Chapter 2 Review Name: _________________________________

Measurements and Calculations Staley Seminar Chemistry 1

Vocabulary
Section 1
quantitative
qualitative

Section 2
quantity
measurement
SI
weight
mass
length
SI prefixes
derived unit
volume
volume formula (cube
& cylinder)
water displacement
density
conversion factor
dimensional analysis

Section 3
accuracy
precision
percentage error
certainty &
uncertainty in
measurements
significant figures
scientific notation


Chapter 2 Objectives
Section 1- Scientific Method
Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative observations
Section 2- Units of Measurements
Distinguish between a quantity, a unit and a measurement standard
Name and use SI units for length, mass, time, volume and density
Identify SI prefixes and their meaning
Distinguish between mass and weight
Perform density, mass & volume (formula and water displacement) calculations
Solve conversion problems using dimensional analysis (e.g. conversions of units, rate problems &
multistep)
Section 3
Distinguish between accuracy and precision
Calculate the percent error of a measurement
Read scales to the appropriate number of significant figures
Determine the number of significant figures in measurements
Perform mathematical operations and round to the appropriate significant figures
Convert real numbers into scientific notation and scientific notation into real numbers
Perform mathematical operations involving scientific notation

Practice Problems
Chapter Review
o Section 1: Problem 1
o Section 2: Problems 4-23
o Section 3: Problems 24-31

Appendix D Problem Bank (starting pg. 881)
o Metric Conversions (Use dimensional analysis)- Problems 2 & 3
o Dimensional Analysis- Problems 18, 25, 33 & 34
o Density- Problems 24, 80, 85 & 94
o Significant Figures- Problems 35, 36 & 37 (a-d only)
o Scientific Notation- Problems 54, 55, 56 & 57 (a-d only)