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Chapter 1. Introduction: Matter and Measurement. Chapter Outline. Thursday, August 19, 2010 Study of Chemistry (Section 1.1) Classification of Matter (Section 1.2) Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Properties of Matter (Section 1.3) Units of Measurement (Section 1.4)
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Matter and Measurement
Chapter Outline • Thursday, August 19, 2010 • Study of Chemistry (Section 1.1) • Classification of Matter (Section 1.2) • Tuesday, August 24, 2010 • Properties of Matter (Section 1.3) • Units of Measurement (Section 1.4) • Uncertainty in Measurement (Section 1.5) • Thursday, August 26, 2010 • Dimensional Analysis (Section 1.6)
What is chemistry? • Chemistry is the study of… • matter, • changes that matter undergoes, • energy associated with those changes. • In other words, chemistry is the study of everything!
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What impact does temperature have? Northern Pike needs 6.0 ppm Black Bass needs 5.5 ppm Sunfish needs 4.2 ppm Yellow Perch needs 4.2 ppm
Why should you care? Thalidomide
More on matter… • Two main ways of classifying matter (at least for now!) • Classification by state • Classification by composition
Homework Estimate how many breaths an average person is likely to take in his/her lifetime.