Explain the following statement: There is no first step of the scientific method.

How many moles is 14.5 cm^3 of platinum? the density of platinum is 21.45 g/cm^3.

Which change will decrease the number of effective collisions during a chemical reaction? a. adding a catalyst b. increasing the surface area c. decreasing the temperature d. increasing the reactant concentrations e. increasing the volume of the reactants

An unknown substance is a white solid at room temperature and has a melting point of 78 °c. which of the following substances is most likely to be the identity of the unknown sample? a. naphthalene, a molecular solid with the formula c10h8 b. silica, a network solid held together by covalent bonds with the formula sio2 c. calcium chloride, an ionic compound with the formula cacl2 d. water, an molecular compound with the formula h2o