Basic Chemistry: A Foundation

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Chemistry: An Introduction Chapter 1
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Why is Chemistry Important?
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 In Our Daily Lives
o New Materials
o New Pharmaceuticals
o New Energy Sources
o Food Supplies
o Can you think of others?
Chemistry deals with the natural world.
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Why is Chemistry Important?
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 In Your Education
o Help you learn to Gather and Organize Information
 Qualitative and Quantitative
o Help you learn to find Patterns in Information
o Help you learn to Analyze Complex Systems
o Help you develop skills to Predict Future Events based on Patterns of
Behavior
o Help you develop Problem-Solving Skills
 Systematic Approach
What is Chemistry?
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 The science that deals with the materials of the universe and the changes these
materials undergo
 The Central Science
o Understanding most other fields of science requires an understanding of
Chemistry
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Solving Problems Using a Scientific
Approach
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 Define the Problem
o Gather Information
 Facts
 Observations
 Propose Solutions
o Organize Information and look for Patterns
o Hypotheses
Solving Problems Using a Scientific
Approach
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 Evaluate your Proposed Solutions
o Test your Patterns by using them to Predict What Will Happen
o Experiments
The Scientific Method
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 A process of studying natural phenomena that involves making observations,
forming laws and theories, and testing theories by experimentation
The launch of the space shuttle gives clear
indications that chemical reactions are
occurring.
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The Scientific Method
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 Make Observations
o Qualitative Descriptions
o Quantitative Measurements
 Formulate Hypotheses
o Possible Explanations for Observed Characteristics or Behaviors
 Perform Experiments
o Test Hypothesis
The Scientific Method
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 Repeat the process until we get a well-tested explanation
 Theory a set of assumptions put forth to explain some aspect of the observed
behavior of matter
o May need to be modified or discarded as new information (observations)
becomes known
The Scientific Method
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 While Experimenting we may Observe the Same Behavior all the time, and
therefore be able to Predict this Behavior will Always Occur in the Future
 Law a generally observed behavior
o Without explanation as to why the behavior occurs!
The Difference Between a Theory and a
Law
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 Laws predict what will happen
 Theories explain why something happens
o Which will also allow you to predict what will happen!
Figure 1.1: The various parts of the
scientific method.
The Best Approach to Learning Chemistry
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 Learn the Vocabulary of Chemistry
o Definitions of Terms
o How Common Vocabulary is Applied to Chemistry
 Memorize Important Information
o Names, Formulas and Charges of Polyatomic Ions
o Solubility Rules
 Learn and Practice Processes
o Systematic Names and Formulas
o Dimensional Analysis
 Do the Questions and Exercises at the End of the Chapter to Test your
Understanding and help you See the Patterns
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 1. It is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations
and answer questions
 2. An attitude that sees an assigned task to completion.
 3. An attitude that does not work haphazardly.
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 4. An attitude that exhibits original as well as diverged thinking.
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 5. An attitude that never gives up.
 6. An attitude that is ready to admit that one may be considered wrong in
the light of new discoveries by other scientists.
 7. An attitude that is more than open-mindedness
 8. An attitude that always tries to seek, inquire and discover.
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 9. It explain why something happens.
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 10. It predicts what will happen.
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 11. A branch of chemistry that deals with the study of components other
than carbon compounds.
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 12. A branch of chemistry that deals with the study of the quantitative
determination of the identity and composition of samples.
 13. A branch of chemistry that deals with the investigations of hydrocarbons.
 14. A branch of chemistry that deals with the study of radioactivity
 15. A branch of chemistry that deals with the study of energy transformation
accompanying chemical and physical changes.
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 What is chemistry?
 18-20. Why is chemistry important in our daily lives?
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