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Chapter 2: Measurement and Problem Solving

Additional Practice Problems from your textbook (Tro. Introductory Chemistry, 6th edition New
York: Pearson, 2018)

32. Express each number in scientific notation:

a. 7,376,000,000

b. 1,404,000,000

c. 11,258,000

d. 4,677,000

34. Express each number in scientific notation:

a. 0.000000001 s

b. 0.143 s

c. 0.000000000001

d. 0.000001 m

38. Express each number in decimal notation (i.e., express the number without using scientific
notation).

a. 1.30x106

b. 1.1x10-4

c. 1.9x102

d. 7.41x10-10

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41. Read each instrument to the correct number of significant figures. Laboratory glassware
should be read from the bottom of the meniscus (the curved surface at the top of the liquid
column).

a. c.

44. For each measured quantity, underline the zeros that are significant and draw an X through
the zeros that are not.

a. 0.00010320 s

b. 1,322,600,324 kg

c. 0.0001240 in.

d. 0.02061 m

46. How many significant figures are in each measured quantity?

a. 13001 kg

b. 13111 kg

c. 1.30x104 kg

d. 0.00013 kg

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50. Round each number to three significant figures.

a. 10,776.522

b. 4.999902x106

c. 1.3499999995

d. 0.0000344988

58. Perform each calculation to the correct number of significant figures.

a. 89.3 x 77.0 x 0.08

b. (5.01x105) / (7.8x102)

c. 4.005 x 74 x 0.007

d. 453 / 2.031

62. Perform each calculation to the correct number of significant figures.

a. 1459.3 + 9.77 + 4.32

b. 0.004 + 0.09879

c. 432 + 7.3 – 28.523

d. 2.4 + 1.777

70. Perform each conversion.

a. 155.5cm to meters

b. 2491.6g to kg

d. 6781mL to L

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72. Perform each conversion.

c. 7.39x1011 m to Gm

d. 1.15x10-10m to pm

80. Convert 1.88x10-6g to each unit.

a. mg

b. cg

c. ng

d. g

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104. A vase is said to be solid platinum. It displaces 18.65mL of water and has a mass of 157g.
If the density of platinum is 21.4g/mL, could the vase be solid platinum?

106. Acetone (fingernail-polish remover) has a density of 0.7857g/mL.

a. What is the mass in grams of 17.56mL of acetone?

b. What is the volume, in mL, of 7.22g of acetone?

Chapter 3: 66. Perform each temperature conversion:

a. 102° F to Celsius

b. -48°C to Fahrenheit

c. 273K to Celsius

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