Chapter 2
Chemistry Matter and Change · 105 exercises
Problem 2
What is the volume of a sample that has a mass of 20 g and a density of 4 g/mL?
3 step solution
Problem 3
A 147-g piece of metal has a density of 7.00 g/mL. A 50-mL graduated cylinder contains 20.0 mL of water. What is the final volume after the metal is added to the graduated cylinder?
4 step solution
Problem 4
Define the SI units for length, mass, time, and temperature.
4 step solution
Problem 5
Describe how adding the prefix mega- to a unit affects the quantity being described
2 step solution
Problem 6
Compare a base unit and a derived unit, and list the derived units used for density and volume
4 step solution
Problem 7
Define the relationships among the mass, volume, and density of a material.
3 step solution
Problem 9
Calculate Samples \(A, B,\) and \(C\) have masses of \(80 g, 12 g,\) and 33 g, and volumes of \(20 \mathrm{mL}, 4 \mathrm{cm}^{3},\) and 11 \(\mathrm{mL}\) , respectively. Which of the samples have the same density?
4 step solution
Problem 10
Design a concept map that shows the relationships among the following terms: volume, derived unit, mass, base unit, time, and length.
3 step solution
Problem 11
Express each number in scientific notation. \(\begin{array}{lllll}{\text { a. } 700} & {\text { c. } 4,500,000} & {\text { e. } 0.0054} & {\text { g. } 0.000000076} \\ {\text { b. } 38,000} & {\text { d. } 685,000,000,000} & {\text { f. } 0.00000687} & {\text { h. } 0.0000000008}\end{array}\)
8 step solution
Problem 12
Challenge Express each quantity in regular notation along with its appropriate unit. \(\begin{array}{llllll}{\text { a. } 3.60 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{s}} & {\text { b. } 5.4 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}} & {\text { c. } 5.060 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{km}} & {\text { d. } 8.9 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Hz}}\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 13
Solve each problem, and express the answer in scientific notation. a. \(\left(5 \times 10^{-5}\right)+\left(2 \times 10^{-5}\right) \quad\) c. \(\left(9 \times 10^{2}\right)-\left(7 \times 10^{2}\right)\) b. \(\left(7 \times 10^{8}\right)-\left(4 \times 10^{8}\right) \quad\) d. \(\left(4 \times 10^{-12}\right)+\left(1 \times 10^{-12}\right)\)
12 step solution
Problem 14
Challenge Express each answer in scientific notation in the units indicated. a. \(\left(1.26 \times 10^{4} \mathrm{kg}\right)+\left(2.5 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{g}\right)\) in \(\mathrm{kg}\) b. \((7.06 \mathrm{g})+\left(1.2 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{kg}\right)\) in \(\mathrm{kg}\) c. \(\left(4.39 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{kg}\right)-\left(2.8 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{g}\right)\) in \(\mathrm{kg}\) d. \(\left(5.36 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{kg}\right)-\left(7.40 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{kg}\right)\) in \(\mathrm{g}\)
8 step solution
Problem 15
Solve each problem, and express the answer in scientific notation. a. \(\left(4 \times 10^{2}\right) \times\left(1 \times 10^{8}\right) \quad\) c. \(\left(6 \times 10^{2}\right) \div\left(2 \times 10^{1}\right)\) b. \(\left(2 \times 10^{-4}\right) \times\left(3 \times 10^{2}\right)\) d. \(\left(8 \times 10^{4}\right) \div\left(4 \times 10^{1}\right)\)
12 step solution
Problem 16
Challenge Calculate the areas and densities. Report the answers in the correct units. a. the area of a rectangle with sides measuring \(3 \times 10^{1} \mathrm{cm}\) and \(3 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{cm}\) b. the area of a rectangle with sides measuring \(1 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{cm}\) and \(5 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{cm}\) c. the density of a substance having a mass of \(9 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{g}\) and a volume of \(3 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{cm}^{3}\) d. the density of a substance having a mass of \(4 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{g}\) and a volume of \(2 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{cm}^{3}\)
4 step solution
Problem 17
Write two conversion factors for each of the following. a. a 16\(\%\) (by mass) salt solution b. a density of 1.25 \(\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL}\) c. a speed of 25 \(\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}\)
3 step solution
Problem 18
Challenge What conversion factors are needed to convert: a. nanometers to meters? b. density given in \(g / c m^{3}\) to a value in \(\mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3} ?\)
2 step solution
Problem 22
How many seconds are in 24 h?
4 step solution
Problem 23
Challenge Vinegar is 5\(\%\) acetic acid by mass and has a density of 1.02 \(\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL}\) .What mass of acetic acid, in grams, is present in 185 \(\mathrm{mL}\) of vinegar?
2 step solution
Problem 24
Describe how scientific notation makes it easier to work with very large or very small numbers.
4 step solution
Problem 25
Express the numbers 0.00087 and 54,200,000 in scientific notation.
4 step solution
Problem 26
Write the measured distance quantities \(3 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{cm}\) and \(3 \times 10^{4} \mathrm{km}\) in regular notation.
3 step solution
Problem 27
Write a conversion factor relating cubic centimeters and milliliters.
3 step solution
Problem 28
Solve How many millimeters are there in \(2.5 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{km}\) ?
4 step solution
Problem 29
Explain how dimensional analysis is used to solve problems.
5 step solution
Problem 30
Apply Concepts A classmate converts 68 km to meters and gets 0.068 m as the answer. Explain why this answer is incorrect, and identify the likely source of the error
4 step solution
Problem 35
Determine the number of significant figures in each measurement \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. } 508.0 L} & {\text { c. } 1.0200 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{kg}} \\ {\text { b. } 820,400.0 \mathrm{L}} & {\text { d. } 807,000 \mathrm{kg}}\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 36
Determine the number of significant figures in each measurement \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. } 0.049450 \mathrm{s}} & {\text { c. } 3.1587 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{g}} \\ {\text { b. } 0.000482 \mathrm{mL}} & {\text { d. } 0.0084 \mathrm{mL}}\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 37
Determine the number of significant figures in each measurement Challenge Write the numbers 10, 100, and 1000 in scientific notation with two, three, and four significant figures, respectively.
4 step solution
Problem 38
Round each number to four significant figures. \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. } 84,791 \mathrm{kg}} & {\text { c. } 256.75 \mathrm{cm}} \\ {\text { b. } 38.5432 \mathrm{g}} & {\text { d. } 4.9356 \mathrm{m}}\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 39
Challenge Round each number to four significant figures, and write the answer in scientific notation. \(\begin{array}{ll}{\text { a. } 0.00054818 \mathrm{g}} & {\text { c. } 308,659,000 \mathrm{mm}} \\ {\text { b. } 136,758 \mathrm{kg}} & {\text { d. } 2.0145 \mathrm{mL}}\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 40
Add and subtract as indicated. Round off when necessary. a. \(43.2 \mathrm{cm}+51.0 \mathrm{cm}+48.7 \mathrm{cm} \quad\) b. \(258.3 \mathrm{kg}+257.11 \mathrm{kg}+253 \mathrm{kg}\)
2 step solution
Problem 41
Challenge Add and subtract as indicated. Round off when necessary. a. \(\left(4.32 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{cm}\right)-\left(1.6 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{mm}\right) \quad\) b. \(\left(2.12 \times 10^{7} \mathrm{mm}\right)+\left(1.8 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{cm}\right)\)
6 step solution
Problem 42
Perform the following calculations. Round the answers. a. 24 \(\mathrm{m} \times 3.26 \mathrm{m} \quad\) b. 120 \(\mathrm{m} \times 0.10 \mathrm{m} \quad\) c. 1.23 \(\mathrm{m} \times 2.0 \mathrm{m} \quad\) d. 53.0 \(\mathrm{m} \times 1.53 \mathrm{m}\)
8 step solution
Problem 43
Perform the following calculations. Round the answers. a. 4.84\(m \div 2.4 \mathrm{s} \quad\) b. 60.2 \(\mathrm{m} \div 20.1 \mathrm{s} \quad\) c. 102.4 \(\mathrm{m} \div 51.2 \mathrm{s} \quad\) d. 168 \(\mathrm{m} \div 58 \mathrm{s}\)
12 step solution
Problem 44
Perform the following calculations. Round the answers. Challenge \(\left(1.32 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{g}\right) \div\left(2.5 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{cm}^{3}\right)\)
4 step solution
Problem 45
State how a measured value is reported in terms of known and estimated digits
5 step solution
Problem 46
Define accuracy and precision.
4 step solution
Problem 47
Identify the number of significant figures in each of these measurements of an object’s length: 76.48 cm, 76.47 cm, and 76.59 cm.
3 step solution
Problem 50
Apply Write an expression for the quantity 506,000 cm in which it is clear that all the zeros are significant.
4 step solution
Problem 51
Analyze Data Students collected mass data for a group of coins. The mass of a single coin is 5.00 g. Determine the accuracy and precision of the measurements \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text {Number of coins} \ \ \ \ {5} & {10} & {20} & {30} & {50} \\ \hline \text {Mass (g)} \ \ \ \ 23.2 & {54.5} & {105.9} & {154.5} & {246.2} \\ \hline\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 52
Explain why graphing can be an important tool for analyzing data.
6 step solution
Problem 53
Infer What type of data must be plotted on a graph for the slope of the line to represent density?
3 step solution
Problem 54
Relate If a linear graph has a negative slope, what can you say about the dependent variable?
4 step solution
Problem 55
Summarize What data are best displayed on a circle graph? On a bar graph?
3 step solution
Problem 56
Construct a circle graph for the composition of air. \(78.08 \% \mathrm{N}, 20.95 \% \mathrm{O}_{2}\) . 0.93\(\% \mathrm{Ar}\) , and 0.04\(\% \mathrm{CO}_{2}\) and other gases.
2 step solution
Problem 58
Apply Graph mass versus volume for the data given in the table. What is the slope of the line? \(\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text {Volume \)\left(\mathrm{cm}^{3}\right)\(} \ \ \ \ {7.5} & {12} & {15} & {22} \\ \text {Mass (g)} \ \ \ \ 24.1 & {38.5} & {48.0} & {70.1} \\ \hline\end{array}\)
4 step solution
Problem 59
Why must a measurement include both a number and a unit?
5 step solution
Problem 60
Explain why standard units of measurement are particularly important to scientists.
5 step solution
Problem 61
What role do prefixes play in the metric system?
4 step solution
Problem 62
How many meters are in one kilometer? In one decimeter?
3 step solution