Chemistry- Chapter One
Terms
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- Chemistry
- the study of matter and the changes it undergoes
- Matter
- anything that has mass
- Mass
- a measurement that reflects the amount of matter
- Weight
- measure of the Earth's gravitational pull on matter
- Organic Chemistry
- carbon-containing chemicals
- Inorganic Chemistry
- matter that does not contain carbon
- Physical Chemistry
- behavior and changes of matter and the related energy changes
- Analytical Chemistry
- components and composition of substances
- Biochemistry
- matter and processes of living organisms
- Scientific Method
- a systematic approach used in scientific study
- Qualitative Data
- information that describes odor, color, shape, etc
- Quantitative Data
- numerical information
- Pure Research
- done for the sake of gaining knowledge
- Applied Research
- done to solve a specific problem
- Technology
- practical use of scientific information