CHM 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antoine Lavoisier
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Chemistry the science that seeks to understand the behavior of matter by studying the behavior of atom and molecules. The properties of matter are determined by the properties of atoms and molecules. Co binds to hemo at its o2 binding site diminishing its o2 carrying capacity. - hypothesized than an element is any material made of a fundamental substance that cannot be broken down into anything else. In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed . Science the methodical exploration of nature followed by a logical explanation of the observations. A law summarizes a series of related observations, while a theory gives an underlying reason of them. -each element consists of indivisible, minute particles called atoms. -atoms can neither be created nor destroyed in chemical reactions, the mass remains the same. -all atoms of a given element are identical.
