Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Grading:
First Midterm 25%
Second Midterm 25%
FINAL 50%
CHEMISTRY I
COURSE TOPICS
1. Matter- Its properties and Measurement
2. Atoms and Atomic Theory
3. Chemical Compounds
4. Chemical Reactions
5. Reactions in aqueous solutions
6. Gases
7. Thermochemistry
8. Electrons in atoms
9. Periodic table and some atomic properties
Chapter 1: Matter—Its Properties and
Measurement
Contents
1-2 The Scientific Method
1-3 Properties of Matter
1-4 Classification of Matter
1-5 Measurement of Matter: SI (Metric) System
1-6 Density and Percent Composition:
Their Use in Problem Solving
1-7 Uncertainties in Scientific Measurements
1-8 Significant Figures
Chemistry
• Chemistry is the study of the composition, structure, and
properties of matter and of changes that occur in matter.
1. Organic Chemistry
2. Inorganic Chemistry
3. Biochemistry
4. Physical Chemistry
5. Analytical Chemistry
6. Computational Chemistry
7. Quantum Chemistry
1. Organic Chemistry
Ethanol is flammable:
a chemical property.
Matter and Property
• In a physical change, there is no change in
composition.
• No new substances are formed.
– Examples include: evaporation; melting;
cutting a piece of wood; dissolving sugar in
water.
“ice”
H2O (s) H2O (l)
H 11.9% Melting H 11.9%
O 88.81% O 88.81%
Some Physical Properties of Iron
“Reacting”
2 H2 (g) + O2 (g) → 2 H2O (l)
• Mixture
Combination of elements and/or compounds.
A homogeneous mixture has the same composition.
– Soda, salt water, seawater, sugar in water and air.
A heterogeneous mixture varies in composition from one part of
the mixture to another.
– Adhesive tape, CD, pen, battery, chair, and people are
examples of heterogeneous mixtures.
Mixtures and Compounds
make up
Matter
ALL MATTER
No Can which
it be separated
exists as by Yes
physical means?
Substances Mixtures
Canwhich may be
it be decomposed Is it uniform
which may be
No Yes Yes throughtout? No
by chemical process?
• Distillation
Separation is based upon differences in volatility.
• Chromatography
Separation is based upon differences in solubility in a solvent versus
a stationary phase.
Separations
Physical Separation Techniques
• Filtration (a)
Separation of sand and water.
• Distillation (b)
Separation of Copper(II) sulfate and water.
• Chromatography (c and d)
Separation of the dye componets of black ink.
Decomposing Compounds
It is easier to convert a compound into other compounds by
chemical reaction than separating a compound into its elements.
Plasma
Nuclei Electrons
Gas
Atoms or Molecules
Liquid
Atoms or Molecules
Crystalline Solid
Energy Involved in Phase Changes
Liberates
Gas Energy
Boiling Condensation
Liquid
Melting Freezing
Requires
Solid
Energy
1-4 The Measurement of Matter
• Chemistry is quantitative science. A property of a substance is
measured and compared with a standard.
• The length of playing field in football is 100 yd. 100 times longer
than a standard of length called yard.
1-4 The Measurement of Matter:
SI (metric) Units
• SI is the International System of Units.
• In SI, there is a single base unit for each type of measurement.
Rules for Using the SI Systems
1. Use only singular form of units and do NOT use a period after the
symbol for the unit. 1 mm not 1 mm,
3. Group digits in threes around the decimal point and do NOT use commas.
1 000 000.000 003 km
5. Do NOT use the degree sign (o) for temperature recorded for the Kelvin
Temperature scale.
78.6 K not 78.6 o K
Scientific Measurements: SI Prefixes
Wm W=gm
17g
Time and Length
• The SI base unit of time is the second (s).
• The base unit of length is the meter, a little longer than a yard.
• Common units:
–kilometer (km; 1000 m),
–centimeter (cm; 0.01 m) and millimeter (mm; 0.001 m)
Temperature
•The base unit of temperature is the kelvin (K).
oC = (5/9)(oF - 32)
oC = (5/9)(73.6oF - 32) = (5/9)(41.6)
= 23.1oC
K = oC + 273.15
2.54 cm 1 in.
––––––– –––––––
1 in. 2.54 cm
0.001 g
325 mg × = 0.325 g
1 mg
How many meters are in each of the following?
21 km 1023 570 mm
= 23 700 mL = 2.37 x 10 4 mL
Density
Density is the ratio of mass to volume: Styrofoam Brick
mass (m)
d = –––––––––
volume (V)
• EXTENSIVE property
–depends on quantity of matter.
–mass and volume.
in Os → cm Os → cm3 Os → g Os
Density in Conversion Pathways
kg Hg → g Hg → mL Hg
EXAMPLE
Mass, Volume and Density
What is the density of 2.52 kg wood stick bar ?
6.2 cm
5.1 cm
1.08 m
V= l x w x h
Density
EXAMPLE
Mass, Volume and Density
• Random Errors:
• Accuracy:
How close to the ‘true’ value a given measurement is.
Single measurement: percent error
• Precision:
good accuracy
good precision
Accuracy and Precision
good accuracy
poor precision
Accuracy and Precision
poor accuracy
poor precision
Significant Figures
• Zeroes in numbers without a decimal (100 mL, 5000 g) may or may not be
significant.
– To avoid ambiguity, such numbers are often written in scientific notation:
– 1000 mL (?? sig fig) 1.00 × 103 mL (3 sig fig)
7500 m
2 SF 3 SF 4 SF
7.5 x 103 m 7.50 x 103 m 7.500 x 103 m
Significant Figures
• All non-zero digits are significant.
1.5 has 2 significant figures.
• Interior zeros are significant.
1.05 has 3 significant figures.
• Trailing zeros after a decimal point are significant.
1.050 has 4 significant figures.
• Leading zeros are NOT significant.
0.001050 has 4 significant figures. 1.050 x 10-3
• Zeros at the end of a number without a written decimal point are
NOT significant
If 150 has 2 significant figures, then 1.5 x 102,
but if 150 has 3 significant figures, then 1.50 x 102.
Example-Determine the Number of Significant Figures
• 12000 2 • 0.0012 2
• 120. 3 • 0.00120 3
• 12.00 4 • 1201 4
• The results of addition or subtraction may have the same number of decimal
places as the measurement with the fewest number of decimal places.
15.02 g
9986.0 g
+ 3.518 g
10 004.538 g
Rounding Off Numerical Results
15.55 15.6
14.775 1.48 x 101
15.543 15.5
15.54 15.5
Solution
0.0364583
0.036 2 SF
3.6 x 10-2 2 SF
Solution
3 SF
Rounding
• When rounding to the correct number of
significant figures, if the number after the place
of the last significant figure is:
1. 0 to 4, round down.
Drop all digits after the last significant figure and
leave the last significant figure alone.
2. 5 to 9, round up.
Drop all digits after the last significant figure and
increase the last significant figure by one.
.56
__ + .153
___ = .713 __.71 Look for the
last
82000 + 5.32 = 82005.32 82000 important
10.0 - 9.8742 = .12580 .1 digit
10 – 9.8742 = .12580 0
Both Multiplication/Division and
Addition/Subtraction with
Significant Figures
• When doing different kinds of operations with
measurements with significant figures, evaluate the
significant figures in the intermediate answer, then
do the remaining steps.
• Follow the standard order of operations.
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. n -
3.489 × (5.67 – 2.3) =
2 dp 1 dp
3.489 × 3.37 = 12
4 sf 1 dp & 2 sf 2 sf
Tro's "Introductory Chemistry", 91
Chapter 2
Example 1.6—Perform the Following Calculations
to the Correct Number of Significant Figures,
Continued
a) 1.10 0.5120 4.0015 3.4555 0.65219 0.652
0.355
b)
105.1
100.5820
4.8730 4.9
c) 4.562 3.99870 452.6755 452.33 52.79904 53