Water has a density of 0.997 g/cm3 at 25 °C; ice has a density of 0.917 g/cm3 at -10 °C. (a) If a soft-drink bottle whose volume is 1.50 L is completely filled with water and then frozen to -10 °C, what volume does the ice occupy? (b) Can the ice be contained within the bottle?
CHEM 1331 – Fall 2017 Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations Notes Section 1-1 Chemistry: An Atoms-First Approach Science a cyclical process of observing, questioning, and theorizing Why do we study Atoms o Understand macroscopic structures & their behavior o Understand formation of different molecules o Understand attraction between molecules Understanding what occurs in the microscopic world helps us explain what we observe in the macroscopic world o Macroscopic world – the world we experience Comprises objects such as cars, tables, baseballs, glass, rocks, oceans, etc. – made of atoms o Microscopic world – the world of atoms and molecules
