Tutorial 1

1. How many zeros are significant figures in a measured

mass of 0.010010 g?
2. The number of significant figures in 0.00230300 m is
_______.

3. The number of significant digits in 200.000 is

___________.
4. What is the average of 0.1707, 0.1713, 0.1720,
0.1704, and 0.1715?

5. What is the standard deviation of the numbers in

question 4?
6. How many significant figures does each of following
numbers have?
a) 200.06
b) 6.030 x 10-4
c) 7.80 x 1010
d) 0.02670

e) 328.0

f) 7000.0

g) 0.00200

7. A batch of nuclear fuel pallets was weighed to

determine if they fell within control guidelines. The

weights were 127.2, 128.4, 127.1, 129.0 and 128.1 g.

Calculate (a) the mean, (b) the median , (c) the range.
8. Calculate the absolute error and the relative error in
percent and in parts per thousand in the following:

Measured value

Accepted value

a) 22.62 g

22.57 g

b) 45.02 mL

45.31 mL

c) 2.68%

2.71%

d) 85.6 cm

85.0 cm

9. Replicate water samples are analyzed for water

hardness with the following results; 102.2, 102.8,
103.1 and 102.3 ppm CaCO3. Calculate (a) the
standard deviation, (b) the relative standard deviation,
(c) the standard deviation of the mean and, (d) the
relative standard deviation of the mean.
10.
Replicate samples of a silver alloy are analyzed
and determined to contain 95.67, 95.61, 95.71, and
95.60% Ag. Calculate (a) the standard deviation, (b)
the standard deviation of the mean, (c) the relative

standard deviation of the mean (in percent) of the

individual results.