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Chemistry 102 with Zona at Illinois State University
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By: Jessica Campbell
Created: 2012-02-13
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Created: 2012-02-13
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in order to account for the retrograde motion in the planets, Ptolemy invoked which theory?
movement of the planets in smaller cirlces as the planets moved in a large circle around the earth.
The razor of Franciscan friar and english philosopher and logician William Ockham was conceived for what purpose?
the shaving away unnecessary entities in the raitonal explanation of phenomena
what symbolic arguent is invalid?
If A, then B. Not A, therefore not B.
In early 19th century France, at what stage of the wine making process was the spoiling taking place?
during the bottle aging stage
What forms did Pasteur observe microscopically in the sediments of all unspoiled wine?
only plate shaped objects
average atmospheric air pressure is 14.7 lbs prt inch. Estimated the mass of the liquid contained in the column of Torricelli's barometer if the colimn has a 3in squared opening.
44.1 lbs -->HOW
The zeno paradoxes were conceivedfor what purpose?
To probe the logical consequencesof the concept of infinity.
Spiders have eight legs. Locating a creature with eight legs, you classify it as a spide. Which logic form best represents your train of thought?
If A, then B. B, therefore A.
All crows are black. THat bird is a crow, therefore it is black. This is an example of which argument type.
If A, then B. A, therefore B.
What is the process of inductive logic?
reasoning from specific facts to general principles
A confirming result in an experiment designed to test a hypothesisis best represented by which logical form?
If A, then B. B, therefore A.
Which argument type is used to refute a hypothesis?
If A, then B. Not A, therefore not B.
Animportant and conenient aspect of the metric system is that volume is derived from the basic length measurement. Which pair of measurments represents equivlent volumes?
mL and cm to the third
The conversion of water to hydrogen and oxygen may best be described how?
chemical change
How may the dissolution of salt in water be best described?
physical change
What classification would most likely apply to catsup.
mixture
A grey metallic element is found to react rapidly with water to produce hydrogen gas and a solid white substance. What can besaid about the white solid?
It is a compound.
A yellow solid substance is found to give off oxygen and mercury when heated. What may be said to the yellow solid?
It is a compound.
Which of the following substances is not an example of a compound?
nitrogen
A white solid substance (solid A) reacts in air to produce another white solid substance (solid B) of greater mass. Solid A cannot be broken down by physical or chemical means. What applys.
Solid B is a homogeneous mixture.
That the phlogiston theory grew out of Aristotlean natural philosophy is most evident inwhich of the greek "elements"?
wine, water, earth, air, and fire....FIRE.
Phlogiston theory described combustion as a process involving...
a decomposition reaction and the release of the essence of fire
A particularly strange aspect of phlogiston theory which contributed to its eventual demise was...
that the phlogiston appeared to possess negative mass.
on the basis of careful measurements of the massesof reactantsand products undergoing chemical change, lavoisier concluded that...
combustion is a process of synthesis
which of the following laboratory tools accounted for most of the advancement in chemical understanding at the dawn of the 19th century?
balancce
The revival of the atomic concept as necessitated by what experimental observation?
constant composition in compounds
what was the most challenging problem in creating a table of relative atomic masses for the elements?
determination of the relative number of each type of atom for a given compunds constant composition.
About this deck
By: Jessica Campbell
Created: 2012-02-13
Size: 27 flashcards
Views: 305
Created: 2012-02-13
Size: 27 flashcards
Views: 305
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