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    MUKUBA UNIVERSITY ZAMBIA

    SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES

    DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

    2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR

    CHE110: INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY


    Chemistry Tutorial Sheet 1/Assignment 1: Units and Dimension Analysis
    Due: Wed 19/11/2024 TIME: 16:00

    1. Discuss some ways in which chemistry has changed technology. Give one or more
    examples of how chemistry has affected another science.
    2. How many significant figures are there in each of the following measurements?
    a. 73.0000 g b. 0.0503 kg c. 6.300 cm d. 0.80090 m e. 5.10 x 10-7 m
    f. 2.010 s
    3. Perform the following calculations and round the answers to the correct number of
    significant figures (units of measurement have been omitted).
    a) (8.71 x 0.0301) ÷ 0.031 b) 0.71 + 92.2
    c) 934 x 0.00435 + 107 d) (847.89 - 847.73) x 14673
    4. The circumference of the earth at the equator is 40,000 km. This value is precise to two
    significant figures. Write this in scientific notation to express correctly the number of Four
    workers measure the mass of a 10.000 g mass on several different kitchen balances.
    Worker A: 10.022 g, 9.976 g, 10.008 g
    Worker B: 9.836 g, 10.033 g, 9.723 g
    Worker C: 10.230 g, 10.231 g, 10.232 g
    Worker D: 9.632 g, 9.835 g, 9.926 g
    i) Which set of data has the best precision?
    ii) Which set of data has the best accuracy?
    5. A liquid with a volume of 8.5 mL has a mass of 6.71 g. The liquid is either octane, ethanol,
    or benzene, the densities of which are 0.702 g/cm3, 0.789 g/cm3, and 0.879 g/cm3,
    respectively. What is the identity of the liquid?
    6. Convert the following to their required SI units.
    a) 10 nm b) 20 Å c)0.5 µg c) 25 ˚C d) 30 ˚C e) 24 hours

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    7. Convert the following as stated:
    i) 1 g/cm3 to kg/m3 ii) 0.5 dm3 to L iii) 500 ml to cm3 iv) 273.2 K to ˚C
    8. Which of the following represents the smallest mass?
    a. 23 cg b. 2.3 x 10-3 µg c. 0.23 mg d. 0.23 g e. 2.3 x 10-2 kg
    9. Distinguish between exact and measured numbers.

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