Unit 1 Flashcards
One side of a cube measures 2.0 m. The volume of this cube is _______ m^3.
8.0
How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.000221700?
Six
What is the answer to the following problem using the correct number of significant figures? 1.00 x 7.000 x 2.0=
14
What is the answer to the following problem using the correct number of significant figures? 1.50 + 3.010=
4.51
How many sig figs are in the following measurement? 1.30 x 10^3
3
The correct answer (reported to the proper number of significant figures) to the following is… 4.0 x 2.00 =
8.0
What is the purpose of using significant figures in the science laboratory?
To determine the precision of measurement
You have a 5.2 L sample of oil. How many milliliters is this?
5200 mL
A patient must take 220 mg of pain medication every six hours. How many grams is that?
.22 g
You have signed up for a 8-kilometer race; how many centimeters will you be running?
8 x 10^5
3 kilogram = ______ milligrams
3 x 10^6
If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should ….
ask the instructor before proceeding
After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be …
disposed of according to your instructor’s directions.
A substance that can be separated by filtration might be a(n)
Heterogeneous Mixture
If matter is uniform throughout and cannot be separated into other substances by physical processes, but can be decomposed into other substances by chemical processes, it is called a(n) …
Compound
The teacher performs an experiment before the class. The student observes the following: gas given off, odor, gives off heat, change of color. What type of change has likely taken place?
A chemical change
Which phase change is occurring when solid carbon dioxide turns into a gas?
sublimation
If molecules go from flowing around one another to a state where they are much closer and vibrating about a fixed point, which phase change has occurred?
Freezing
Solids have a _____ shape and are ______.
definite, not easily compressed