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Chemistry: Methods and Measurement

Learning Goals

1. Describe the interrelationship of chemistry with other fields of science and medicine.

2. Discuss the approach to science, the scientific method.

3. Distinguish among the terms hypothesis, theory, and scientific law.

4. Describe the properties of the solid, liquid, and gaseous states.

5. Classify properties as chemical or physical.

6. Classify observed changes in matter as chemical or physical.

7. Provide specific examples of physical and chemical properties.

8. Distinguish between intensive and extensive properties.

9. Classify matter as element, compound, or mixture.

10. Distinguish between data and results.

11. Learn the major units of measure in the English and metric systems, and be able to convert from one system to another.

12. Report data and results using scientific notation and the proper number of significant figures.

13. Use appropriate experimental quantities in problem solving.

14. Calculate the density of an object from mass and volume data and calculate the specific gravity of an object from its density.










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