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Introduction to Che mistry

Learn about the fundamentals of chemistry, including areas of study, the role of alchemy, and the scientific method. Explore key concepts like matter, experimental approaches, and scientific laws through historical examples and definitions.

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Introduction to Che mistry

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  1. Introduction to Chemistry

  2. Scientific Methods #1 • In 1928, Alexander Fleming noticed that bacteria he was studying did not grow in the presence of a yellow-green mold. In 1945, Fleming shared a Nobel Prize for Medicine with Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, who led the team that isolated penicillin.

  3. #1 What Is Chemistry? • Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. • Chemistry is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.

  4. 1.1 Areas of Study • Five traditional areas of study are • organic chemistry • inorganic chemistry • biochemistry • analytical chemistry • physical chemistry

  5. #1 Alchemy • Alchemists developed the tools and techniques for working with chemicals.

  6. #1 Alchemy • Alchemists developed processes for separating mixtures and purifying chemicals. They designed equipment that is still in use today including beakers, flasks, tongs, funnels, and the mortar and pestle. Mortar and Pestle

  7. #1 An Experimental Approach to Science • Lavoisier helped to transform chemistry from a science of observation to the science of measurement that it is today.

  8. #1 An Experimental Approach to Science • Lavoisier designed a balance that could measure mass to the nearest 0.0005 gram. He also showed that oxygen is required for a material to burn. Reconstruction of Lavoisier’s Laboratory

  9. #1 The Scientific Method • The scientific method is a logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem. • Steps in the scientific method include making observations, testing hypotheses, and developing theories.

  10. #1 The Scientific Method • Making Observations • When you use your senses to obtain information, you make an observations. • Observations can be: • Qualitative = numbers or measurement • Qualitative = not measured. • Suppose you try to turn on a flashlight and it does not light. An observation can lead to a question: What’s wrong with the flashlight?

  11. #1 The Scientific Method • Testing Hypotheses • A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observation. • You guess that the flashlight needs new batteries. You can test your hypothesis by putting new batteries in the flashlight. If the flashlight lights, you can be fairly certain that your hypothesis is true.

  12. #1 The Scientific Method • An experiment is a procedure that is used to test a hypothesis. When you design experiments, you deal with variables, or factors that can change. • The variable that you change during an experiment is the manipulated variable, or independent variable. • The variable that is observed during the experiment is the responding variable, or dependent variable.

  13. Developing Theories • Theories are results of repeated experimentations. They can be changed at any given time when new findings are discovered.

  14. 1.3 The Scientific Method • Scientific Laws • A scientific law is a concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments. • A scientific law doesn’t try to explain the relationship it describes. That explanation requires a theory.

  15. 1.3 The Scientific Method Steps in the Scientific Method

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