CHEMISTRY 101 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE

CHEMISTRY 101 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE

●● scientific method
Answer: a systematic approach to research


●● qualitative data
Answer: general observations


●● quantitative data
Answer: comprising of numbers obtained by measurement


●● hypothesis
Answer: a tentative explanation for a set of observations


●● law
Answer: a mathematical relationship that is consistently found to be true


●● theory

,Answer: a general principle or body of principles that has been
developed to explain a wide variety of phenomena (this is NOT a wild
guess)


●● two major goals of science
Answer: prediction and control


●● two "better" goals of science
Answer: understanding and explanation


●● four basic rules of good science
Answer: 1. results should be reproducible by others
2. detailed research results should be reviewable
3. conclusions should be reasonable and unbiased
4. "give credit when credit is due"


●● physics
Answer: chemistry in motion


●● biology
Answer: chemistry in a cell


●● engineering

, Answer: chemistry in application


●● matter
Answer: anything that occupies volume and has mass


●● matter is governed by...
Answer: composition and energy


●● mixture
Answer: a combination of two or more substances in which the
substances retain their distinct identities


●● homogeneous mixture
Answer: composition of the mixture is the same throughout


●● heterogeneous mixture
Answer: composition of the mixture is not uniform throughout


●● mixture separation
Answer: physical means can be used to separate a mixture into its pure
components


●● element