1.6 Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results (copy)

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Detection

________ and treatment of diseases can be done before a condition becomes serious or irreversible.

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Quantitative information

________ is important in studying and practicing chemistry.

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Celsius

The freezer's temperature can be converted to degrees ________ and kelvin.

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Heterogeneous mixtures

________ have different compositions from point to point.

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Soccer

________ is played with a ball with a diameter between 27 and 28 in.

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control chemist

A quality ________ at a pharmaceutical company is tasked with checking the accuracy and precision of three different machines that are supposed to give 10 ounces of cough syrup into storage bottles.

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conversion factor

To convert a temperature from one scale to another requires more than just multiplication by a(n) ________, it must also take into account the differences in the scales 'zero points.

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Hardness

________ and boiling point do not involve a change in the composition of matter.

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William Thompson

________, a British physicist, proposed an absolute temperature scale based on this concept in the 19th century.

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mercury content of a stream

The ________ was thought to be above the minimum safe amount by weight.

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Atoms

________ are combined into Molecules.

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Toyota Prius

A(n) ________ hybrid uses 59.7 L gasoline to drive from San Francisco to Seattle, a distance of 1300 km.

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Chemists

________ use the scientific method to conduct experiments, pose hypotheses, and develop theories, so that they can better understand the behavior of the natural world.

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maximum weight

A woman's basketball has a(n) ________ of 20 ounces and a circumference between 28.6 and 28.6 inches.

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Measurement

________ can be represented in either decimal or scientific notation.

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pale yellow gas florine

The ________ reacts with most substances.

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brown iron

Red ________ (III) oxide, also known as rust, is formed when oxygen and iron combine in the air.

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smallest unit

The atom is the ________ of an element that can enter into combinations with other elements.

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temperature

The ________ is an example of an intensive property.

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student lab assistant

A(n) ________ needs 125 g of compound to prepare for a lab period.

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degC

0 ________ is the freezing temperature of water and 100 ________ is the boiling temperature of water.

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temperature of water

The ________ can be converted to degrees Fahrenheit and kelvin.

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Early diagnosis of diseases

________ and detection of environmental exposure to harmful substances can be achieved by analyzing exhaled breath.

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34 inches

A basketball player's jump of ________ can be converted to centimeters by 34 in.

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variety of units

A(n) ________ are used to make the measurement.

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SI

The ________ or metric systems are used by scientists.

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variable shape

Solids, liquids, and gases are commonly found in three states: fixed shape and volume, ________ and volume, and ________ and volume.

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density of gasoline

The mass in kilograms and pounds of fuel in a full tank is determined by the ________.

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pure substance

A(n) ________ can be an element, which consists of only one type of atom and can not be broken down by a chemical change, or a compound, which consists of two or more types of atoms.

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correct unit conversion factor

The ratio that cancels the units of grams and ounces is the ________.

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chemical properties

Substances have different physical and ________.

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kelvin

The ________ is the SI unit of temperature.

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factor label method

The ________ can be used to solve more complex problems.

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kelvin scale

The ________ is an absolute temperature scale in which zero K corresponds to the lowest temperature that can be achieved.

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equal intervals

The space between the two temperatures is divided into 100 ________.

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official temperature scale

Although the kelvin is the ________, Celsius is the scale of choice for nonscience contexts in almost all areas of the world.

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piece of jewelry

A(n) ________ has a mass of 132.6 g. The total volume increases when the jewelry is submerged.

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density of a substance

The ________ is defined as the ratio of its mass to its volume.

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Celsius

Defining the ________ and Fahrenheit temperature scales as described in the previous paragraph results in a slightly more complex relationship between temperature values on these two scales than for different units of measure for other properties.

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Chemical properties

________, such as flammability and acidity, and chemical changes, such as rusting, involve production of matter that is different from the present.

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Solids, liquids, and gases are commonly found in three states

fixed shape and volume, variable shape and volume, and variable shape and volume

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You should include at least one example of each of the following

a solid, a liquid, a gas, an element, a compound, a heterogeneous mixture, and a pure substance

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