Homework Packet / Unit 1

Work in your spiral notebook. HW assignments should follow class notes for that
day. To begin, write HW 1.1 as your heading and complete the problems. You
can use pen or pencil. Show all work required to solve problems!

HW #1.1
1. Fill in the blank by converting the metric units.
a. 0.010 Km = ____ m b. 2000. mm = ____ Km c. 212 cm = ____ m
d. 0.3 mL = ____ L e. 36 g = ____ Kg f. 1264.3 mL = ____ L
g. One gallon of milk has a volume of 3.78 L. How many milliliters?
h. A two pound jar of jelly has a mass of 908 g. How many milligrams?

2. Express each of the following in scientific notation:

a. 1,254 b. 13,500,000. c. 31.47 d. 0.000404 e. 0.033
f. 782,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. g. 0.000000000002308

3. Write the following numbers in decimal notation:

a. 1.22 x 10-2 b. 2.54 x 10-5 c. 3.01 x 107

HW #1.2
1. Calculate the following and express the answer in correct scientific notation:
a. 1 103 = b. (3.4 x 104) + (9.2 x 104) = c. (4.33 x 103) + (1.42 x 104) =
d. (2.8 x 105) + (2.7 x 106) = e. (3.0 x 103) (2.0 x 102) =
2 5
f. (4.0 x 10 ) x (2.0 x 10 ) = g. (5.5 x 102) x (3.8 x 1012) =
h. (6.0 x 104) (3.0 x 105) = i. (6 x 107) (2 x 10-3) =
j. (5.0 x 10 ) (4.0 x 10 ) (3.0 x 10-2) =
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(1.2 x 10-4)(5.0 x 102)

HW #1.3
1. How many significant figures are there in the following measurements?
a. 5250 mg b. 63000 . mm c. 0.00000030092 Km d. 0.00310 g
e. 40 L f. 52008 mL

2. Rewrite the above measurements in scientific notation.

3. How many significant figures are there in the following measurements?

a. 50. g d. 0.044 mL g. 3.1001 x 103 cm
b. 7.02 mm e. 0.106 L h. 0.0000051 Kg
c. 0.0320 mg f. 9.000 Km

4. For which of the following calculations would you observe the rules of sig
figs:
a. the average number of students in a group
b. the density of an unknown liquid from mass and volume
measurements
c. the number of milliliters in a milliliter of water
d. the average height of students in your chemistry class

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5. Around the room have been placed a number of measurement stations.
Record: 1) the measuring device 2) the measurement to the correct
number of significant figures 3) the unit of measurement and 4) the
number of significant figures reflected in the value.
a. length b. volume c. mass d. temperature

6. Calculate the following and round the answer to the correct number of
significant figures (include units):
a. 4.31 g b. 38 mL c. 6.213 g
+ 2.6 g + 5.43 mL - 5.411 g

d. 15 cm x 4.99 cm = e. 0.012 m x 0.105 m =

5 3
f. (1.400 x 10 mm) x (3.9 x 10 mm) = g. 0.0010 g 0.5 mL =
h. 43.02 g 10.9 mL = i. 0.00201 g 0.03 mL =
j. Empty beaker = 64 g
Sample of salt (NaCl) = 0.176 g
What is the total mass of the beaker and the salt?

HW #1.4
1. Using the factor-label method (dimensional analysis), make the following
conversions:
a. 4000 lb to tons
b. 5.0 ft to inches
c. 7.0 miles to feet
d. 2.5 hr to minutes
e. 3500 seconds to days
f. 0.50 miles to inches
g. 2.0 pt to gallons
h. 4.00 tons to ounces
i. 350 cm to meters
j. 10. yd to meters
k. 60. mile/hr to ft/sec
l. 20. gal/day to pt/min
m. 20. miles/gal to Km/L

Answers:
1. a. 2 tons f. 31,680 --> 32,000 in j. 9.1 m
b. 60. in g. 0.25 gal k. 88 ft/sec
c. 36,960 --> 37,000 ft h. 1.28 x 105 oz l. 0.11 pts/min
d. 150 min i. 3.5 m m. 8.5 Km/L
e. 0.040 days

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HW #1.5
You can solve these problems using the FLM or by using the equation for
density. If you use the density equation, you must start with the equation then fill
in the known values before you show your final answer.
1. Calculate the density in g/mL for each of the following:
a. A piece of metal which displaces a volume of 5.4 mL and has a mass of 65 g.
b. A square piece of metal measuring 2.0 cm x 1.0 cm x 25 mm and having
a mass of 35.0 g.
2. Calculate the volume in milliliters occupied by each of the following:
a. A sample of acetic acid having a mass of 225 g and a density of 1.05 g/mL.
b. A sample of chloroform having a mass of 38.5 g and a density of 1.49 g/mL.
3. Calculate the mass in grams of each of the following:
a. A 25.0 mL volume of ether; d = 0.708 g/mL
b. A 320. mL volume of glycerine; d = 1.26 g/mL
4. The density of aluminum is 2.70 g/cm 3. What is the mass of a cube of
aluminum measuring 1.58 cm on each edge?

Answers:
1. a. 12 g/mL 2a. 214 mL 3.a. 17.7 g 4. 10.6 g
b. 7.0 g/mL b. 25.8 mL b. 403 g

HW #1.6
Solve the following by using the factor-label method:
1. The Eiffel Tower is 984 feet high. Express this height in centimeters,
meters, and kilometers.
2. One furlong is defined as one-eighth of a mile. How many kilometers are
there in a six-furlong horse race?
3. The speed limit on a highway is 55 miles per hour. Convert this value to
kilometers per hour.
4. If gasoline costs 40. cents per gallon, what is the cost of 5.0 liters of
gasoline?
5. If a person can move 35 lb of dirt per minute, how many kilograms can that
person move in 3.0 hours?
6. An average copy of National Geographic weighs 12.5 ounces. There are
10.4 million subscribers to the magazine. How many pounds of National
Geographic magazines must the Postal Service deliver each month?
7. a. 3.0 mL/min = ? gal/sec
b. 200. oz/hr = ? Kg/sec
c. 10.0 g/mL = ? lb/qt

Answers:
1. 3.00 x 104 cm, 300. m, 0.300 Km 6. 8.13 x 106 lb
2. 1.2 Km 7.a. 1.3 x 10-5 gal/sec
3. 89 Km/hr b. 1.58 x 10 -3 Kg/sec
4. 53 cents c. 20.8 lb/qt
5. 2.9 x 103 Kg

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