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PROPERTIES OF MATTER

Chapter 1 - Volume and Mass
Experiment: Volume
Reading Scales
Experiment: Measuring Volume by Displacement of Water
Limitations of Volume as a Measure of Matter
Equal-Arm Balance
Single-Pan and Electronic Balances
Experiment: Sensitivity of a Balance

Chapter 2 - Mass Changes in Closed Systems
Experiment: The Mass of Dissolved Salt
Histograms
Using a Computer to Draw Histograms
Experiment: The Mass of Ice and Water
Experiment: The Mass of Copper and Sulfur
Experiment: The Mass of a Gas
Conservation of Mass
Laws of Nature

Chapter 3 - Characteristic Properties
Properties of Substances and Properties of Objects
Experiment: Mass and Volume
Density
Dividing and Multiplying Measured Numbers
Experiment: The Density of a Solid
Experiment: The Density of a Liquid
Experiment: The Density of a Gas
Range of Densities
Experiment: Freezing and Melting
Graphing
Experiment: Boiling Point
Boiling Point and Air Pressure
Distinguishing Substances

Chapter 4 - Solubility
Experiment: Dissolving a Solid in Water
Concentration
Experiment: Comparing the Concentrations of Saturated Solutions
Experiment: The Effect of Temperature on Solubility
Wood Alcohol and Grain Alcohol
Experiment: Isopropanol as a Solvent
Experiment: The Solubility of Carbon Dioxide
The Solubility of Gases
Acid Rain
Drinking Water

Chapter 5 - The Separation of Mixtures
Experiment: Fractional Distillation
Petroleum
The Separation of Insoluble Solids
Experiment: The Separation of a Mixture of Solids
Separation of a Mixture of Soluble Solids
Experiment: Paper Chromatography
Mixtures Involving Gases
Mixtures and Pure Substances

Chapter 6 - Compounds and Elements
Decomposing Pure Substances
Experiment: Decomposition of Water
Synthesis of Water
Experiment: Synthesis of Zinc Chloride
Law of Constant Proportions
Experiment: A Reaction with Copper
Experiment: The Separation of a Mixture of Copper Oxide and Copper
Complete and Incomplete Reactions
Experiment: Precipitating Copper
Elements, Elements near the Surface of the Earth

ATOMS AND MOLECULES

Chapter 7 - Radioactivity
Radioactive Elements
Radioactive Decomposition
Experiment: Radioactive Background
Experiment: Collecting Radioactive Material on a Filter
Experiment: Absorption and Decay
A Closer Look at Radioactivity
Radioactivity and Health

Chapter 8 - The Atomic Model of Matter
A Model
Experiment: Black Box
Atomic Model of Matter
"Experiment": Constant Composition Using Fasteners and Rings
Constant Proportions and the Atomic Model
Experiment: Flame Tests of Some Elements
Experiment: Spectra of Some Elements
Spectral Analysis
"Experiment": An Analog for Radioactive Decay
Half-Life

Chapter 9 - Molecular Motion
Molecular Motion and Diffusion
Number of Molecules and Pressure of a Gas
A Prediction about the Relation between Volume and Pressure of Gases
The Compressibility of Gases
Temperature and Molecular Speed
Avogadro's Law
Behavior of Gases at High Pressures

Chapter 10 - Classification of Elements: Periodic Table
A Historical Sketch
Some Families of Elements
Activity: Atomic Mass and Other Properties of Atoms
Elements in the Third Through Sixth Columns
Activity: The Elements in the Fourth Row
Fourth and Fifth Rows: A Historical Perspective

Chapter 11 - Sizes and Masses of Molecules and Atoms
The Thickness of a Thin Layer
Experiment: The Thickness of a Thin Sheet of Metal
Experiment: Size and Mass of an Oleic Acid Molecule
The Mass of Helium Atoms
The Mass of Polonium Atoms

ENERGY AND FORCES

Chapter 12 - Heating and Cooling
Introduction
Experiment: Mixing Warm and Cool Water
A Unit of Energy: The Joule
Experiment: Cooling a Warm Solid in Cool Water
Specific Heats of Different Substances
Experiment: Melting Ice
Heat of Fusion and Heat of Vaporization
Experiment: Heats of Reaction
Comparing Energies Involved in Different Processes

Chapter 13 - Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy
Experiment: Heating Produced by a Slowly Falling Object
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic Energy as a Function of Speed
Experiment: Changing Gravitational Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy
The Law of Conservation of Energy

Chapter 14 - Forces
Introduction
Weight: the Gravitational Force
Activity: The Elastic Force: Hooke's Law
Experiment: The Magnetic Force
Experiment: Sliding Friction
Friction and Weight
Newton's Third Law

Chapter 15 - Forces Acting in Different Directions
Balanced Forces on a Line
Representing Forces in a Plane
Experiment: Balance Forces in a Plane
The Net Force
Forces and Their Components
Experiment: Forces Acting on Moving Bodies Part 1
Newton's First Law
Experiment: Forces Acting on Moving Bodies Part 2
The Effect of Continuously Acting Forces
Two Special Cases

Chapter 16 - Forces and Motion in a Straight Line
Experiment: The Motion Detector
Experiment: Velocity Graphs
Experiment: Motion under a Constant Net Force: The Effect of Time
Experiment: Motion under a Constant Net Force: The Effect of the Magnitude of the Force
Experiment: Motion under a Constant Net Force: The Effect of Mass
Newton's Second Law