CHEMISTRY 22

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Study Assignment 1, Significant Figures and

ScientificNotation
l. Determinethe number of sisnificant fisures in the followins values:

a) 1e0.82
mL

f) 8lions

g
b)0.006s

g) s.20x l0raps

h) 3.07x 101reat

i) 6.0300
x 10sm

c) 95.00mm

7 (z,g "" +)

d)s300n^

e )7 3 2 . 0 1 0 1 b

miles
J) 3215

eY,qc+

2. Round the following values to 3 significant figures:

a)3.68801
b)3.684e3

fl o.o42rs7s o,ot+zz

3,61
7,66

g) 150.7256

o,ol31
h) o.o1
3877
i) 4.862s0
* rc'
4,86 * lOl
j) 4.ooe8
x lo-r2 lf ,ol * to-''

c)3.6852e 3,61
d)17.o48rs2 I 7,o
e )8 . 7 5 4 3 0

l5 |

8,75

3. Perform the following unitless calculations and round the final answerto the proper number of
significant figures. Assume that all of the numberscame from measurements.

a)3.41-0.086652
b ) t 7 . 4 4 13- 6
c )2 1. 0 1x 2 . 0:

:
+ 10.4
0 0.87+ 4.061

*r-JZ

g ) 1 6x 8 4 1 . 41+6 . 3 0: 0

+Z

h \ 1 4 . 0 4 48 +
. 1I + 3 . 4 :

d) 18.7644-3.472+
o.4lol:

I 5,3
6,3 x IOZ

z 5.6

19,w3

4. Convertthe following valuesinto scientificnotation,or if given in scientific notation,convertback

to a regular number:

a) 52,000 5.7oo * o+

b)0.0006

6 x tO

-+

2.9* lo2o
g;2s0,000,000,000,000,000,000

h)0.000000650e
6 .Q1 ^ D- 7

c;zsq,ooo,ooo
7.nq* lO8

7,5F8 * lO-7
i) o.ooooooe548

d)7.66x
1o-2 0,0766
e)4.75xlo-a o,w+75

j) 7.8xrcs
k)6 x rc-j

0 ex rcr

t) 6.022*rc' 6q 2ZO

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78O/@
O, @6

5. Calculatethe averageof the following set of values: 18.4, 12.99,13.772and9.704. Round the final
answerto the proper number of significant figures.

Au2 :

l 8 . f + 1 2 . 1 7 +t 3 . 7 7 2 + 1 , 7 O +

+
13.7

6. Perform the following mathematicaloperations

a )l 0 rx t o a:
b) 10-?x 10-12:

")rl :
10-6

tO7

d) to- I3x 106:

. 103

]Ot'

9 ')

lor

r^')

- :

l0'

100

_:

1 0' '

P- 7

lo-z

)o'r

7. Perform the following operationsand expresseach answer in scientific notation:

a )( 2 . 0 x1 0 7()9 . 0x l o 6 ; :

I ,8 * lO'*

b ) ( 3 . s x 1 o(r7r .)1 x l o - 6 ; : 2 . 5 t , P g

. , 6 . 7 x 1- 0- 1 l . * n D t 7
4.8x10-"

0 .T, . e x l o b _ l , + / p - 8
5 . 5x l 0 - '

8. Expressthe sum of 1.380kg + 7.1 g + 85 mg using the correctnumber of significantfigures. Show

a completemethod. (Hint 1: Convert all to the sameunits. Hint 2: Arrangethe numbersvertically
before adding them together.)

l.ZSokr= lr3got

gS*y=

l,3go9
7 . 1s

l , 3 sT

O . O g Se

1,387,

O.O852

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