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Chemistry

The study of matter—its composition, structure, properties—the processes it undergoes, and the energy changes accompanying those processes.

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Organic Chemistry

Branch that studies carbon-based compounds, except certain simple ones such as CO and CO₂.

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Inorganic Chemistry

Branch that studies compounds that do not contain carbon.

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Biochemistry

Branch focused on the chemistry of living systems.

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Analytical Chemistry

Branch concerned with determining the quality and quantity of components within substances.

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Physical Chemistry

Branch that examines the mechanisms, rates, and energetics of chemical reactions.

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Matter

anything that has mass and occupies space

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Physical and chemical property

these are properties of matter

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physical properties

This property of matter can be observed and measured without changing the identity and composition of the substance

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chemical properties

the ability of a substance to undergo changes to transform into a different substance

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extensive property

this depends on the amount of matter present

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intensive property

does not depend on the amount of matter present

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accuracy

the closeness of the average value of the actual or true value

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precision

a set of measurements refers to how close each measurement is to one another

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blunders

errors caused by carelessness

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random

errors that are uncontrollable

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systematic

errors that are identifiable and can be fixed

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scientific notation

a form of presenting very large numbers or very small numbers in a simpler form

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nonzero digits

any non-zero number is significant

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captive zeros

all zero that is placed between two nonzero digits are significant