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Introduction to Chemistry. Part I Chemistry and Technology. Chemistry. The study of: the composition (make-up) of matter the changes that matter undergoes. What is matter?. Anything that: has mass and occupies space (volume). Mass vs Weight.
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Chemistry The study of: • the composition (make-up) of matter • the changes that matter undergoes
What is matter? • Anything that: • has mass and • occupies space (volume).
Mass vs Weight • Mass: a measure of the amount of matter that an object contains. (SI unit kilogram, kg) • Weight: The force with which the earth pulls on an object. (SI unit Newton, N)
The 5 Branches of Chemistry • Inorganic • Organic • Analytical • Physical • Biochemistry
Inorganic Chemistry • The study of chemicals that can but do not have to contain carbon. • The study of chemicals making up nonliving things
Organic Chemistry • The study of chemicals that contain carbon. • Origin: study of chemicals in living organisms.
Organic or Inorganic ? • Sulfuric Acid H2SO4 • Methane CH4 • Hydrochloric Acid HCl • Ethane C2H6
Analytical Chemistry • Composition of matter. Ex:Mass SpectrometerGas Chromatograph http://besg.group.shef.ac.uk/Facilities/Images/gcms.JPG
Physical Chemistry • The study of : • The mechanism • The rate • The energy transfer that happens when matter undergoes change.
Biochemistry • Study of processes that take place in organisms.
Science • What? • Why? • How? • When?
Science and Technology • Science Pure • Does not necessarily have an application. • Technology Applied • Has practical applications in society. • Engineering.
Question: Science or Technology? Studying or forming aspirin in a lab in small scale (small amounts).
Question: Science or Technology? • Producing aspirin tablets so that consumers can use them.
Example: Discovery of Nylon by Wallace Carothers in 1930’s https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/carotherspolymers.html
Microscopic- Macroscopic • Micro –(small) • Microscopic- objects can be seen with a microscope. • Macro-(from afar) • Macroscopic- objects are seen without a microscope.
Every Experiment must have… • Hypothesis- an educated guess based on prior knowledge; can be tested by experimentation • Independent Variable- the one variable being tested, changed, and manipulated by the scientist (There is only ONE Independent Variable per experiment.) *goes on x-axis when graphing • Dependent Variable- the variable that changes in response to the independent variable (usually it is what you are measuring/collecting data on) *goes on y-axis when graphing
Remember that you NEVER prove anything; Your hypothesis is either accepted or rejected!
Control Group- must have one group/trial in the experiment that lacks the independent variable – used for comparison • Experimental Group(s)-the groups/trials that contain the independent variable • Controlled Variables- things that need to stay constant throughout the experiment
Theory vs. Law • Theory – an explanation of a natural phenomenon supported by many observations and experiments over time. Supported by evidence and enables scientist to make accurate predictions. • Law – describes relationships under certain conditions in nature. Does not explain why an event occurs, just describes the relationship.
Theory or Law? • A hypothesis that is supported by experimental results, many times. • It cannot be explained why the relationship exists. • All energy cannot be created or destroyed; it merely changes from one form to another. • When blowing a bubble into the air, a force acts upon it, causing it to fall to the floor. • The event is justified by evidence and an explanation.
Aristotle (Greece, 4th Century BC) Philosopher who believed that: • There are 4 elements: earth, water, air, fire. • Matter is perpetually divisible.
Democritus (Greece, 4th Century BC) • First atomic theory • Atom (indivisible).
Alchemists (~300BC-1650 AD)China, India, Arabia, Europe, Egypt • Aiming to: • Change common metals to gold. • Develop medicines. • Developed lab equipment. • Mystical.
Galileo Galilei (Italy 1564 AD) • Father of the scientificmethod (along with the Englishman Francis Bacon 1500’s).
Antoine Lavoisier (France 1743-1794) • Regarded as the Father of Chemistry. • Designed equipment. • Used observations and measurements. • Discovered nitrogen.
Dmitri Mendeléev (Russia, 1834-1907) • First Periodic Table of elements.
Système Internationale d’Unitès Units • SI Units – International System • Basic Units Length (meter) m Mass (kilogram) kg Time (second) s Volume (liter) L • National Bureau of Standards
Helpful Chart to remember Smaller Bigger deci (d) 1/10 deca (da) 10 centi (c) 1/100 hecto (h) 100 milli (m) 1/1000 kilo (k) 1000 micro (m) 1/1000000 mega (M) 1000000 nano (n) 1/ 1000000000 giga (G) 1000000000
Derived Units • These units are derived by multiplying or dividing the base units. • Examples • Speed – m/s • Area – m2 • Volume – m3, but scientist tend to use the L or mL *1cm3 = 1mL • Density = g/mL (D=m/V)
Accuracy vs. Precision • Accuracy – a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured • Precision – the exactness of a measurement
Is it Accurate, Precise, Both or Neither? • Known Density = 3.11 g/mL • Test Results 3.77, 3.81, 3.76, 3.80 • Precise, not accurate • Test Results 3.01, 3.89, 3.50, 5.99 • Neither • Test Results 3.04, 3.20, 3.13, 3.07 • Accurate, not precise • Test Results 3.11, 3.12, 3.12, 3.10 • Both
How do we represent error? • Error is the difference between the actual (or accepted) value and the experimental value • Percent Error Percent Error = Accepted – Experimental x100 Accepted
Example Problem • Working in the laboratory, a student finds the density of a piece of pure aluminum to be 2.85 g/cm3. The accepted value for the density of aluminum is 2.699 g/cm3. What is the student's percent error?
Solving Word Problems • Analyze • List knowns and unknowns. • Devise a plan. • Write the math equation to be used. • Calculate • If needed, rearrange the equation to solve for the unknown. • Substitute the knowns with units in the equation and express the answer with units. • Evaluate • Is the answer reasonable?