CHEM 1500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Metric Prefix, Decimal Mark, Scale Of Temperature
30 Nov 2012
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Chem chapter 1: matter - its properties and. By manipulating materials in their environment, people have always practiced chemistry. Earliest examples: pottery, smelting ores to produce metals, tanning of ides, dyeing fabrics, making cheese, wine, beer, and soap, etc. Today with modern knowledge, chemists can decompose matter into its smallest components (atoms) and reassemble those components into materials that do not exist naturally and often exhibit unusual properties. Modern chemical knowledge is needed to understand the processes that sustain life. Also to understand and control processes that are detrimental to the environment (ex: formation of smog and the destruction of ozone) Chemical knowledge is grounded in principles and theory. Scientific progress depends on the way scientists do their work asking the right questions, designing the right experiments to supply the answers, and formulating plausible explanations of their findings. We must begin by taking a closer look into the scientific method.
