INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL ORGANIC AND
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A
◉ independent variable. Answer: The experimental factor that is
manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
◉ dependent variable. Answer: The outcome factor; the variable that
may change in response to manipulations of the independent
variable.
◉ quantitative properties. Answer: mass, volume, density,
temperature
◉ Qualitative properties. Answer: color and odor
◉ giga-. Answer: 10^9
◉ mega-. Answer: 10^6
◉ kilo-. Answer: 10^3
, ◉ centi-. Answer: 10^-2
◉ milli-. Answer: 10^-3
◉ micro-. Answer: 10^-6
◉ nano-. Answer: 10^-9
◉ pico-. Answer: 10^-12
◉ dimensional analysis. Answer: a mathematical technique that
allows you to use units to solve problems involving measurements
◉ Law of Conservation of Mass. Answer: Matter is not created nor
destroyed in any chemical or physical change
◉ Boyle's law. Answer: A principle that describes the relationship
between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature
P1V1=P2V2