MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS

CHM 107 Spring 2012-1013 General Chemistry (3-2)4

Assignment 1

1. True or False

a) The same prefixes apply to all SI Units. T

b) The terms “accuracy” and “precision” are equivalent. F

c) The conversion of a liquid into vapour by evaporation is a chemical change. F

d) A newton is a primary unit. F

2. Multiple Choice

a) The correct result (indicating the proper number of significant figures) of the following
addition is
12
1.2
0.12
+ 0.012

13

b) Momentum is defined as the product of mass and velocity. The SI unit for momentum is

c) The number of significant figures for a mass recorded as 0.0500 0.0005 g is

d) What is the volume of a cube that has an edge length of 0.010 m?

e) How many decimal points should be reported for the difference between 235.7631 and
235.57?

f) What is the best answer to report for ?

2.68
3. What are the processes involved in

a. Boiling an egg C
b. Breaking an egg P
c. Frying an egg C
d. Separating an egg into its yolk and white P
e. Poaching an egg C

4. What are the macroscopic differences between a gas and a liquid? A liquid has a certain
volume, whereas a gas will occupy the whole container.

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5. A liquid has a density of 1.67 g mL . What is the mass of the liquid that has a volume of
20.0 L?
Let m  mass of liquid.

103 mL
m  1.67 g mol1  20.00 L 
1L
 33, 400 g (3 SF)

6. Draw a figure showing steam condensing into liquid water on a microscopic scale.

Molecules of steam

Liquid water

7. Do the terms element and atom mean the same thing? If no, how do they differ? No.
Element is the building block of matter. An atom is the smallest unit behaves as an
independent chemical system.

8. There is always an attraction between two given molecules. In which type of matter is this
attraction strongest: solids, liquids or gases? Solids