CHEM 111A Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Salt, Miscibility, Well-Order

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Atoms the submicroscopic particles that constitute the fundamental building blocks of ordinary mater. Molecules two or more atoms joined in a specific geometrical arrangement. The properties of the substances around us depend on the atoms and molecules that compose them. Chemistry the science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules. Scientific knowledge is based on observation and experiment, which means it is empirical. Hypothesis a tentative interpretation or explanation of the observations made: a good hypothesis is falsifiable, which means that it makes predictions that can be confirmed or refuted by further observations. Experiments highly controlled procedures designed to generate observations: results my support or refute a hypothesis. Scientific law a brief statement that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones: laws can also be supported or refuted by experiments, laws describe how nature behaves; i. e. can also be called principles, ex.

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