Chem 1.1 Flashcards
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What are the two kinds of science
Applied and pure science
Applied Science
Using science to solve real-world problems
Pure Science
Using science to understand how and why things work
Chemistry
The study of matter and the changes that is undergoes
Matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
Worldview
The perspective from which a person sees and interprets all of life
Modeling relies on our what?
Modeling relies on our observations of the world
Sometimes explanation may?
Sometimes explanations may not be exhaustive- they provide an overall picture but often omit some finer details
Model
A workable explanation, description, or representation of a pehomenon
Models are essential to solving problems in the world for three reasons:
-They are workable
-They explain, describe, or represent something.
-They have predictive power sis
Egypt during Joseph’s time had a culture that is understood and used the medicines of early pharmacists called?
apothecaries
Why did the greeks use applied reasoning?
they also applied reasoning to think about the nature of matter
who suggested the idea of atoms?
the greeks
Where did the greeks experiment?
Their experiments were only in their minds
Who learned how to use matter?
the egyptians
who were metallugists and apothecaries?
the egyptians
The odd blend of astrology and mysticism with observation and experimentation was called?
alchemy
who searched for immortality through medicines?
the alchemists
when did chemistry had become an established academic discipline
by 1800
who tried to change common metals to gold?
the alchemists
who experimented to discover the nature of the elements
the alchemists
who applied reasoning
the greeks
without useful models, what would happen?
scientists are powerless to understand the world and solve problems that really matter, like scourge of malaria
state the definition of chemistry
chemistry is the study of matter and the changes that it undergoes
