1 - Scientific Measurement Flashcards
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A quantitative comparison of an object’s physical quantity that involves a number and a unit
Measurement
Magnitude of physical quantity
unit
scoop
salok
Jar
- for wine
- for water
Gusi
Tapayan
Breadth of a finger
Dali
Length of a forefinger
Timuro
When was the SI created?
1960
Unit of
- Mass
- Electric Current
- Temperature
- Time
- Amount of substance
- Length
- Luminous intensity
- Kilograms
- Ampere
- Kelvin
- Seconds
- Mole
- Meters
- Candela
0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 12
- 15
- 18
- 21
- 24
Base Deci (d) Centi (c) Milli (m) Micro (u) Nano (n) Pico (p) Femto (f) Atto (a) Zepto (z) Yocto (y)
0 1 2 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
Base Deka/deca (da) Hector (h) Kilo (k) Mega (M) Giga (G) Tera (T) Peta (T) Exa (E) Zeta (Z) Yotta (Y)
0 1 2 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24
1 1 tenth 1 thousandth 1 millionth 1 billionth 1 trillionth 1 quadrillionth 1 quintillionth 1 sextillionth 1 septillionth
mass ÷ volume
density
no. of mols of solute
÷
Liters of solution
Molarity
no. of mols of solute
÷
kgs of solvent
Molality
product of 3 dimensions of length (L×W×H)
Volume
Product of mass and acceleration
force
Product of two dimensions of length (L×W)
Area
Ratio of force and area
Pressure
Uncertainties in measurement are caused by:
- measuring instrument
- external factors (temp, pressure, location)
- skills of the person doing the measurements
The dgree degree of conformity of a test result to the true or accepted value
Accuracy
The quotient of the summation of all the data and the number of data involved
Mean
The closer the mean to the accepted value, the _________ is the accuracy of the data
higher
Absolute value of difference between the theoretical and expermental value
Error
Formula for error
E = (Theoretical value - expermental value)
————————————————————× 100
Theoretical value