Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Scientific Notation and Matter--Chemistry 11 by Tina Zhao

Scientific Notation:
-Scientists have developed a shorter method to express very large numbers. This method is called scientific notation. Any number in scientific notation will be between 1 to 10 and multiplied by a power of 10.
E.g. write  123,000,000,000 in scientific notation
First step: Put the decimal after the first digit and drop the zeros

Second step: you look the coefficient first.In this number coefficien will be 1.23.
Third step:count the number of places from the decimal to the end of the number.and then found exponent 
Answer:
*Numbers less smaller than 1 will have a negative exponent.
*Move decimal to the left-positive exponent
                                 rigth-negative exponent.
Rules for Multiplication in Scientific Notation:
1) Multiply the coefficients
2) Add the exponents (base 10 remains)
Example 1: (3 x 104)(2x 105) = 6 x 109
Link for Scientific Notation practice :http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_div.htm
Rules for Division in Scientific Notation:
1) Divide the coefficients
2) Subtract the exponents (base 10 remains)
Example 1: (6 x 106) / (2 x 103) = 3 x 103
Link for Science Notation practice:http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/scinot_mult_divb.htm

what is Matter?
-Anything that has Mass and Takes up space.
What is Mass?
-A property of matter that cause it to have weight. Mass measures the resitance of an object to a change in its state of motion.
Matter
1.  Mixture                                                      
-have more than one set of properties                     
-physically combined                                         
-more than one kind of substance                             
 Homogenou:i)uniform throughout.ii)appear to have only one component.*solution,colloid                
Heterogeneous:i)non uniform.ii)appear to have more than one component.*suspension,mechanical mixture.                  

2. pure substance
-one set of properties
-one kind of particle
Element:i)simplest form of matter.ii)can't be decomposed.iii)made up pf atoms.*metal,non-metal,metalloids
Compound:i)made up of element.ii)smallest particle is called molecule.
*Ionic:acid,base salt
*covalent:organic compound

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Derived Quantity Conversion -- Chemistry 11 by Ria Park

Meaning

A derived quantity is when there is more than one SI unit in a single quantiy


e.g. Convert 50 /h into m/min
                                          First. -> m
                                                  use 1km = 1000m
                                      Second. h -> min
                                                  use 1h = 60min



So the calculation would be like this :

          50㎞/h X 1000m/1㎞ X 60min/1h = 3000000 m/min


More examples :

              1) Convert 1mg/dL into g/L

                 1mg/dL X 1g/1000000 X 1km/100m = 1 X 10^-7 g/L


             2) Convert 1㎝/㎲ into ㎞/s

                  1㎝/㎲ × 10^6㎲/1s × 1m/10^2㎝ × 1㎞/10^3m = 10㎞/s


              3) Convert 36.4㎣ into ㎥

                   36.4㎣ × 1m/10^3㎜ ×  1m/10^3㎜ × 1m/10^3㎜
                           = 36.4㎣ × 1㎥/10^9㎣
                           = 3.64 × 10^-8㎥





           

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Quantities and Unit Conversions--Chemistry 11 By Sally Chen

Quantities
-All measurements in Science come in 2 parts: the number + the unit.  These number and unit combinations are called quantities.

-Basic units: 
Length                                    Metre                                  m
Time                                       Second                                 s
Mass                                     Kilogram                               kg
Amount of Substance              Mole                                     mol
Luminous Intensity                 Candela                                  cd
Temperature                           Kelvin                                    K
Electric Current                      Ampere                                   A

Unit System
SI system:
  --A French system dating back to the early 1800's using prefixes and symbols.
  --metre-second-kilogram
Imperial System:
  --feet-second-pound

SI Prefixes and Conversions Factors

Link:

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Lab safety summary -- Chemistry 11 By Nemo Jin

Lab safety summary -- Chem 11
Do's
--Listen carefully to all instructions that your teacher gives you.
--Read through the whole activity instruction before you start.
--Know where to find all safety equipment.
--Know all of the safety symbols (Go to part 4)
--Report to your teacher if any part of your body comes in contact with a dangerous substance or unknown  substance.
--Wear lab coats and safety goggles when you are doing experiments.
--Wear shoes that can protect your whole feet.
--Tie you hair back before you start.
--Clean and dry equipment and then put it away.
--Always wash your hands before you start and after you finish.


Don'ts
--Don't taste any substances!!!
--Don't smell any substances!!!
--Don't run in your classroom.
--Don't eat or drink in your classroom.
--Don't use broken glassware.
--Don't hold the containers close to your face.
--Don't touch any chemical substance.
--Don't listen to music.
--Don't start without your teacher's permission.


Safety Equipment
1. Fire extinguisher
2. Fire blanket
3. Eyewash 
4. Emergency shower
5. Acid-base neutralize solution
6. Safety goggles
7. Fume hoods
8. Lab Coats

WHMIS
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System has eight safety symbols to warn you about dangerous materials. 

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Welcome to Chemistry 11!

Welcome to Chemistry 11!
Now, you can view all of your homework, assignments, test dates from this blog!