Friday, July 27, 2012

Thank you, EXCITE!

As a teacher, being in a seminar for one week when the first quarter of examination is approaching, is really hard. But as you go through different topics in the training, you'll realize that it's worth it. Because as you left the training course, true learning comes in. I know for sure that even I left them, I'll go back with a pail of knowledge and skills they need for them to become more productive and competent students of our province and our country as well.

Many thanks Prof. Fernan Natividad for sharing your knowledge and skills in MS Excel. We truly had a very fruitful and significant three days with you. The sessions may not be enough for you to impart your knowledge in that particular field and for us to learn it, but you greatly did your best to do so.

To Prof. Neil John P. Albito, thank you for letting us learn and enjoy blogging, creating movies, and exploring things we need for our personal and professional growth and also for the benefit of our students. We'll surely use and apply these things as you want us to do it.

For Ms. Sid with a cute smile, thanks for being an approachable and kind IT assistant to us, for attending our needs and queries for this five-day seminar.

To the administrators down to the staffs, continue to shower your blessings to the people around you. More power!

Above all, to Almighty Father for letting us be a part of this significant training course and for keeping us always safe in our way. Thank you Dear God! :)


GOD BLESS US ALL, F R I E N D S!

Blogging Session Break

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Everything MATTERs

MATTER – anything that takes up space and has mass.




3 States of Matter

  1. SOLID
·        has a definite shape (rigid)
·        definite volume
·        particles vibrate around fixed positions



  1. LIQUID
·        No definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
·        Has definite volume
·        Particles are free to move over each other, but are still attracted to each other



  1. GAS
·        No definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
·        No definite volume
·        Particles move in random motion with little or no attraction to each other
·        Highly compressible








Matter can be sub-divided into mixtures and pure substances.

1.  MIXTURE – has variable composition, the proportions that make up the mixture vary and can be separated by physical methods.

Mixtures can be classified as homogeneous or heterogeneous.

A.                             HOMOGENEOUS – it has only one phase; having visibly (to the naked      eye) indistinguishable parts.

              Example: red wine in a glass


B.                              HETEROGENEOUS – it has two or more phases; having visibly distinguishable parts.

Example: fruit salad in a bowl







Solution



Suspension



Colloid
Appearance


Clear, transparent and homogeneous
Cloudy, heterogeneous, at least two substances visibleCloudy but uniform and homogeneous
Particle Sizemolecule in sizelarger than 10,000 Angstroms10-1000 Angstroms
Effect of Light

Tyndall Effect
none -- light passes through, particles do not reflect lightvariablelight is dispersed by colloidal particles
Effect of Sedimentationnone
particles will eventually 

settle out
none



solution is always transparent, light passes through with no scattering from solute particles which are molecule in size. The solution is homogeneous and does not settle out. A solution cannot be filtered but can be separated using the process of distillation.


Example: A mixture of salt and water.




suspension is cloudy and heterogeneous. The particles are larger than 10,000 Angstroms which allows them to be filtered. If a suspension is allowed to stand the particles will separate out.


Example: Milk in a glass of water




colloid is intermediate between a solution and a suspension. While a suspension will separate out a colloid will not. Colloids can be distinguished from solutions using the Tyndall effect. Light passing through a colloidal dispersion, such as smoky or foggy air, will be reflected by the larger particles and the light beam will be visible.





  1. PURE SUBSTANCES – have constant composition and can only be separated by chemical reactions.

Elements and compounds are pure substances.

ELEMENTS -  substances that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical or physical means.





COMPOUNDS – substance with constant composition that can be broken down into elements by chemical processes.




Pure substances get broken down in the process of chemical changes.  Chemical changes involve a change in color, change in temperature, change in odor, or a gas is given off.



Mixtures can be separated by physical changes.  A physical change may change the form of a substance, but not its chemical compositions

METHODS FOR SEPARATING MIXTURES

  1. Distillation – process of separating a mixture by differences in boiling point.



  1. Filtration – process of separating a solid and a liquid.





  1. Chromatography – a method of separation that requires 2 phases, a stationary phase and a mobile phase.

    • STATIONARY PHASE – a solid
    • MOBILE PHASE -  a liquid or gas
           Example:  Paper Chromatography

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Good night! :)


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