Question 1

Which of the following is the correct SI base unit for measuring the amount of substance?

Accepted Answer

Mole (mol)

Question 2

A laboratory measurement is reported as $$23.46 \pm 0.04 mg. $$What does the $$\pm 0.04 mg $$represent?

Accepted Answer

The uncertainty in the last digit of the measurement

Question 3

Which of the following numbers has exactly three significant figures?

Accepted Answer

$$536$$

Question 4

Convert $$3.4 	imes 10$$^{-6}$$ meters to a unit using a metric prefix.

Accepted Answer

$$3.4$$ micrometers

Question 5

A hunk of alligator tail weighs $$0.432 kg. $$What is this mass in ounces? (Given: $$1 kg$$ $$= 2.2046 lb$$, $$1 lb$$ $$= 16 oz)$$

Accepted Answer

$$6.93 oz$$

Question 6

Which of the following is an exact number and does NOT affect the number of significant figures in a calculation?

Accepted Answer

$$1$$ inch $$= 2.54 cm$$

Question 7

A grain of pollen has a mass of $$8 ng. $$Express this mass in kilograms using scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$8 	imes 10$$^{-12}$$ kg

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the difference between precision and accuracy?

Accepted Answer

Precision is how close measurements are to each other; accuracy is how close measurements are to the true value.

Question 9

What is the correct answer, with the proper number of significant figures, for the following calculation: $$\frac{2.6596}{12.01 + 14.007}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$0.104$$

Question 10

A $$10-cm $$cube contains $$1000$$ $$1-cm $$cubes. What is the volume of the $$10-cm $$cube in $$cm^3$$?

Accepted Answer

$$1000$$ 	ext{ cm}^3$

Question 11

The speed of light in a vacuum is $$3.00 	imes 10^8$ m/s. What is this speed in miles per hour? (Given: 1$ mile = 1.609$ km, 1$ km = 1000$ m, 1$ hour = 3600$ s)

Accepted Answer

$$6.71 	imes 10^5$ mph

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct prefix and symbol for $$10^{-12}$$?

Accepted Answer

pico (p)

Question 13

Which of the following measurements is expressed with the correct number of significant figures after performing the operation: $$2.1 	imes 4.005 	imes 4.5654$$?

Accepted Answer

$$38.4$$

Question 14

A human chromosome contains about $$6.25 	imes 10^9$ DNA base pairs. If each base pair has a mass of 1.10$$ 	imes $$10^{-21} g$$, what is the total mass in grams?

Accepted Answer

$$6.88 	imes 10$$^{-12}$$ g

Question 15

Which of the following is a derived SI unit?

Accepted Answer

Liter (L)

Question 16

Which of the following is the best unit to express a mass of $$100,000,000,000 kg$$?

Accepted Answer

100 Tg

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a correct rule for determining significant figures?

Accepted Answer

Zeroes to the right of a nonzero digit in a whole number are always significant.

Question 18

Which of the following conversions is exact and should not limit the number of significant figures in a calculation?

Accepted Answer

$$1$$ inch $$= 2.54 cm$$

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the measurement shown in the third target (image 3) in the precision vs. accuracy diagram?

Accepted Answer

Low accuracy, low precision

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