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Unit One Here we go…
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Chemistry The relationship between the properties and structure of matter. Always evolving…it is what chemists do!
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Chemistry Define serendipity. Alexander Fleming Penicillin, vulcanized rubber Any study of science starts with the scientific method. It is a systematic gathering of information.
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Chemistry Demonstration # 1. The rising column.
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Chemistry Demonstration # 2. Are my eyes deceiving me?
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Summer’s OVER…… Convert: 150 meter to millimeters 97.4 grams to kilograms kilograms to milligrams
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative
Qualitative- describes a property without using numbers. Quantitative- describes a property with numbers.
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative
Give an example of a qualitative measurement of size, color, brightness, length. Give an example of a quantitative measurement of size, color, brightness, length.
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Accuracy vs. Precision Accuracy – how close a measurement is to the true value. Precision – how close a set of measurements are to each other
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Accuracy vs. Precision
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Who is Accurate? Who is Precise?
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Accuracy vs. Precision To estimate the accuracy of a measurement, it has to be compared to the correct value. Usually done as a percentage.
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Accuracy vs. Precision % Error = accepted - experimental X 100 accepted value
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