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Chemistry is the
Study of matter and the changes it undergoes
What is matter
Anything that has a mass and occupies space
Quantification is a tool ______
How?
Used to describe the quantity of something
Using measurements
What are the 2 components of measurement
The number- comparison
Unit- scale/what is being measured
2 most common systems of measurement
SI units/metric
English/imperial
SI stands for
It is aka
System of International
The metric system
How many base units of measurement?
What are they?
7
Length
Mass
Time
Temp
Amount of substance
Electric current
Luminous intensity
Unit and symbol for length
Meters m
Unit and symbol for Mass
Kilogram
kg
Unit and symbol for time
Seconds s
Unit and symbol for temperature
Kelvin K
Unit and symbol for amount of substance
Mole
Mol
Unit and symbol for electric current
Ampere A
Unit and symbol luminous intensity
Candela cd
Very big or small numbers should be written using
Scientific Notation
SI prefixes Big to small
Tera T ^12
Giga G ^ 9
Mega M ^ 6
Kilo k ^3
Hecto h ^2
Deka da ^1
SI prefixes big to small going from 1 down
Deci d ^-1
Centi c ^-2
Milli m ^-3
Micro mew . ^-6
Nano n ^-9
Pico p^-12
Femto f^-15
1mL is
1cm^3
To calculate density you want volume in
Cm^3
Density should be in
G/cm^3