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Chemistry

Thomas Myers,Keith B. Oldham,Salvatore Tocci

Chapter 1

The Science of Chemistry - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

What Is Chemistry?

01:37

Problem 1

Name three natural chemicals and three artificial chemicals that are part of your daily life.

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00:48

Problem 2

Describe how chemistry is a part of your morning routine.

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Problem 3

Classify the following materials as solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature: milk, helium, granite, oxygen, steel, and gasoline.

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01:18

Problem 4

Describe the motions of particles in the three common states of matter.

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01:06

Problem 5

How does a physical change differ from a chemical change?

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01:25

Problem 6

Give three examples of physical changes.

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00:41

Problem 7

Give three examples of chemical changes.

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00:42

Problem 8

Identify each substance in the following word equation as a reactant or a product. limestone $\stackrel{\text { heat }}{\longrightarrow}$ lime $+$ carbon dioxide

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01:25

Problem 9

Sodium salicylate is made from carbon dioxide and sodium phenoxide. Identify each of these substances as a reactant or a product.

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01:06

Problem 10

List four observations that suggest a chemical change is occurring.

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01:09

Problem 11

Explain why neither liquids nor gases have permanent shapes.

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01:04

Problem 12

Steam is sometimes used to melt ice. Is this change physical or chemical?

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01:21

Problem 13

Mass does not change during a chemical change. Is the same true for a physical change? Explain your answer, and give an example.

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01:03

Problem 14

In beaker A, water is heated, bubbles of gas form throughout the water, and the water level in the beaker slowly decreases. In beaker B, electrical energy is added to water, bubbles of gas appear on the ends of
the wires in the water, and the water level in the beaker slowly decreases.
a. What signs of a change are visible in each situation?
b. What type of change is happening in each beaker? Explain your answer.

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