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chemistry Branches of Chemistry
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Learning Target: I can describe what is studied in chemistry & 5 branches of chemistry I can describe the big ideas in chemistry I can describe 3 reasons to study chemistry
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What are Branches of Chemistry?
Organic chemistry – study matter that contains the element carbon Inorganic chemistry – study matter that does not contain the element carbon (non-carbon) Biochemistry – bio = life, chemical processes in living things Physical chemistry– mechanism of chemical reactions, rates, energy changes during chemical reaction Analytical chemistry– analyze examine parts – composition – pollutants ppm, ppb
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Chemistry is the study of ….
What matter is made of how matter and energy change during chemical reactions Examples of chemical reactions lighting a match digesting food to release energy Corroded metal Raw egg to cooked egg
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What are Big Ideas or Common Themes in Chemistry?
Central science – chemistry overlaps with all other sciences Electrons and the structure of atoms- the arrangement of electrons on atoms determines how they react with one another Bonding and Interactions- most elements exist in compounds the chemical bonds influence their properties Reactions – chemical reactions involve processes in which reactants form products
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What are Big Ideas or Common Themes in Chemistry?
Kinetic theory particles of matter are in constant motion which determines their state, solid, liquid, gas Mole and Quantifying Matter- mole the unit used by chemists for specifying an amount of matter Matter and energy- the energy changes that occur during chemical reactions Carbon Chemistry- there are over 10 million carbon- containing compounds!
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Which big ideas of chemistry are involved in roasting a marshmallow?
Central science Electrons and the structure of atoms Bonding and Interactions Reactions Kinetic theory Mole and Quantifying Matter Matter and energy Carbon Chemistry Big Ideas of chemistry
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What are three general reasons to study chemistry? ANSWER
Why Study Chemistry? Why Study Chemistry? What are three general reasons to study chemistry? ANSWER Chemistry can be useful in explaining the natural world, preparing people for career opportunities, and producing informed citizens. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Explaining the Natural World
Why Study Chemistry? Explaining the Natural World Chemistry can help you satisfy your natural desire to understand how things work. For example, chemistry can explain: why cut apples turn brown upon exposure to air. why the texture of eggs changes from runny to firm as eggs are boiled. why water expands as it freezes. why sugar dissolves faster in hot water than in cold water. why yeast makes bread dough rise. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Why Study Chemistry? Preparing for a Career Chemists contribute to society in many ways. You do not need to have the word chemist in your job title to benefit from understanding chemistry. A reporter may be asked to interview a chemist to gather background for a story. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Why Study Chemistry? Preparing for a Career Chemists contribute to society in many ways. You do not need to have the word chemist in your job title to benefit from understanding chemistry. Turf managers have the important task of keeping the grass on golf courses, lawns, and soccer fields healthy. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Why Study Chemistry? Preparing for a Career Chemists contribute to society in many ways. You do not need to have the word chemist in your job title to benefit from understanding chemistry. A firefighter must know which chemicals to use to fight different types of fires. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Being an Informed Citizen
Why Study Chemistry? Being an Informed Citizen Industry, private foundations, and the federal and state government all provide funds for scientific research. Space exploration research could not take place without federal funding. NASA research has led to the development of many items used on Earth. These include smoke detectors, scratch-resistant plastic lenses, heart monitors, and flat-screen televisions. What if all the money spent on space exploration was used to find a cure for cancer? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Being an Informed Citizen
Why Study Chemistry? Being an Informed Citizen You will need to make choices that will influence the direction of scientific research. You may vote directly on some issues through ballot initiatives or indirectly through the officials you elect. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Being an Informed Citizen
Why Study Chemistry? Being an Informed Citizen When it comes to scientific research, there is no one correct answer. However, knowledge of chemistry and other sciences can help you evaluate the data presented, arrive at an informed opinion, and take appropriate action. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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A. Chef (raise right hand) B. Doctor (raise left hand)
Which of the following careers would require some understanding of chemistry? A. Chef (raise right hand) B. Doctor (raise left hand) C. Farmer (stand up) D. all of the above (just sit there) Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Which of the following careers would require some understanding of chemistry?
A. chef B. doctor C. farmer D. all of the above Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Chemistry, Technology, and Society
What are some outcomes of modern research in chemistry? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Chemistry, Technology, and Society
Technology is the means by which a society provides its members with those things needed and desired. Many basic items you use every day, such as the sneakers you wear or the cereal you eat, are products of technology. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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What is studied in the 5 branches of chemistry Describe 3 reasons to study chemistry. END
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How do you think Alexander Fleming tested his hypothesis?
CHEMISTRY & YOU How do you think Alexander Fleming tested his hypothesis? In 1928, Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist, noticed that the bacteria he was studying did not grow in the presence of a yellow-green mold. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method The scientific method is a logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Steps in the scientific method include making observations, proposing and testing hypotheses, and developing theories. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Quantitative – involve numbers OR Qualitative – not involving numbers
The Scientific Method Making Observations Observations can be: Quantitative – involve numbers OR Qualitative – not involving numbers Suppose you try to turn on a flashlight and you notice that it does not light. Is this a qualitative or quantitative observation? Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Testing Hypotheses If you guess that the batteries in a flashlight are dead, you are making a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observation. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Testing Hypotheses Replacing the batteries is an experiment, a procedure that is used to test a hypothesis. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Testing Hypotheses Replacing the batteries is an experiment, a procedure that is used to test a hypothesis. The variable that you change during an experiment is the independent variable, also called the manipulated variable. The variable that is observed during the experiment is the dependent variable, also called the responding variable. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Testing Hypotheses For the results of an experiment to be accepted, the experiment must produce the same result no matter how many times it is repeated, or by whom. This is why scientists are expected to publish a description of their procedures along with their results. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Testing Hypotheses Sometimes the experiment a scientist must perform to test a hypothesis is difficult or impossible. For example, atoms and molecules, which are some of the smallest units of matter, cannot be easily seen. A model is a representation of an object or event. Chemists may use models to study chemical reactions and processes. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Developing Theories Once a hypothesis meets the test of repeated experimentation, it may be raised to a higher level of ideas. It may become a theory. A theory is a well-tested explanation for a broad set of observations. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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A scientific theory explains why things occur.
The Scientific Method Scientific Laws A scientific law is a concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments. A scientific law states what happens, it doesn’t try to explain the relationship it describes. A scientific theory explains why things occur. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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The Scientific Method Scientific Laws The figure below shows how scientific experiments can lead to laws as well as theories. Experiments An experiment can lead to observations that support or disprove a hypothesis. Theory A theory is tested by more experiments and modified if necessary. Hypothesis A hypothesis may be revised based on experimental data. Observations Scientific Law A scientific law summarizes the results of many observations and experiments. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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Parts of the scientific method
observation – which generates a question. Flashlight doesn’t turn on Question – what is wrong with the flashlight? Infer-(prediction) that batteries, lightbulb not working Hypothesis – (written as an “If … “then” ….. statement) “If the batteries are replaced with new ones, then the flashlight will work.” Experiment – test of the hypothesis – replace the batteries in the flashlight and see if it works. Independent variable (manipulated variable) – different batteries Dependent variable (responding variable) - light working or not
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What is a hypothesis? A. information obtained from an experiment
B. a proposed explanation for observations C. a concise statement that summarizes the results of many experiments D. a thoroughly tested model Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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What is a hypothesis? A. information obtained from an experiment
B. a proposed explanation for observations C. a concise statement that summarizes the results of many experiments D. a thoroughly tested model Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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What theory am I???
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Fossil of glossopteris fern found on Antarctica
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Fossil of lystrosaurus found on South America & Africa- yet it could not swim!
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Continents seem to fit together
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Proposed by Alfred Wegner
What Theory Am I? Continental Drift Proposed by Alfred Wegner
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What theory am I??? Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Seafloor spreading evidence
What theory am I??? Seafloor spreading evidence
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What theory am I ??? Evidence from Age of rocks along Mid-Atlantic Ridge: youngest rocks are closest to it
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Put all the clues together fossil evidence Fit of continents Mid-Atlantic Ridge Seafloor spreading Age of rocks along Mid-Atlantic Ridge Magnetic reversals What Theory Am I?
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Theory of Plate Tectonics
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Section 1.4 - Steps to Problem Solving
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Analyze – break problem into parts
PROBLEM SOLVING Analyze – break problem into parts Where are you starting? - write down known information Where are you going? – write down unknown information, include the units Draw pictures of diagrams to help Calculate – crunch the numbers Evaluate – look at the answer. Does it make sense? Should it larger/smaller than starting? Does it have correct units?
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25. There is an ice cream shop six blocks north of your hotel
25. There is an ice cream shop six blocks north of your hotel. It takes roughly 16 minutes to walk ten blocks. How many minutes will it take to walk there and back? Use the information from the sample problem. (page 24 in textbook) Analyze known information – 6 blocks, there & back = 12 blocks 16 minutes = 10 blocks Unknown information – time in minutes Calculate Evaluate
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mixtures Heterogeneous (hetero = other or different) Italian salad dressing Homogeneous Uniform mixtures Example - Solutions which are clear
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Separating mixtures Distillation – used for homogeneous mixtures Liquid is boiled to produce a vapor which is cooled into a liquid
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Separating mixtures Filtration Separates solid insoluble components out of heterogeneous mixtures Water filtration
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Elements Found on periodic table- 92 in nature Simplest form of matter that has a unique set of properties Can’t be broken down – no longer have elements What information about elements is provided on your periodic table?
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compounds Made from elements that are chemically combined or chemically bonded together Can you name these compounds? CO2 – H2O - CO – Compounds can be broken down by chemical changes (chemical reactions)
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Clues to Chemical reactions (chemical changes)
Reactants Products (ARROW POINTS TO PRODUCTS) What are the clues to these chemical reactions? Light match Acid & seashells Litmus paper KI & PbNO3 How do the pictures in Figure 2.15 indicate chemical changes have occurred?
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Law of Conservation of Mass
The law of conservation of mass states that the mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction will be equal to the mass of the products after a chemical reaction. Draw a picture to show the Law of Conservation of Mass How did the seashell and acid reaction show this?
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