chapters 1&2 Flashcards
1 PETAbyte
10^15
1 TERAbyte
10^12
1 GIGAbyte
10^6
1 MEGAbyte
10^3
1 KILObyte
10^3
1 DECImeter
10^-1
1 CENTImeter
10^-2
1 MILLImeter
10^-3
1 MICROmeter
10^-6
1 NANOmeter
10^-9
1 PICOmeter
10^-12
1 FEMTOmeter
10^-15
What to do when uncertain of measurements?
Uncertainty of measurement creates uncertainty in time!
Significant figures in 4 easy steps:
- All nonzero digits and trapped zeroes are significant!
- Zeros that start a number are not significant!
- Zeros that end a number without a decimal are not significant!
- A nonsignificant zero can be made significant with a bar over it!
Adding and subtracting significant figures:
The answers last digit will be in the same place as the last digit of the least certain measure (least accurate)!
Multiplying and dividing significant figures:
The number of significant figures in the answer will equal the lowest number of significant figures in any factor! (The one that has the least amount of numbers!)
Volume:
1L = 1000mL = 1000cm^3
Robert Boyle:
All matter is made up of either elements or compounds!
Element:
Any substance that cannot be broken into simpler components by chemical means!
Compound:
Any substance that can be broken into simpler components by chemical means!
John Dalton:
- All matter is made up of atoms (elements are composed of atoms!)
2.compounds are composed of atoms of more than one element! - A chemical reaction involves the rearrangement of atoms!
4.All atoms of a given element are identical! - Atoms are indestructible!
JJ Thomson:
Subatomic particle (smaller than atom!)
Electrons: negatively charged subatomic particles
“Plum-pudding” model of the atom:
* 1. No positively charged particles!*
* 2. Electrons are the only particles= only mass!*
3. Atoms are mostly empty spaced (can’t have negative charges close to each other)!
1 and 2 are incorrect!
Ernest Rutherford:
Protons:positively charged subatomic particles!
Rutherford’s atomic model:
1. Atoms contain a small, dense positively charged center called the nucleus!
2. The nucleus has almost the entire mass of the atom!
* 3. Electrons are dispersed in the empty space of the atom! *
3 is incorrect!
James Chadwick:
Neutrons: neutral subatomic particles