Archdiocese of Zamboanga

Immaculate Conception Archdiocesan School de Calarian

Upper Calarian, Zamboanga City

PROBLEM SET FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

PERFORMANCE TASK 2

Directions: Read and understand each question then write your answer on the provided answering
material. AVOID ERAASURES. Show your solutions and BOX your final answer.

QUESTIONS:

1. Convert 3598 grams into pounds

2. Convert 231 grams into ounces
3. A beaker contains 578 mL of water. What is volume in quarts?
4. How many ng are there in 5.27x10−13 kg?
5. What is 7.86 x 10−2 kL in dL?
6. What is 0.0032 gallons in cL?
7. A box measures 3.12 ft in length, 0.0455 yd in width and 7.87 inches in height. What is its
volume in cubic centimeters?
8. A block occupies 0.2587 ft3 . What is its volume in mm3 ?
9. If you are going 55 mph, what is your speed in nm per second?
10. If the density of an object is 2.87 x 10−4 lbs/cubic inch, what is its density in g/mL?
11. If the density of propanol is 0.828 g/mL and a sample has a mass of 14.5 g what is the volume?
12. How many km are in 2.88 m?
13. If the density of carbon tetrachloride is 0.793 g/mL, and a sample has a volume of 9.29 mL, what
is the mass?
14. If the mass of a lead ball is 23.5 g and the volume is 3.5 mL, what is the density of the lead ball?
15. . A water sample of mass 0.0204 kg is how many liters? d (H2O) = 1.00 g/mL
16. What is the density in g/mL of a substance that masses 0.987 kg and has a volume of 4.52 x
102mL?
17. How much water in mL would 5.25 mg of copper displace? d (Cu) = 11.53 g/mL
18. How many cg are in 0.497 g?
19. How many mL are in 0.258 L?
20. Table salt has a density of 2.16 g/mL. If you used 2.00 mL on your food, how much in mg is that?
21. How many degrees Fahrenheit are in 30.0oC?
22. How many degrees Celsius are in 315 K?
23. How many Kelvins are in -15.5oC?
24. How many yards are in 72.5 miles?
25. Calculate the mass in grams of 14.79 ml of a substance. Its density is 1.193 g/ml.
26. (a) Normally the human body can endure a temperature of 1058F for only short periods of time
without permanent damage to the brain and other vital organs. What is this temperature in
degrees Celsius? (b) Ethylene glycol is a liquid organic compound that is used as an antifreeze in
car radiators. It freezes at 211.58C. Calculate its freezing temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. (c)
The temperature on the surface of the sun is about 63008C. What is this temperature in degrees
Fahrenheit? (d) The ignition temperature of paper is 4518F. What is the temperature in degrees
Celsius?
27. Convert the following temperatures to degrees Celsius: (a) 77 K, the boiling point of liquid
nitrogen, (b) 4.2 K, the boiling point of liquid helium, (c) 601 K, the melting point of lead.

28. Carry out the following conversions: (a) 1.42 lightyears to miles (a light-year is an astronomical
measure of distance—the distance traveled by light in a year, or 365 days; the speed of light is
3.00 3 108 m/s). (b) 32.4 yd to centimeters. (c) 3.0 3 1010 cm/s to ft/s.

29. Aluminum is a lightweight metal (density 5 2.70 g/ cm3 ) used in aircraft construction, high-
voltage transmission lines, beverage cans, and foils. What is its density in kg/m3 ?
30. Carry out the following conversions: (a) 242 lb to milligrams, (b) 68.3 cm3 to cubic meters, (c)
7.2 m3 to liters, (d) 28.3 μg to pounds.
Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

Teacher’s Name Mr. Ricky S. Ayangco, LPT Mrs. Almabel T. Tuble, LPT
English Teacher JHS Academic Coordinator School Principal