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5117122, 146 Pa Explanations / Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes Exercise 20 Chapter 2, page 35 Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes Ison: 9780470616291 Table of contents =Q Explanat ns Vertes This is your 1 free sample explanation. Explanation A Explanation Explanation C Step1 a) Estimation : 3 x 9 = 27 = 30 Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes - 9780470616201 - Exereise 20 | Quilet Upgrade QQ) Y ‘Start your free trial lots We always choose for the result, the lowest significant number of one of the quantities in the multiplication which is 2 in our problem, —_—_ a) = (2.7) x (8.632) = 23.3064 = 23 ya 4 itpsquizlet.comvexplanationsitextbook-solutons/elementary-principles-ofchemical-processes-Ath-odton-97804706 1629 ichapter-2-oxorcises-20.¢ “4 5117722, 146 PM Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes - 9780470616201 - Exerese 20 | Quilet Step 2 2015 b) Estimation: 40-10% 5-10! 3.600 - 10-4 = 4 significant figures 8-106 45 = 2 significant figures So the result will have 2 significant figures Calculation 3.600 - 10-4 =8.0-10-6 7 = 8.0-10 Step 3 30f5. C) Estimation: 2.365 + 125.2 = 125 +2 = 127 = 130 Both of the quantities has 4 significant figures, but in our case we will use the rule of addition which gives attention to the last significant figures in the sum. 125.2 2.365 127.565 > 127.6 + itpsquilet.comfexplanationsitextbook-solutons/elomentary-principles-of-chemical-rocesses-4th-oton-9780470616291ichapter-2-exorcisws-20.0.. 26 5117722, 146 PM Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes - 9780470616201 - Exerese 20 | Quilet Step 4 4065 d) Estimation: 5-10'—9-10? =5- 104 9 - 10? is much smaller for a result with a 1 significant figure so we drop it for our estimation. In our case, we will focus on the subtraction rule which gives the attention on the last significant number in the quantities and the result 9 - 10?has | significant figure 4.753 - 10¢has 4 significant figures Calculation: 4.753 - 10* — 9 - 10? = (4.753 — 0.09) x 10* = 4.663 - 10* = 5 - 104 Result Sots a) Estimation: 27 Calculation: 23 b)Estimation: 8.0 - 10-6 Calculation: 8.0 - 10-6 Estimation: 127 Calculation: 127.6 )Estimation: 5 - 104 Calculation: 5 - 10* < Exercise 19 Exercise 21 > itpssquizlet.comexplanationsitexbook-solutons/elomentary-principlos-ofchemical-processes-Ath-odton-978047061629"ichapter2-oxorcises-20.0.. 34 5117722, 146 PM Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes - 9780470616201 - Exereise 20 | Quilet Privacy Terms itpsquizle.comfexplanationsitextbook-solutons/olomentary-principlos-ofchemical-rocesses-Ath-otion-9780470616291ichapter-2-cxorcises-20.0.. 44

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