SPM Form 4 Notes Introduction To Chemistry
SPM Form 4 Notes Introduction To Chemistry
SPM Form 4 Notes Introduction To Chemistry
dy of alchemy (an art of transforming common metals to precious metals, usually lead to gold but to no success) (alchemy has since been proven to be a wrong and currently dead branch of science) Chemistry is the study of the composition, structure, properties and interactions of matter. Founder of Modern Chemistry (try and read up on the history of these two great men) 1. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) performed controlled experiments and published his work with elaborate details such as procedure, apparatus and observations. 2. Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) developed the Law of Conservation of Mass and thetheory of combustion. Scientific Method 1. Making Observation 2. Making Inference (smart guess) 3. Identifying the Problem 4. Making a Hypothesis 5. Identifying the Variables 6. Controlling the Variables 7. Planning an Experiment 8. Collecting Data 9. Interpreting Data 10. Making a Conclusion 11. Writing a Report