EXERCISE 1-1 Significant Figures and Scientific Notation

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1 2001 in scientific notation is:
2.001x102
2.001x103
20.01x102
2001
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2 0.00345 in scientific notation is:
3.45x10-3
3.45x10-2
3.45x103
3.45x10-5
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3 23.0 in scientific notation is:
2.3x101
0.230x102
23.0
2.300x101
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4 97300 in scientific notation is:
9.730x104
9.7300x104
9.73x103
9.73x104
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5 0.005050 in scientific notation is:
5.05x10-3
5.050x10-2
5.050x10-3
5.050x103
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6 400.00 in scientific notation is:
4.00x102
4x102
4.0000x104
4.0000x102
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7 Express 2100.0 in 3 significant figures:
2.10x103
2.1x103
2100
2.100x103
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8 Express 3.14159 in 4 significant figures:
3.141
3.142
3.1416
3.14
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9 Express 0.06406 in 3 significant figures:
0.0640
0.064
0.06
6.40x10-2
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10 Express 20.4 in 2 significant figures:
20
2.0x101
2.1x101
21
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11 How many significant figures are in the number 303.0
1
2
3
4
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12 How many significant figures are in the number 2.4560x102
2
3
4
5
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13 How many significant figures are in the number 0.0765
2
3
4
5
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14 How many significant figures are in the number 2000
1
2
3
4
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15 How many significant figures are in the number 0.9870
2
3
4
5
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16 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
144/12 =
1
2
3
5
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17 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
720/900 =
1
2
3
6
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18 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
(2.30x104)(1.11x105) =
2
3
4
5
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19 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
37.2 - 36.6 =
1
2
3
4
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20 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
2.333x103 + 1.1x102 =
1
2
3
4
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21 How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
(2.00)(3.00) =
1
2
3
6
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22 Select the best answer to the calculation:
48.0/6.0
8.00
8.0
8
8.000
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23 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(1.11x103)(3.0x102) =
3.33x105
3.3x106
3.33x106
3.3x105
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24 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(5.00x10-4)(4.0x102) =
2.00x10-2
2.0x10-2
2.00x10-1
2.0x10-8
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25 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(3.33x10-5)(2.000x10-2) =
6.66x10-10
6.66x10-7
6.660x10-7
6.66x1010
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26 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(5.6x10-6)/(7.00x10-2) =
8.0x10-4
8.0x10-3
8.0x10-5
8.00x10-5
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27 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(3.6x10-3)/(9.0x10-6) =
4.0x102
4.0x103
4.0x1018
4.0x10-10
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28 Select the best answer to the calculation:
5.55x103 + 1.7x101 =
7.25x103
5.57x103
5.56x103
7.25x104
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29 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(27.6 - 25.1)(3.000)
7.50
7.500
7.5
8
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30 Select the best answer to the calculation:
(12)/(6.022x1023) =
2.0x1022
2.0x1023
2.0x10-22
2.0x10-23
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31 The density of ethanol at 20oC is 0.7893 g/mL. Of the two sets of density measurements, which set is more precise? A) 0.790, 0.788, 0.789
B) 0.7890, 0.7888, 0.7887
A
B
A and B have the same precision.
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32 The density of water at 20oC is 0.9982 g/mL. Of the two sets of density measurements, which set is more accurate? A) 0.9989, 0.9993, 0.9991
B) 0.9981, 0.9980, 0.9982
A
B
A and B have the same accuracy.
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33 The number of molecules in a mole is 6.022x1023 (Avogadro's number). What is the percent error of a value determined as 5.90x1023 ?
2.03%
12%
2.0%
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34 A saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride contains 26.4% salt. What is the percent error of a measurement of 25.8%
0.6%
2%
2.27%
2.3%
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35 For the answers to questions 35 - 38, click on the world wide web site:
http://web.lemoyne.edu/giunta/rayleigh.html . The paper at this site was written by Lord Rayleigh. Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay determined the mass of nitrogen gas generated by chemical means and compared it to the mass of air from which they had chemically removed the oxygen in the same sized container. As it was presumed at that time that air consisted of only nitrogen and oxygen, they expected the mass of the "nitrogen" obtained from the two sources to be the same. From the site above, calculate the average values of the atmospheric and chemical nitrogen to 3 significant figures.
2.32, 2.31
2.30, 2.29
2.31, 2.30
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36 From the site http://web.lemoyne.edu/giunta/rayleigh.html , calculate the average values of the atmospheric and chemical nitrogen to 5 significant figures.
2.310, 2.299
2.3102, 2.2990
2.3101, 2.2989
2.3103, 2.2991
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37 As a result of their measurements and very astute observational skills, what great discovery did Rayleigh and Ramsey make?
That air also contains almost 1% of a gas that they named argon.
That the chemically generated nitrogen was impure.
That they didn't remove all the oxygen from the air.
That air contains carbon dioxide.
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38 If Rayleigh and Ramsay had determined the mass to only 3 significant figures, would Raleigh and Ramsay have discovered argon?
Yes.
No
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