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1
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hypothesis

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a testable statement; falsifiable

2
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controlled variables

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ideally don’t change, common to all treatments

3
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independent variables

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what you are altering in the experiment

4
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dependent variable

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what you are observing in the experiment; respond to changes in independent variable

5
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positive controls

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an experimental treatment which will give the desired result

6
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negative controls

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an experimental treatment which will not give desired results

7
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false positive

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  • shown by negative control

- something wrong with machine/sample

8
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false negative

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shown by positive control

9
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single blind

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one knows

10
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double blind

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both don’t know

11
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causation

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A caused B

12
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correlation

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A + B, but there could be a C that affected things

13
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sensitivity

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min. amount of X needed to record a positive result

14
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specificity

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a positive result only comes from a truly positive sample

15
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random error

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new error introduced with each measure (weather, temp)

16
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systematic error

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error that is consistently present (machine)

17
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accuracy

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how close to true value

18
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precision

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how reliable; comparing to other measurements

19
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Realistically, any lab manipulations with have…………sig figs

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2, maybe 3

20
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pH meter

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  • glass probe permeable to H+

- current by probe compared against standards to report a pH value

21
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scale

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  • to weigh chemicals

- must be tared/zeroed with empty container

22
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volumetric pipette

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measure just one volume

23
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graduated pipette

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lines along length

24
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some pipettes are ______, some arent

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blow out

25
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micropipettes

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volumes of 10 to to 0.0002mL, disposable tips, two stop-plunger

26
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1mL = ___ul

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1000 microliter

27
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Dilution equation

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c1v1=c2v2

28
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[H+][OH-]=

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10^-14

29
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pH=

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-log[H+]

30
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pKa

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equal amounts of the acid and conjugate base

31
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A buffer pair is only effective …

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+/- 1 pH unit from pKa