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Chapter 1 Lecture

Fundamentals of General,
Organic, and Biological
Chemistry
8th Edition
McMurry, Ballantine, Hoeger, Peterson



Chapter One
Measurements and Units


Christina A. Johnson
University of California, San Diego



© 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.

,Outline
1. Physical Quantities: Units and Scientific Notation
2. Measuring Mass, Length, and Volume
3. Measurement and Significant Figures
4. Rounding Off Numbers
5. Problem Solving: Unit Conversions and Estimating
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6. Temperature Units
7. Density and Specific Gravity

,Units and Scientific Notation

• Mass, volume, temperature, density, and other
physical properties are called physical quantities
and are described by both a number and a unit:




•Physical quantity: A physical property that can be
measured
•Unit: A defined quantity used as a standard of
measurement

, Units and Scientific Notation
Scientists have agreed on the Système International
d’Unites (International System of Units), abbreviated SI.
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John E. McMurry, David S. Ballantine, Jr., Virginia E. Peterson, Carl A. Hoeger Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
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