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What is the definition of chemistry?
The study of the composition, properties, and interactions of matter.
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What are the three domains chemists study?
Macroscopic, microscopic, and symbolic domains.
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What differentiates a law from a theory?
A law describes what happens; a theory explains why it happens.
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What is an example of a chemical process in everyday life?
Digestion of food.
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What is a hypothesis?
A tentative explanation for an observed phenomenon.
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What is the symbolic domain in chemistry?
Contains the specialized language used to represent components of the macroscopic and microscopic domains.
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What does the microscopic domain of chemistry refer to?
The realm of small-scale interactions, often observed through a microscope.
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What does the macroscopic domain encompass?
Everyday objects that can be sensed directly by human sight or touch.
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What are the main steps of the scientific method?
The main steps are observation, formulating a hypothesis, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
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What is a theory?
A theory is a well-substantiated explanation for observed phenomena, based on a body of evidence.
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What is a law?
A law is a statement that describes a consistent and observable phenomenon in nature.
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What is a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is a testable prediction or explanation for a specific observation.
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