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2019 g12 Gen Chem Chapter 1 Addition

The document discusses the following topics in chemistry: 1. Physical chemistry deals with theories and experiments that describe chemical behavior. 2. Organic chemistry deals with the study of carbon-containing compounds. 3. Biochemistry deals with the study of biomolecules, their structures, functions, and metabolism.

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2019 g12 Gen Chem Chapter 1 Addition

The document discusses the following topics in chemistry: 1. Physical chemistry deals with theories and experiments that describe chemical behavior. 2. Organic chemistry deals with the study of carbon-containing compounds. 3. Biochemistry deals with the study of biomolecules, their structures, functions, and metabolism.

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c.

Physical Chemistry
- deals with the theories and
experiments that describe the
behavior of chemicals.
d. Organic Chemistry
- deals with the study of carbon-
containing compounds.
5. Biochemistry
- deals with the study of biomolecules,
their function, structures and
metabolism.
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
1. Place a scientific article which tells how chemistry relates to society and other
sciences.
2. Cite an everyday activity wherein you need to apply chemical knowledge.
3. What are the newly structured fields which focus on more specific areas of
chemistry and give their contributions to society.
4. Explain the statement “Chemistry is a central science.” 3-5 sentences only.
5. To bring the following materials next meeting for Laboratory Activity No. 1:
Importance of Chemistry to Society:
a. cut-out pictures of different products except naughty pictures (20 pics per student)
b. scissors
c. paste or glue
d. manila paper
History of Chemistry
Date Discovery
3500 B.C. People learned to make bronze
400 B.C. Democritus proposed the atomic theory
A.D. 600’s Alchemy began to spread from Egypt to the Arabian Peninsula and
reached western Europe in the 1100’s
Early 1700’s Georg Ernst Stahl developed the Phlogiston Theory
1750’s Joseph Black identified carbon dioxide
1766 Henry Cavendish identified hydrogen as an element
1770’s Carl Scheele and Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen
Late 1700’s Antoine Lavoisier stated the Law of Conservation of Mass and
proposed the oxygen theory of combustion
1803 John Dalton proposed his atomic theory
DEMOCRITUS (/dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs/;
Greek: Δημόκριτος,
Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen
of the people"; c. 460 – c. 370
BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-
Socratic philosopher primarily
remembered today for his
formulation of an atomic
theory of the universe.
Joseph Black
Henry Cavendish
Carl Scheele Joseph Priestley
Antoine Lavoisier
John Dalton
1811 Amedeo Avogadro suggested that equal volumes of all gases at the same
temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of particles
Early 1800’s Jons J. Berzelius calculated accurate atomic weights for a number of
elements

1828 Friedrich Wohler made the first synthetic organic substance from inorganic
compounds

1856 Sir William H. Perkin made the first synthetic dye

1869 Dmitri Mendeleev and Julius Lothar Meyer discovered the periodic law

1910 Fritz Haber patented a process to produce synthetic ammonia

1913 Niels Bohr proposed his model of the atom

1916 Gilbert N. Lewis described electron bonding between atoms

1950’s Biochemists began to discover how such chemicals as DNA and RNA affect
heredity
Early 1980’s Chemists began working to develop a solar-powered device that produces
hydrogen fuel by means of chemical breakdown of water
1985 Richard E. Smalley, Robert F. Curl and Harold W. Kroto discovered BMF, a
ball-shaped molecule consisting only of carbon
Amedeo Avogadro
Jons Berzelius
Friedrich Wohler
Sir William H. Perkin
Dmitri I. Mendeleev
Julius Lothar Meyer
Fritz Haber
Niels Bohr
Gilbert N. Lewis
Richard E. Smalley Robert F. Curl Harold W. Kroto
Scientific Method
– Chemistry as a science, takes into consideration the scientific method of solving
problems.
– The proper way of solving problems in a scientific way.
– This includes planned techniques followed in the solution of problems which
consists of a set of procedures in logical order:
a. Definition of the Problem
b. Gathering Controlled Observations
c. Classification and Generalization of Facts
d. Forming and Testing Working Hypothesis
e. Forming Theories from Tested Hypotheses

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