Problema 44
Indicate which of the following are exact numbers: (a) the mass of a 32-oz bag of sugar, (b) the number of students in your chemistry class, (c) the temperature of the surface of the Sun, (d) the mass of a postage stamp, (e) the number of milliliters in a cubic meter of water, (f) the average height of NBA basketball players.
Problema 45b
What is the number of significant figures in each of the following measured quantities? b. 32.40 s
Problema 45d
What is the number of significant figures in each of the following measured quantities? d. 0.00404 L
Problema 45e
What is the number of significant figures in each of the following measured quantities? e. 3.50×103 cm3
Problema 46e
Indicate the number of significant figures in each of the following measured quantities: e. 12.8690 g
Problema 47a
Round each of the following numbers to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation: (a) 102.53070
Problema 47e
Round each of the following numbers to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation: (e) −0.0357202.
Problema 48a
(a) The diameter of Earth at the equator is 7926.381 mi. Round this number to three significant figures and express it in standard exponential notation.
Problema 48b
(b) The circumference of Earth through the poles is 40,008 km. Round this number to four significant figures and express it in standard exponential notation.
Problema 49a,b
Carry out the following operations and express the answers with the appropriate number of significant numbers. (a) 14.3505 + 2.65 (b) 952.72 - 73.4201
Problema 49c
Carry out the following operations and express the answers with the appropriate number of significant numbers. (c) (3.29×104)(0.2501)
Problema 49d
Carry out the following operations and express the answers with the appropriate number of significant numbers. (d) 0.0588/0.677
Problema 50a
Carry out the following operations and express the answers with the appropriate number of significant numbers. (a) 320.5 − (6104.5/2.3)
Problema 51
Carry out the following operations and express the answers in exponential notation with the appropriate number of significant figures.
a. 2.791×104 + 8.76×103
b. 4.67×102 − 5.4437×104
c. (2.481×10−2 + 7.33×10−4) × (1.924×10−2 + 6.70)
d. (1.3×10−4 − 3.746×10−2)/(1.3×102 − 3.746×104)
Problema 52
Carry out the following operations and express the answers in exponential notation with the appropriate number of significant figures.
a. 2.791×104 + 8.76×103
b. 4.67×102 − 5.4437×104
c. (2.481×10−2 + 7.33×10−4) × (1.924×10−2 + 6.70)
d. (1.3×10−4 − 3.746×10−2)/(1.3×102 − 3.746×104)
Problema 54
You have a graduated cylinder that contains a liquid (see photograph). Write the volume of the liquid, in milliliters, using the proper number of significant figures.
Problema 55c
What are the conversion factors needed to convert the following? c. km to ft
Problema 56c
Determine the appropriate conversion factors for the following: c. mi to km
Problema 56d
Determine the appropriate conversion factors for the following: d. ft3 to L
Problema 57a
a. A bumblebee flies with a ground speed of 15.2 m/s. Calculate its speed in km/h.
Problema 57b
(b) The lung capacity of the blue whale is 5.0×103 L. Convert this volume into gallons.
Problema 57d
(d) Bamboo can grow up to 60.0 cm/day. Convert this growth rate into inches per hour.
Problema 58a
(a) The speed of light in a vacuum is 2.998×108 m/s. Calculate its speed in miles per hour.
Problema 58b
(b) The Sears Tower in Chicago is 1454 ft tall. Calculate its height in meters.
Problema 58c
(c) The Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a volume of 3,666,500 m3. Convert this volume to liters and express the result in standard exponential notation.
Problema 58d
(d) An individual suffering from a high cholesterol level in her blood has 242 mg of cholesterol per 100 mL of blood. If the total blood volume of the individual is 5.2 L, how many grams of total blood cholesterol does the individual's body contain?
Problema 59a
Perform the following conversions: (a) 5.00 days to s
Problema 59b
Perform the following conversions: (b) 0.0550 mi to m
Problema 59c
Perform the following conversions: (c) $1.89/gal to dollars per liter
Problema 59d
Perform the following conversions: (d) 0.510 in./ms to km/hr
Ch.1 - Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
