CHEMISTRY
of significant figures and units for the
LONG EXAM 1:
Order the four metric units provided from
smallest to largest.
1) kilojoule 2) centijoule 3) microjoule 4)
millijoule.
l microjoule < millijoule < centijoule
< kilojoule
In the area of nanotechnology, particles
defined as nanoparticles range in size
from 1 nm to 2500 nm. One nm is
equivalent to 1 × 10–9 m. If the size of the
particles that make up a particular
material is 7.00 × 10–8 cm, what is this
size in nanometers?
l 0.700 nm
The wavelength of light emitted from a
particular red diode laser is 651 nm. What
is the wavelength in meters?
l 6.51 × 10–7 m
Express the volume 497.9 cm3 in liters.
l 0.4979 L
Express 0.00780 in exponential notation.
l 7.80 × 10–3
The number of significant figures in
5.6496 × 10–2 cm is _____.
l5
Round 0.00650513 to 4 significant figures.
l 0.006505
Which response has the correct number
following mathematical operation?
l 1.95 × 10–5 kcal
A general chemistry student found a
chunk of metal in the basement of a
friend's house. She measured the mass
of the metal to be 112.5 g. Then she
dropped the metal into a graduated
cylinder containing 26.0 mL of water, and
the water level rose to 67.4 mL. Of the
following metals, which is the most likely:
l Aluminum, d = 2.72 g/mL
Express the number 0.000929 in scientific
notation.
l 9.29 × 10–4
Calculate the following:
l 1 × 10–740
Express the result of the following
calculation in scientific notation: 655 cm ×
649 cm
l 4 × 105 cm2
Express the result of the following
calculation in scientific notation: 0.0845
cm2 ÷ 30.2 cm
l 3 × 10–3 cm
Using the rules of significant figures,
calculate the following:
l 6.32
Which of the following is not a mixture? Which of following would be classified as
a chemical change?
l Diamond
l the removal of a color stain using
Which of the following are likely to form a bleach
homogeneous mixture?
1 milk and ice cream blended
. together with chocolate syrup
2 an egg combined with milk and
. mixed with a whisk Which of the following observations is/are
3 1 gram table salt combined with examples of chemical change?
. 250 mL of water 1
Iron (Fe) rusts, forming Fe2O3.
l 3 only .
The density of water increases
2
Which one of the following substances is when it changes from a solid to a
.
classified as a molecular element? liquid.
3
l I2 Sodium chloride melts at 801 °C.
.
Which of the following terms best l 1 only
describes ammonia, NH3?
Which of the following observations is/are
l Chemical compound examples of a physical change?
Which of the following statements 1 The density of water decreases
concerning water (H2O) is/are CORRECT? . when it solidifies.
1 2 Aluminum melts when heated
H2O is a chemical compound. . above 660 °C.
.
2 3 Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
Water is a homogeneous mixture. . decomposes to water and oxygen.
.
3 Liquid water is a mixture of l 1 and 2
. elemental hydrogen and oxygen.
A battery-operated power tool, such as a
l 1 only cordless drill, converts
Which one of the following statements is l chemical potential energy to
not a comparison of physical properties? mechanical energy.
l Calcium reacts more quickly than Properties, such as color and density,
iron in acids. which can be observed or measured
An intensive property of a substance is without changing the composition of a
substance are called ________ properties.
l independent of the amount
present. l Intensive

All of the following are examples of A pure solid reacts with air to produce a
intensive properties of matter except new white solid. What can be concluded
_____. about the original solid?

l the amount of energy transferred l it could be either an element or a

as heat compound
An 8.90 g sample of nickel occupies 1 mL.
Which statment is true?
l The density of a 2 mL sample
would be the same as the 1 mL
sample.
What is the proper answer and number of
significant figures for the following
calculation: (28.914 - 19.3) × 8.152?
l 78
Which of the following is a property of
both gases and liquids?
l Indefinite shape
Which one of the following statements
about heteroatomic molecules is correct?
l Upon chemical subdivision,
heteroatomic molecules always
yield two or more kinds of atoms.
Which of the following pairings of
chemical formulas and "molecular
descriptions" is incorrect?
l SiO2 and "diatomic"
Which of the following statements
concerning mixtures is correct?
l It is impossible for a mixture
containing only one phase to be
heterogenous.
When substance A reacts with substance
B, a new substance C is formed. Based
on this information, we can say that:
l More than one correct response.
In which one of the following measure
numbers are all of the zeros significant?
l 3.945900
When expressed in scientific notation, the
measured numbers 3200 and 3200.0
become, respectively,
l 3.2 × 103 and 3.2000 × 103
Statements:
(1) The answer to the addition
problem 3.21 + 32 + 3.22 should have
an uncertainty of hundredths.
(2) The measurement 653,899, when
rounded to five significant figures,
becomes 65,390.
(3) The higher the specific heat of a
substance, the more its temperature
will change when it absorbs a given
amount of heat.
l None of the statements are true.
Statements:
(1) A deciliter is equal to 100 milliliters.
(2) The Kelvin temperature scale is
closely related mathematically to the
Celsius temperature scale.
(3) Measurements cannot be exact
because two estimated digits are
always recorded as part of any
measurement
l Two of the three statements are
true.
40. Statements:
(1) The measured numbers 244,000
and 0.000244 contain the same
number of significant figures.
(2) One cubic centimeter is equal to
ten milliliters.
(3) The conversion factor 1 in/2.54
cm,when used as written, would
decrease unit size.
l Only one of the statements is
true.
41.A manufacturer of paint claims that
a gallon (3.78 L) of latex paint can
cover 365 ft2 of the surface of a wall figurine made of silver? Explain your
in a single coating. The paint reasoning.
manufacturer also claims that one
single coating of an entire wall will be
3.40 mm thick.
Is this a case of false advertising? Yes
or No? Elaborate your answer by
providing a calculation (handwritten,
upload a pdf).
You may use the following
conversions: 12 in = 1 ft, 2.54 cm = 1
in
Therefore, the figurine is made up of
silver as it is quite precise to that of
the given density.

Therefore, it is false advertisement

since the advertised volume was 365
ft², however, 3.78 L is only equivalent
and can cover 0.13 ft².
42. A socialite brought a small solid
figurine to a chemist. The owner
wants to know if it is made of silver but
doesn’t want it damaged during the
analysis. The chemist decides to
determine the density, knowing that
silver has a density of 10.5 g/mL. The
figurine is put into a graduated
cylinder that contains 32.6 mL of
water. The reading while the figurine
is in the water is 60.1 mL. The mass
of the figurine is 240.8 g. Is the