing, the independent variable is always placed on the x-axis and the dependent variable is placed on the y-axis. Volume Pressure

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Relationship Between Quantities Many times changing one quantity can have an affect on another quantity. There are two types of relationships: Direct and Inverse Direct – When one factor changes by x, the other factor changes by x. (If one factor doubles, the other factor doubles)

Example: Temperature and Volume of a gas Graph of a direct relationship is a straight line with a positive slope.

Inverse – When one factor changes by x the other factor changes by 1/x Inverse – When one factor changes by x the other factor changes by 1/x. (If one factor doubles, the other factor decreases by 1/2) Example: Pressure and volume of a gas. The graph of an inverse is a curve.

Graphing Stuff When making graphs in science, always use a line graph. There are other kinds of graphs out there, but we don’t use them much in chemistry. To make a good line graph, you need to follow these rules: Give it a title. A good title is “The dependence of [the dependent variable] on [the independent variable.] The x-axis is always the independent variable and the y-axis is always the dependent variable.

Practice: Graph the following data of an unknown substance Make sure you label both axes with units so people know what they’re looking at. Don’t connect the dots. It’s always good to make either a best fit line or a smooth curve when graphing data. Practice: Graph the following data of an unknown substance Mass (g) Volume (mL) 50 200 350 425 500

What is your substance? Common Densities: Hydrogen- 0.00009 g/mL Carbon- 2.3 g/mL Water- 1.00 g/mL Sucrose- 1.6 g/mL

One Minute Paper You have one minute to answer these two questions concerning graphing and relationships between quantities. What was the most important thing you learned? What is still muddy? 13