Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Significant figures & Rounding rules



Significant Figures
The significant figures of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. 



Identifying significant digits

  • All non-zero digits are considered significant.
  • Zeros between non-zero digits (or other significant digits) are significant.
  • Leading zeros are not significant.
  • Trailing zeros in a number containing a decimal point are significant.
  • The significance of trailing zeros in a number not containing a decimal point can be ambiguous. 

Round down  
  • Whenever the digit following the last significant figure is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
  • If the last significant figures is an even number and the next digit is a 5, with no other non-zero digits
Round up
  • Whenever the digit following the last significant figure is a 6, 7, 8, or 9.
  • If the digit following the last following the last significant figure is a 5 followed by a non-zero digit.
  • If the last significant is an odd number and the next digit is a 5, with no other non-zero digits.


Multiplication and division

The final result of a multiplication or division should have only as many significant figures as the number with the least number of significant figures i the calculation.

Addition and subtraction

The final result of an addition or subtraction should have only as many decimal places as the number with the least number of decimal places used in the calculation.

Let's Do A Example Now  


Click to Practice on Rounding







Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Lab 3B

Separation of a Mixture by Paper Chromatography












                


                  




LAB TIME!!!


We spot the food colorings to the 22 cm strips. 
Then we put the strips into the test tube with 
water. The components would slowly travel up. At last,
 we can see different color components on 
the strip.

We did red, blue, and yellow food colorings in the class. Those are primary color components.Then we found out that green food coloring is mixed by blue and yellow components, the unknown mixture is mixed by blue, red, yellow components.By finding Rf values, we can figure out what a mixture is made up. 



             
Calculate Rf

measuring the distance the sample traveled, you should measure from the origin (where the middle of the spot originally was) and then to the center of the spot in its new location.









To calculate the Rf value, we use the equation:
Rf =distance traveled by the sample component
distance traveled by the solvent




Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Acids

How acids are formed.
Example
H + Cl →HCl(g)
ionic "non-acid" hydrogen chloride
HCl(g) + H2O(l) → H3O(aq) + Cl(aq)
     hydrochloric acid


Rules for naming simple acids
1.The prefix "hydro" is used as the beginning of the acid name
2.The last syllable in the name of the non-metalis replaced with the ending "ic"
3.The word "acid" is added at the end.
Example
HCl(aq) hydrogen chloride hydrochioric acid
H2S(aq) hydrogen sulphide hydrosulphuric acid
(formula)                    (acid name)


Rules For Naming Complex Acids
1.The world "hydrogen" is dropped from the icon non-acid name.
2.If the negatively changed polyatomicion name ends in the suffix "ate" it is replaeedwith "ic" in the acid name "ite". It is replaced with "ous" in the acid name
3.The word "acid" is added at the end.
Example
HClO4(aq) hydrogen chlorate Cloric acid
HClO (aq) hydrogen hypochlotite hypochiorous acid


We ate - ic sushi and got appendic - ite - ous.


-Law of Definite Covnposition  (Proust's Law)
-chemical compound always has the same proportion of elements by mass.
Ex.: H2O has two atoms of Hand 1 atom of 0 for a total mass of 18g CH = 2g and O = (6g) witch would apply anywhere in the universe.


-Law of Multiple Proportion (Daltion's Law)
-Same elements can combine in more than one proportion to form diffenent compounds.
Ex. FeO and Fe2O3

Monday, October 10, 2011

Separation
Component in a mixture retain their identities.
The more similar the properties are the more differernt it is so to seperate them.

Some Basic Techinques
Filtration
Floatration
Distillation
Chromatography
Crystallization and Extraction

Hand Separation and Evaporation
Hands separation (solids and solids)
A mechanical mixture can be separated by using a magnet or sieve.

Evaporation
Boil away the liquid and the solid remain.

Filtration
Pass a mixture through a porous life.
Use filter paper --residue left in filter paper,filtrate goes through filter paper.

Crystallizaton
Precipitation
Solid are then separated by filteration or floatation.
Use a saturated solution of a desired solid.
Evaporate or cool-solid comes out as pure cystals, then filtered.

Gravity Separation (solid base on density)
A centrifuge whirls the test tube around at high speed forcing the denser materials to the botton.(works best for small volume)

Solvent extraction
Mechenical Mixture:Use liquid to dissolve and solid but not the other,so the desied solid is left behind or dissolved.
Solution--solvent is insoluble with solvent already present.

Distillation (liquid in liquid solution)
Heating a mixture can cause low boiling component to volatilize(vaporize).
Then collect and condense the volatilied component.

Chromatography
Flow the mixture over a material that retain some components more than others.so different component flow over the material at different speeds
A mobile phase sweeps the sample over a stationary phase (as the wind sweeps the swam over the flower bed)

Sheet chromatography Paper chromatography (PC)
Stationary phase is liquid soaked into a sheet or strip of paper
Components appear as separate spots spreeds out on the paper after drying or "developing"

Sheet Chromatography Thin layer Chromatography
Stationary phase in a thin layer of absorbent containg a sheet of plastic or glass.
Some components bond to the absorbent strangly other more wearly.







Heating Curve


A
: Solid; closely packed in an orderly manner, strong bonds and vibrates at a fixed position
A----B : heat energy converts to kinetic energy (KE), vibrate a little faster, temperature increase
B: Same to "A"
B
----C: temperature remains the constant, because heat is used to overcome forces of attraction that hold particles together.
_Melting point_ (solid --- liquid):heat absorbed is  heat of fusion
C: Liquid;all solid has melted
C
----D: Temperature and KE increases, particles move faster
D: start turning from liquid to gas
D----
E:  temperature stays the same since heat is used to overcome the forces of attraction that hold the particles together
_Boiling point_ (liquid -> gas)
E: Gas 
E----
F: Heating continues, KE and temp increases; particles move faster




Cooling Curve

P: Gas; particles have more high energy and moves quickly
P→Q: KE decreases, particles are getting closer together, temperature decrease
Q:  start to form intermolecularbonds, condensation begins, liquid starts to form
Q
→R: condensation, stronger bonds formed,temperature remains constant, heat energy  released called latent heat of vaporization
_Boiling point_ (gas --- liquid)
R: Liquid state
R
→S: Temperature and KE decreases, molecules lose energy, vibrate slower and moves closer to each other
S: Starts to freeze into solid
S→T:particles arrange in an ordered manner
_Freezing point_ (liquid to solid)
T: Solid
T→U: Temperature decreases
U: Substances has reached room temperature
U
→V: Remains as a solid in room temperature




Sunday, October 2, 2011

Physical Change & Chemical Change

Chemical Change



A chemical change is a change in which new substances are formed.
A chemical change produces a set of chemicals which is DIFFERENT from the set of chemicals  which existed before the change.

In a chemical change, bonds are broken and formed between different atoms. This breaking and forming of bonds takes place when particles of the original materials collide with one another. Chemical change is usually irreversible.
example
  • Combustion
  • Mixing chemicals
  • Rotting of fruit
  • Cooking rice
  • Explosion of fireworks
  • Tarnishing silver


Physical Change

A physical change is a change in the PHASE of a substance, such that no new substance are formed.
A physical change does not change the set of chemicals involved.


A physical change involves a change in physical properties. Physical properties can be observed without changing the composition of matter. Examples of physical properties include: texture, shape, size, color, volume, mass, weight, taste, smell, and density.


example
  • Cutting a material such as wood
  • Tearing a piece of tin foil
  • Breaking glass
  • Mixing different solids