Chem 103 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A

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Chem 103 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A vChemistry is the study of the physical and compositional changes of matter. Chemistry is called the Central Science. Many health related areas of ... study are based on Chemistry. MatterMatter is anything that has mass, occupies space and is made-up of atoms or parts of atoms.Mass-Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object. -Mass is independent of the location of an object. -An object on the earth has the same mass as the same object on the moon, but not same weight. Weight-Weight is a measure of gravitational force acting on object. -Weight depends on the location of an object. -Force = Mass * Acceleration, F = ma, Wt = m(gravity). -An object weighing 1.0 lb on earth, weighs about 0.17 lb on the moon. Mass of object is constant. Moon has 1/6 gravity of earth, which reduces apparent weight of object. [Show More]

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