Student Instructors in SLC
Monday: 9 am – 1 pm (Dina)
Wednesday: 9 am – 12 pm (Joann)
Assessments
Elements & Symbols Quiz
Exam 1: next Monday
Study Materials
Study Guide: posted
Lecture Review: today
Lab Schedule
Focus: Measurement & Density
Practice: Good practice for exam
Report: Must be uploaded as a single pdf file
Next Two Weeks: Lab will occur without prelab or synopsis
Quiz on Elements & Symbols (Details forthcoming)
Chemistry examines the composition, properties, and interactions of matter.
Historical Context:
2500-year history, beginning with the Greeks who claimed matter consists of:
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
Alchemists attempted to convert base metals into noble metals.
Chemistry is based on observation and experimentation.
Hypothesis: A tentative explanation of observations.
Laws of Science: Summarize vast experimental observations and predict natural phenomena.
Theory: Comprehensive and testable explanation of nature; hypotheses are less substantiated than theories.
Identify if statements represent a hypothesis, law, or theory:
(a) A truck’s gas mileage has dropped significantly, probably due for a tune-up. (Hypothesis)
(b) The pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature. (Law)
(c) Matter consists of tiny particles combining in specific ratios. (Theory)
Observations
Hypothesis
Experiment
Analysis
Theory
Laws
Chemists study matter and energy in three domains:
Macroscopic: Large enough to be sensed (detection by sight/touch).
Microscopic: Often imagined; observable through a microscope.
Symbolic: Specialized chemical language representing components (e.g., chemical symbols).
Macroscopic: Moisture in the air, icebergs, ocean represent water.
Microscopic: Gas (molecules disorganized and far apart), solid (molecules close together and organized), liquid (molecules close but disorganized).
Symbolic: Formula H2O (water); phases denoted by (g), (s), (l).
Matter: Anything occupying space and having mass.
States of Matter:
Solid: Rigid with a definite shape.
Liquid: Flows, taking the shape of its container.
Gas: Takes both shape and volume of its container.
Definition: No detectable change in total quantity of matter during conversions (chemical and physical changes).
Mass remains constant in processes like electricity production involving lead and sulfuric acid.
Element: Pure substance that cannot be broken down by chemical changes, with 118 known elements in total.
90 elements occur naturally; others created in laboratories.
Characteristics of Pure Substances: Constant composition; includes elements (Au, P, O) and compounds (H2O, C6H12O6).
Differences: Properties of compounds differ from uncombined elements.
Mixture: Composed of two or more types of matter; can be separated by physical changes.
Types of Mixtures:
Homogeneous: Uniform composition, also known as solutions.
Heterogeneous: Composition varies (e.g., oil and vinegar).
(a) Heterogeneous: Oil and vinegar dressing.
(b) Homogeneous: Commercial sports drink.
Matter can be classified based on its properties as either homogeneous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, compound, or element.
Definition: Properties that distinguish substances.
Physical Property: Not associated with changes in chemical composition (e.g., density, color).
Physical Change: State change with no change in chemical composition.
Chemical Property: Indicates a change in chemical composition (e.g., flammability, reactivity).
(a) Iron: Rusts (chemical property).
(b) Chromium: Does not rust (chemical property).
Definition: Change in one or more physical properties without a chemical composition change (e.g., boiling water).
Definition: Substance transforms into new substances with different properties (e.g., electrolysis of water).
Extensive Properties: Depends on amount (e.g., mass, volume).
Intensive Properties: Independent of amount (e.g., density, temperature).
Measurements underpin hypotheses, theories, and laws in chemistry, providing:
Size or magnitude (a number).
Standard of comparison (a unit).
Indication of uncertainty.
Length: meter (m)
Mass: kilogram (kg)
Time: second (s)
Temperature: kelvin (K)
Amount of Substance: mole (mol)
Importance of units in making sense of measurements highlighted.
Prefix and Factors:
femto (f): 10–15
pico (p): 10–12
nano (n): 10–9
micro (µ): 10–6
milli (m): 10–3
centi (c): 10–2
deci (d): 10–1
kilo (k): 10^3
mega (M): 10^6
giga (G): 10^9
tera (T): 10^{12}
Definition: Ratio of mass to volume.
Standard SI Unit: kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m3).
Common Units: g/cm3 (solids, liquids) and g/L (gases).
Counting: Free from uncertainty; results are exact.
Defined quantities also exact (e.g., 1 ft = 12 in).
Other measurements contain uncertainty requiring reporting of significant figures.
Record all certain digits and first uncertain digit.
Example: Volume of liquid in graduated cylinder requires estimating the meniscus reading.
Precision determined by place of uncertain digit (21.6 ml).
Record every digit in a measurement, including uncertain last digit.
Always Significant:
Nonzero digits
Captive zeros
Trailing zeros (with decimal)
Never Significant:
Leading zeros
Trailing zeros (without decimal).
Round result based on least number of decimal places in the least precise value.
Round based on the least number of significant figures in any number used in the calculation.
Rounding rules based on the value of the digit to be dropped (5 or more rounds up).
Use water displacement to calculate density.
Density calculation based on mass and volume results.
Precision: Similar results when measured repeatedly.
Accuracy: Result close to true value.
Using dimensional analysis for indirect measurements: align units with mathematical operations.
Definition: Ratio of two equivalent quantities with different measurement units.
Example: 2.54 cm = 1 inch.
Use appropriate conversion factors for unit changes to ensure original units cancel correctly.
Concept: Atoms proposed by Leucippus and Democritus in the 5th century BC.
Term 'atomos' means indivisible.
Later views by Aristotle suggested combinations of four elements.
John Dalton’s Theory (1807):
Proposed atomic nature of matter.
Matter is made of small particles called atoms, the smallest unit that can engage in changes.
Each element consists of one atom type defined by characteristic mass.
Atoms of different elements have different properties.
Compounds consist of distinct atom ratios.
Atoms are rearranged but neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions.
Emphasizes the ratio of elements within a compound is consistent.
Atoms rearranging confirm the conservation of matter in changes.
Discusses how Dalton’s theory aligns with observed properties and conservation in chemical changes.
Law of Definite Proportions: Pure compounds have consistent elemental ratios.
Law of Multiple Proportions: When two elements form multiple compounds, fixed ratios occur for mass interactions.
Confirms ratios observed between different compounds formed from chlorine and copper.
Experiment using Cathode Ray Tube demonstrated properties of electrons and their resemblance across materials.
Cathode rays are negatively charged and significantly lighter than atoms; named electrons.
Proposed 'Plum Pudding' model where electrons inhabit a positively charged sphere.
Conducted the Gold Foil Scattering Experiment, revealing atomic structure and nucleus existence.
Most alpha particles passes through gold foil while a few deflected dramatically, indicating the nucleus.
Atoms possess empty space with dense positively charged nuclei at their centers, surrounding electrons.
Isotopes: Atoms with varying masses discovered by Frederick Soddy (Nobel Prize).
Neutrons: Identified by James Chadwick (1932); uncharged particles in the nucleus.
Nucleus: Contains most mass; protons and neutrons heavier than electrons.
Atomic Size: Diameter and nucleus size on widely different scales.
Proton: Mass = 1.0073 amu, Charge = +1
Neutron: Mass = 1.0087 amu, Charge = 0
Electron: Mass = 0.00055 amu, Charge = -1
Number of protons defines the element's identity; e.g., Carbon = 6 protons.
Equal numbers of protons and electrons in neutral atoms, indicating identity.
Mass Number (A): Total protons + neutrons.
Atomic Number (Z): Defines protons; Neutron count calculated from mass number and atomic number.
Charged atoms result from electron loss or gain affecting balance between protons and electrons.
Anion: Gains electrons, exhibits negative charge.
Cation: Loses electrons, exhibits positive charge.
Determining the number of protons and electrons for given ions (Na+, Cl-, O2-, Al3+, P3-).
Abbreviations representing elements; examples include Hg (mercury).
Generally one to two letters; capitalized appropriately.
Common elements and their symbols (e.g., H for hydrogen, O for oxygen, Au for gold).
Atoms consist of protons/neutrons weighing ~1 amu; electrons negligible.
Periodic table reflects weighted average based on isotopes.
Calculation based on isotope prevalence and contributions toward average atomic mass.
Molecular formula indicates atom types and counts; structural formula shows how atoms connect.
Elements can exist as single atoms or molecules (e.g., diatomic molecules).
Empirical formula: simplest atomic ratios; molecular formula: actual atom counts per molecule.
The mole allows connection between mass and number of atoms/molecules, defined by carbon-12 standards.
Defined as 6.022 x 10^23, linking count of molecules to moles.
Molar mass of a substance represents mass of one mole in g/mol, linked to atomic mass in amu.
Methods to compute substance quantities using mole relationships.
Inquiry into dietary potassium conversion from grams to moles.
Compute mass from molar quantities in air calculations.
Mass leads to calculation of total copper atoms using Avogadro's.
Breakdown of molecular weight determinations through dimensional analysis.
Related daily dietary allowances and molar mass conversions for vitamin C.
Methodology translating atomic counts to mass.
Conversion techniques yielding mass for given molecule counts in chemical analysis.