GenChem 1 - Worksheet 4 5
GenChem 1 - Worksheet 4 5
GenChem 1 - Worksheet 4 5
Name Period
Worksheet 4
1. How many significant figures are there in each of the following quantities?
4. Round off the following numbers to the number of significant figures indicated.
5. Express the following calculations in the proper 6. Express the following calculations in the proper
number of significant figures and units. number of significant figures.
8. A student measures the mass of an object to be 195.3 grams using an electronic balance. When placed in a
graduated cylinder, the object displaced 9.9 ml of water. What is the density of the object?
9. What is the volume of a glass cylinder with an inside diameter of 6.0 cm and a height of 28
cm? (The volume of a cylinder equals pi x radius squared x height)
Metric Unit Conversions and Dimensional Analysis
Name Section
Worksheet 5
Convert the Following Units: Show All of Your Work (Use Dimensional Analysis)
63 m → km
0.885 m → mm
98.33 kg → g
89 cm → m
450 mL → L
36 oC → K
6.3 x 103 mg → g
0.049 L → mL
423 K →oC
1. List the SI base unit for each of these quantities.
a. time c. temperature
b. length d. mass
2. Which would melt first, germanium (m.p. 1,210 K) or gold (m.p. 1,064 oC)?
3. A quarter has a mass of about 5.65 g. Express this mass in milligrams, kilograms and micrograms.
a. 0.123
d. 1,000,000
b. 25,004
e. 0.00493
c. 0.00078
5. Which is larger?
7. A tank measuring 28.6 cm by 73.0 mm by 0.72 m is filled with olive oil that has a mass of 1.38 x 104 g.
What is the density of olive oil in kilograms per liter?
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