CHEM 1210 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Kinetic Energy, Conversion Of Units, Heat Capacity
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Chemistry: the study of matter and its compositions, properties, and transformations: matter: anything that takes up space and has volume. Physical properties: can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the material. Physical changes: alters the material without changing its composition. Chemical properties: determine how a substance can be converted into another substance. Exact number: results from counting objects or is part of a definition. Inexact number: results from a measurement or observation and contains some uncertainty. Coefficient: a number between 1 and 10 xii. Exponent: any positive or negative whole number xiii. Conversion factor: a term that converts a quantity in one unit to a quantity in another unit xiv. Factor-label method: using conversion factors to convert a quantity in one unit to a quantity in another unit xv. Heat: the average kinetic energy of random motion, flows form hot to cold xvi.
