Arellano University

2nd Semester, 2023-24

General Chemistry

Worksheet 3. Measurement

Answer the following: 15 pts.

1. How many significant figures are in each of the following:

a. 4.01
b. 4.010
c. 4010
d. 0.00004010

2. Two different forces, acting on the same object, are measured. One force is 2.0031N
and the other force, in the same direction, is 3.12N. Those are the only forces acting on
the object. Find the total force on the object to the correct number of significant figures.

3. Given the equation w = xyz, and x = 1.1 x 103, y = 2.48 x 10-2, and z = 6.000, what is w,
in scientific notation and with the correct number of significant figures?

4. You step on your brand-new digital bathroom scale, and it reads 125.4 pounds. What is
your mass in kilograms?

5. The distance from the Moon's center to the Earth's center ranges from approximately
356,000 km to 407,000 km.
a. What is the minimum distance to the Moon in miles?
b. What is the maximum distance to the moon in meters?

1 pound = 454 grams

1 mile = 1.6 kilometers