CHEM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Periodic Table, Scientific Method, Antoine Lavoisier
13 Mar 2019
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The science of how the microscopic world is responsible for the macroscopic world . A chemical reaction is an extraordinary transformation. Chemistry is a world that is not readily apparent to the naked eye, yet it is the cause of all that is around us. Examines the molecular reasons for the processes occuring in our macroscopic world. Decisions involving scientific principles are made by non-scientists. Science is a fundamental way to understand the world around us & therefore reveals knowledge not attainable by other means. In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created or destroyed. A process by which a set of observations leads to a model of reality. John dalton"s formulation of atomic theory is an application of the scientific method. Greek philosophers wondered about molecular reasons (1. 4) Mysticism and secrecy slowed any real scientific progress https://docs. google. com/document/d/15rp_pqg5t9xtinpvvua2_0huio30yyauig4plg1o9gy/edit. Elements cannot be decomposed to simpler forms by any amount of chemical transformation.
