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Powerpoint 3.3
Chapter 3
Scientific Measurement
3.1 Using and Expressing
Measurements
Conversion Factors
• For example:
• 1 dollar = 4 quarters = 10 dimes = 20
nickels = 100 pennies
• For example:
• 1 meter = 10 decimeters = 100
centimeters = 1000 millimeters
1 m = 100 cm = 1 1 m = 100 cm = 1
or
1m 1m 100 cm 100 cm
1 m = 100 cm = 1 1 m = 100 cm = 1
or
1m 1m 100 cm 100 cm
conversion factors
1 m = 100 cm = 1 1 m = 100 cm = 1
or
1m 1m 100 cm 100 cm
conversion factors
109 nm 1m
and
1m 109 nm
1L 10 6
μL
and
106 μL 1L
Dimensional Analysis
60 min
1h
60 s
1 min
60 min 60 s
8h x x = 28,000 s = 2.8800 x 104 s
1h 1 min
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3.3 Solving Conversion Problems > Sample Problem 3.9
1.84 g Cu 1 student
and
1 student 1.84 g Cu
0.7 euro
1 U.S. dollar
1g
10 dg
1g
750 dg x = 75 g
10 dg
1 cm3 Ag
10.5 g Ag
14 g Ag x 1 cm 3
Ag = 1.3 cm3 Ag
10.5 g Ag
Multistep Problems
• Many complex tasks in your life are best
handled by breaking them down into
smaller, manageable parts.
KNOWNS UNKNOWN
length = 0.073 cm = 7.3 x 10-2 cm length = ? μm
102 cm = 1 m
1 m = 106 μm
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3.3 Solving Conversion Problems > Sample Problem 3.13
1m
102 cm
106 μm
1m
7.3 x 10 cm x
-2 1 m x 106 μm = 7.3 x 102 μm
102 cm 1m
KNOWNS UNKNOWN
density of Mn = 7.21 g/cm3 density of Mn = ? kg/m3
103 g = 1 kg
106 cm3 = 1m3
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3.3 Solving Conversion Problems > Sample Problem 3.14
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