CHM 1102 – Introduction to General Chemistry

Worksheet #1

1. Provide examples of the following: hypothesis, theory, law and fact.

2. Explain how you could experimentally determine whether the temperature at the top of
Mount Roraima is higher or lower than 0 °C without using a thermometer.
3. Describe some of the necessary characteristics of a scientific theory.
4. A general chemistry student was asked to investigate various properties of hydrochloric acid
and zinc. They chose to assess the boiling point, melting point, hardness, density, flammability
and their reactivity with each other. Which of these are physical properties and which are
chemical properties?
5. Which of the following is an extensive property of a bubble of air? (temperature, density, %
oxygen, radius)
6. Which of the following is an extensive property of tea in cup? (% sugar, temperature, cream
added per mL of tea, colour, total mg of caffeine)
7. Which of the following is an intensive property? (number of atoms, weight, mass, volume,
density)
8. Classify each of the following as either an element, compound, homogenous mixture or
heterogeneous mixture:
a. Saline e. A balloon of air
b. Crude Oil f. Mendelevium
c. Brass g. Gypsum
d. A bottle of milk of magnesia h. Aluminium
9. State the number of significant figures in the following quantities
a. 3.00100 g e. 1.6402 g
b. 0.0200 s f. 3.40 x 103 mL
c. 0.0023°C g. 1.020 L
d. 0.0000055 g
10. Express the following measurements in scientific notation:
a. 186000. e. 1000.00
b. 0.000 000 535 f. 0.0000000651
c. 0.000 000 002 g. 0.007157
d. 22086
11. Perform the following calculations; express each answer in scientific notation and with the
appropriate number of significant figures:
a. 0.406 × 0.0023 c. 0.458 + 0.12 - 0.037
b. 0.1357 × 16.80 × 0.096 d. 32.18 + 0.055 - 1.652
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e. (10.3) x (0.01345) g. [(10.3) + (0.01345)] ÷ [(10.3) x

f. (10.3) + (0.01345) (0.01345)]

12. A chemist determined in a set of four experiments that the density of magnesium metal was
1.68 g/cm3, 1.67 g/cm3, 1.69 cm3, 1.69 g/cm3. The accepted value for its density is 1.74 g/cm3.
What can you conclude about the precision and accuracy of the chemist’s data?
13. Convert the following quantities as indicated:
a. 1 cm3 = __ m3 g. 22.4 kg/L = ____ kg/mL
b. 30 m/s = __ cm/µs h. 0.74 Kcal/min = _____ cal/sec
c. 88 nm = __ pm i. 1.42 g/cm2 =_____ mg/mm2
d. 0.0789 mg = ____ µg j. 5.93 cm3 = ___ m3
e. 0.10 g = ___ mg k. 498.82 cg =___ mg
f. 25.0 mL = ___ kL

14. A box has dimensions: l = 10.0 cm; w = 5.0 cm; h = 2.5 cm determined by a mm ruler. Calculate
the volume of the box ± its absolute uncertainty.

15. A micrometre screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a steel ball-bearing which was
found to be 4.46±0.01 mm. Calculate the volume of the ball-bearing in units of mm3 and its
percentage error.