Chemistry 140 Fall 2009 Problems Name: Jeff Martin

Problem Set 1 Due date:

Mandatory 09-24-09

Chapter 2 Measurements

30 points possible

Section 2.2, page 24; 2.8b, d: Write the following measurements in scientific notation: 2.8b 480 g 2.8d 0.00014 s 4.8 x102 1.4 x10-4

Section 2.2, page 24; 2.12c, d: Write the numbers as standard numbers: 2.12c 3 x 10-2 2.12d 2.12 x 105 0.03 21200

Section 2.3, page 27; 2.14b: What is the estimated digit in each of the following measured numbers: 2.14b 5.057 m 5m

Section 2.3, page 27; 2.16b: Identify the numbers in each of the following statements as measured or exact numbers: 2.16b The oldest known flower lived 120000000 years ago Measured Section 2.3, page 27; 2.20a, b: For each measurement, indicate if the zeros are significant: 2.20a 20.05 g 2.20b 5.00 cm yes yes

Section 2.3, page 27: 2.22a, 2.22f: How many significant figures are in each of the following measured quantities? 2.22a 20.60 L 2.22f 5.0 x 10-3 L 4 2

Section 2.3, page 27; 2.26b, 2.26d: Write each of the following in scientific notation with two significant figures: 2.26b 26000 s 2.26d 0.000 820 kg = = 2.6 x104 s 8.2x10-4 kg

Section 2.4, page 31; 2.32c: Round off or add zeros to the following to each of the calculated answers to give a final answer with two significant numbers: 2.32c 0.002341 m 2.3x10-3 m

Section 2.4, page 31; 2.34b, c: For the following problems, give answers with the correct number of significant figures: Problem 2.34b 2.40 = 0.0048 (4)(125) 5x10-3 Problem 2.34d (3.5)(0.261) = 0.005543 (8.24)(20.0) 535x10-3

Section 2.4, page 31: 2.36a For the following problem, give the answer with correct number of decimal places: Problem 2.36a 5.08 g + 25.1 g = 30.2g Section 2.5, page 35: 2.46b Complete the following relationship: Problem 2.46b 1 mL = 0.001 L

Section 2.6, page 39-40: 2.54d, 2.56c, 2.58b Problem 2.54d Write the equality and conversion factors for the following: One dollar has four quarters. 4 quarters = 1 dollar 1dollar or 4 quarters 4 quarters 1 dollar

Problem 2.56c Write the equality and conversion factors for the following pair of units. Pounds and grams 1lb = 453.6g 1lb or 453.6g 453.6g 1lb

Problem 2.58b Write the conversion factors for the following statement: There are 20 drops in 1 milliliter of water. 20 drops = 1mL Section 2.7, page 46: 2.62c, 2.62 d, 2.68 a Use metric conversion factors to solve the following problems: Problem 2.62c A package of chocolate instant pudding contains 2840 mg of sodium. How many grams of sodium is that? 2840mg x 1g = 2.84g 1 1000mg Problem 2.62d A park has an area of 150000 m2. What is the area in km2? 150000m2 x 1km2 = .15km2 1 10002 m2 Problem 2.68a Water is 11.2% by mass hydrogen. How many kilograms of water would contain 5.0 g of hydrogen (H atoms)? Section 2.8, page 50: 2.72d, 2.74a, 2.74e, 2.98 Problem 2.72d Determine the density (g/mL) for the following: an ebony carving that has a mass of 275 g and a volume of 207 cm3. Problem 2.74a Use the density values in Table 2.9 to solve the following problem: A graduated cylinder contains 28.0 mL of water. What is the new water level after 35.6 g of silver metal is submerged in the water? Problem 2.74e A cannonball made of iron has a volume of 115 cm3. If iron has a density of 7.86 g/cm3, what is the mass in kilograms of the cannonball?

Problem 2.98 page 54 A graduated cylinder contains 155 mL of water. A 15.0-g piece of iron (density = 7.86 g/cm3) and a 20.0-g piece of lead are added. What is the new water level in the cylinder? (See Table 2.9) Problem 2.112 page 55 In the manufacturing of computer chips, cylinders of silicon are cut into thin wafers that are 3.00 in in diameter and have a mass of 1.50 g of silicon. How thick (mm) is each wafer if silicon has a density of 2.33 g/cm3? (The volume of a cylinder is V = r2h.) Chemistry 140 Fall 2009 Chapter 2 Measurements Section 2.2, page 24: 2.7, 2.9, 2.11 Section 2.3, page 27: 2.13, 2.15, 2.17, 2.19, 2.21, 2.23, 2.25 Section 2.4, page 31: 2.29, 2.31, 2.33, 2.35 Section 2.5, page 35: 2.45, 2.47 Section 2.6, page 39-40: 2.53, 2.55, 2.57 Section 2.7, page 46: 2.61, 2.63, 2.65, 2.67 Section 2.8, page 50: 2.69, 2.71, 2.73 Recommended Problems