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Chemistry: An Introduction




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Define the An
1.Chemistry: following
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Introduction
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a. science
b. chemistry
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a framework for gaining and organizing knowledge. It is a procedure for processing and understa
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nding certain information. xn xn


b. Chemistry - xn


the science that deals with the matter of the universe and the changes it can undergo.
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2. Define the following terms:
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a. scientific method xn


b. natural law xn


c. hypothesis
d. theory
ANSWER: a. Scientific method - the process or steps of scientific inquiry.
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b. Natural law - a statement describing observed beha or.
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c. Hypothesis - a possible explanation for an observation. xn xn xn xn xn xn xn


d. Theory - xn


a set of testsed hypotheses that gives an explanation for some beha or or observation (also call
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ed a model). xn xn




3. Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
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a. Make an observation. xn xn


b. Formulate a hypothesis. xn xn


c. Perform an experiment. xn xn



d. Change results to agree with your hypothesis.
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e. Develop a theory (or model). xn xn xn xn


ANSWER: d

4. A xn is a summary of observed beha or, and a
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a. law, measurement xn



b. theory, scientific method xn xn



c. theory, law xn


d. law, theory xn


e. hypothesis, theory xn



ANSWER: d

5. Generally, observed beha or that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes mathematical in nature, i
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s called a(n)
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a. observation
b. measurement
c. theory
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