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Chapter 1 LectureFundamentals of General,
Organic, and Biological
Chemistry
8th Edition
McMurry, Ballantine, Hoeger, Peterson
Chapter One
Measurements and Units
Christina A. Johnson
University of California, San Diego
© 2017 Pearson Education, Inc.
,Outline
1. Physical Quantities: Units and Scientific Notation
2. Measuring Mass, Length, and Volume
3. Measurement and Significant Figures
4. Rounding Off Numbers
5. Problem Solving: Unit Conversions and Estimating
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6. Temperature Units
7. Density and Specific Gravity
,Units and Scientific Notation
• Mass, volume, temperature, density, and other
physical properties are called physical quantities
and are described by both a number and a unit:
•Physical quantity: A physical property that can be
measured
•Unit: A defined quantity used as a standard of
measurement
, Units and Scientific Notation
Scientists have agreed on the Système International
d’Unites (International System of Units), abbreviated SI.
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