Workshop #1 (15 pts) University Chemistry 1

Dr. Villeneuve

1) Express the answer in each of the calculations below to the proper number of significant figures.
Remember that your calculator will not give you the correct number of significant figures to report.

a) 239.746 + 22.00 - 30.013 = ____________________

b) 87.9 x 10-5 + 2.300 X 10-3 - 9.54 X 10-4 - 0.4427 X 10-2 = _______________

c) ( 2.489 X 106 ) ( 110 X 10-3 ) = ______________________

( 45100) ( 95.90 X 10-4 )

d) log(6.49 x 10-2) = ________________

2) You have a 100.0 mL graduated cylinder containing 50.0 mL of water. You drop a 98 g piece of
steel (density = 7.750 g/cm3) into the water. What is the new reading for the water level in the
graduated cylinder?

3) In 1773, Benjamin Franklin observed that one teaspoon of oil spilled on a pond near
London spread out to form a film that covered an area of about 22,000 ft2. If a teaspoon of oil has
a volume of about 5 cm3 and the oil spreads out to form a film roughly one molecule tall, what is
the average height of an oil molecule in nanometers?

4) Turkey contains the amino acid tryptophan that can be used by the body to produce serotonin which
can calm the brain’s activity and help to bring on sleep. What mass (in g of tryptophan) is in a
0.25 lb serving of turkey? Assume tryptophan accounts for 1.0% of the turkey mass.