NATS 1560 Final: Exam 1 Notes & Breakdown
9 May 2016
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Quiz one questions: modern science can be characterized as reductionist and experimental. Modern science : systematic study to obtain knowledge about the natural world and the knowledge so produced. Reductionist : a procedure or theory that reduces complex data and phenomena to simple terms. Aim to study nature in order to have knowledge about nature. Aim to control nature - use nature to our purposes; solve problems. An atom is a single unit of chemical element while molecules are a group of atoms bonded together. Ion - an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons. (basically the electric charge of the atom) Atom - the basic unit of a chemical element. atoms as a source of nuclear energy. an extremely small amount of a thing or quality. Element is only made up of one atom. A compound is a substance made up of different molecules(substances)
