Slide 1 Introduction: Matter and Measurement Chapter 1 Slide 2 Uncertainty in Measurement The term significant figures refers to digits that were measured. When rounding…

Significant Figures Purpose Significant figures are used with any measurement They tell you something about the accuracy of the tool used Sig figs are the known or certain…

Scientific Measurements BIG NUMBERS Scientists often work with very large numbers. National debt = $5,653,000,000,000 Bill Gates' net worth = $57,030,000,000 Distance…

Isopropyl Alcohol, C3H7OH Powers of TEN Scientific Notation A shorthand way to write numbers that are very, very, very small or very, very, very large A number times a multiplier…

Scientific Measurements BIG NUMBERS Scientists often work with very large numbers. National debt = $5,653,000,000,000 Bill Gates' net worth = $57,030,000,000 Distance…

Foundations of Chemistry Prefixes Tera- T 1,000,000,000,000 1012 giga- G 1,000,000,000 109 mega - M 1,000,000 106 kilo - k 1,000 103 deci- d 0.1 10-1 centi- c 0.01 10-2 milli-…