Chapter 1: MATTER
Chapter One Essential Questions:
Chapter One Essential Questions:
- What is science? Can you explain to another student what distinguishes science from other subjects?
- Can you discuss how knowledge and understanding are gained in science?
- Are you able to compare and contrast a theory and a law?
- Can you identify the central focus of Chemistry?
- Can you convince a fellow student how Chemistry can help you make wiser decisions and be a better consumer?
- Can matter exist in more than one form?
- Are you able to illustrate, on the molecular level, the difference in particle distance and motion in the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of matter?
- Can you select the state of matter being described knowing how the particle attraction compares to the kinetic energy within the sample?
- Are you able to discriminate between physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes?
- Can you explain the difference between, and offer examples of, intensive and extensive properties?
- Can you distinguish, with details, between elements, compounds, homogeneous, and heterogeneous mixtures?
- Are you able to create and interpret particulate diagrams of elements, compounds, homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures?
Classification of Matter - Tutorial
**Content that applies in this unit is covered from the start of the video until 4:40 minutes.
**Content that applies in this unit is covered from the start of the video until 4:40 minutes.
Another Classification of Matter Tutorial
Metals vs. Nonmetals (properties):