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Introductory, CHEM 105
Intructor: Angela McGuirk, MMCC
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
01/10/2011

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Chemistry
Definition
A science that studies the composition of substances and the way they interact with other substances
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Chemical
Definition
A substance used in or produced by a chemical process
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Experiment
Definition
A procedure that tests the validity of a hypothesis
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Hypothesis
Definition
Unverified explanation of a natural phenomenon
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Observation
Definition
Information determined by noting and recording a natural phenomenon
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Scientific method
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The process of making observations, proposing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and developing a theory that explains a natural event
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Substance
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A particular kind of matter that has the same composition and properties wherever it is found
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Theory
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An explanation of an observation that has been validated by experiments that support a hypothesis
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