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Course Introduction
Chapter-1
18 September 2002
Chemistry 5: The
Team
I. Lecturers
Charles Lieber
Sunney Xie
Chemistry 5: The Team
II. Assistant Head Tutor & Lab
Coordinator: Gregg Tucci (tucci@fas)
Chem (5/7)
Chemistry & Greater Things?
Nanotechnology
Environment Atmosphere
Pharmaceuticals Electronics
Materials
Nanotechnology
Environment Atmosphere
Pharmaceuticals Electronics
Materials
Questions:
If you have a question during lecture,
please ask! Someone else is probably
wondering about the same point.
Chemistry
What does the subject chemistry bring to
mind?
Matter
Composition/Structure
Properties
Chemistry
Matter (the stuff of chemistry)
• matter is physical material of universe
• it is anything that has mass and occupies space
We will focus on matter composed of
elements from the periodic table
Chemistry
Matter (the stuff of chemistry)
• matter is physical material of universe
• it is anything that has mass and occupies space
We will focus on matter composed of
elements from the periodic table
Composition/Structure
• components of matter (e.g., atoms) and
relative proportions
• how these components are connected in
together
Properties
Attributes that we use to distinguish one
sample from another:
• physical (e.g., hardness, color)
• ‘chemical’ (reactivity!)
Chemical Properties & Change
H2 H2/O2
H2O
Chemical Properties & Change
Au + H2O
Na + H2O
matter
No Can sample be
Yes
separated by
substance physical process? mixture
No Yes
decomposed by
chemical process?
Yes No
uniform
throughout?
element compound
homgeneous heterogeneous
States of Matter
Three common states of matter:
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Density & Composition
What is difference between mass and
density?
Density is the mass in a unit volume of a
substance: density = mass/volume
density expectations?
Density: An Example
Vanadium Oxide, V2O5
Density(final) = 53 g/?
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