CHEM 1P Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Kilogram, Abbreviation, Paper Clip

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Cfcs are chlorofluorocarbons (do not need to know) Value : a quantitative description that includes both a number and a unit. Quantities defined by standards that people have agreed to use to compare one order to refine the applications event or object to another. Set up in 1960 to provide a more organized, precise and practical system of. The si system is constructed using seven of these measurement. Abbreviation m kg s kelvin mole ampere candela. Kilometer : a little more than a mile. Meter : distance between the floor and a typical doorknob. Millimeter : diameter of the wire used to make a typical paper clip. Mile : 4 times around a typical high school track. (aka cubic centimeter): equivalent to a milliliter. Property of matter that leads to gravitational attractions between objects and. As object"s mass increases, weight increases as well. Anything that has mass and takes up space.