Key Terms Related to the Essential Ideas of Chemistry
This text highlights key terms important for the study of chemistry in context; phases & classification of matter; physical & chemical properties; measurements, measurement uncertainty, accuracy, & precision; and mathematical treatment of measurement results.
Topics
- accuracy
- atom
- Celsius
- C
- chemical change
- chemical property
- chemistry
- compound
- cubic centimeter
- cm3
- cc
- cubic meter
- m3
- density
- dimensional analysis
- element
- exact number
- extensive property
- Fahrenheit
- gas
- heterogeneous mixture
- homogeneous mixture
- hypothesis
- intensive property
- kelvin
- K
- kilogram
- kg
- law
- law of conservation of matter
- length
- liquid
- liter
- L
- macroscopic domain
- mass
- matter
- meter
- m
- microscopic domain
- milliliter
- mL
- mixture
- molecule
- physical change
- physical property
- plasma
- precision
- pure substance
- rounding
- scientific method
- second
- s
- SI units
- International System of Units
- significant figures
- solid
- symbolic domain
- temperature
- theory
- uncertainty
- unit
- unit conversion factor
- volume
- weight