MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS

CHM 107 Spring 2014-1015 General Chemistry

Assignment 1

1. True or False

a) The same prefixes apply to all SI Units.

b) The terms “accuracy” and “precision” are equivalent.

c) The conversion of a liquid into vapour by evaporation is a chemical change.

d) A newton is a primary unit.

2.
a) The correct result (indicating the proper number of significant figures) of the following
addition is
12
1.2
0.12
+ 0.012

b) Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. The SI unit for momentum is

c) The number of significant figures for a mass recorded as 0.0500 0.0005 g is

d) What is the volume of a cube that has an edge length of 0.010 m? Give your answer
according to correct number of significant figures.

e) How many decimal points should be reported for the difference between 235.7631 and
235.57?

f) What is the best answer to report for ?

3. What are the processes involved in

a. Boiling an egg
b. Breaking an egg
c. Frying an egg
d. Separating an egg into its yolk and white
e. Poaching an egg
4. What are the macroscopic differences between a gas and a liquid?

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5. A liquid has a density of 1.67 g mL . What is the mass of the liquid that has a volume of
20.0 L? Give your answer according to correct number of significant figures.

6. Draw a figure showing steam condensing into liquid water on a microscopic scale.

7. Do the terms element and atom mean the same thing? If no, how do they differ?

8. There is always an attraction between two given molecules. In which type of matter is this
attraction strongest: solids, liquids or gases?