nwabuisi (upn64) – Post-lab 1 Measurement – lyon – (50555) 1

This print-out should have 25 questions.

Multiple-choice questions may continue on 3. 880 ± 20 mL correct
the next column or page – find all choices
before answering. 4. 876 ± 17 mL

001 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points 5. 880.0 ± 20.0 mL

How would you report 300.821 ± 0.00500 g
using the correct number of significant digits?
1. 300.000 ± 0.005 g
2. 300.821 ± 0.00500 g
Explanation:
Round the standard deviation to one sig-
nificant digit, then round the answer to that
same decimal place.

3. 300.821 ± 0.005 g correct 004 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points

How would you report 1508.14 ± 1.780300 kg
4. 300 ± 5 g using the correct number of significant digits?

5. 300 ± 0.005 g 1. 1508 ± 2 kg correct

Explanation: 2. 1508.14 ± 1.780300 kg
Round the standard deviation to one sig-
nificant digit, then round the answer to that 3. 1508 ± 1.78 kg
same decimal place.
4. 1508 ± 1 kg
002 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points
How would you report 10.54±0.80000 M using 5. 1500.14 ± 1.8 kg
the correct number of significant digits?

1. 10.0 ± 0.8 M Explanation:

Round the standard deviation to one sig-
2. 10.54 ± 0.80000 M nificant digit, then round the answer to that
same decimal place.
3. 10.54000 ± 0.80000 M
005 10.0 points
4. 10.5 ± 1 M

5. 10.5 ± 0.8 M correct

Explanation:
Round the standard deviation to one sig-
nificant digit, then round the answer to that
same decimal place.

003 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points

How would you report 876.0 ± 17.2 mL using
the correct number of significant digits?

1. 880 ± 17 mL

2. 876.0 ± 17.2 mL
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amined.
Explanation:

008 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points

Which of the following pairs are both intensive
properties of a substance?

1. mass and volume

2. density and mass

006 10.0 points
Assuming that all are measured quantities,
complete the following operation and express
the result in the correct number of significant
figures.
3. density and temperature correct
4. temperature and volume
Explanation:

3.10 × 102 009 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points

(0.0739)(7.797 × 10−2) Which of the following is the correct definition
for ”random error”?
1. 5.38 × 104 correct
1. Is random.
2. 5.380 × 104
2. Error of the same magnitude and in the
3. 3.271 × 102 same direction each time the measurement is
made.
4. 3.27 × 102
3. Occurs from minor variations in the quan-
5. 5.4 × 104 tities measured due to the limitations of the
measuring process itself. correct
Explanation:
4. Error caused by committing a personal
007 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
fault.
What does the term ”intensive property of a
substance” mean? Explanation:

1. A physical property of a substance that 010 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points

is dependent upon the amount of material Which of the following is the correct definition
examined. for ”gross error”?

2. A chemical property of a substance that 1. Error of the same magnitude and in the
is dependent upon the amount of material same direction each time the measurement is
examined. made.

3. A physical property of a substance that is 2. Error that can reduce the accuracy of the
independent of the amount of material exam- measurement, but the precision can still be
ined. correct good.

4. A chemical property of a substance that 3. Occurs from minor variations in the quan-
is independent of the amount of material ex- tities measured due to the limitations of the
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measuring process itself.
2. 10 minutes
4. Error caused by committing a personal
fault. correct 3. 45 minutes
Explanation:
4. 60 minutes
011 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points
5. 20 minutes
Which of the following is the correct definition
for accuracy?
6. 15 minutes
1. The extent to which a measured value Explanation:
agrees with the true value of the quantity All guidelines are covered in the syllabus.
measured. correct
014 10.0 points
2. The overall mean value of the data. Round off 32, 175, 000 µm to two significant
figures.
3. Agreement between two or more measure-
ments that have been carried out in exactly 1. 3.2 × 108 µm
the same fashion.
2. 3.2 × 106 µm
4. Is an intensive property.
3. 3.2 µm
Explanation:
4. 3.2 × 105 µm
012 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points
Which of the following is the correct definition
5. 3.2 × 107 µm correct
for precision?
Explanation:
1. The extent to which a measured value
agrees with the true value of the quantity 32, 175, 000 µm = 3.2 × 107 µm
measured.
015 10.0 points
2. Agreement between two or more measure-
What is the proper solution to the following
ments that have been carried out in exactly
equation?
the same fashion. correct

3. The overall mean value of the data. ( 27.9 ÷ 4.0 ) − 7.6134 + 11.431 =

4. Is an intensive property.
Explanation: 1. 10.793

013 10.0 points 2. 10.79

If a student is more than (?) late to the lab,
he or she will not be permitted into the lab 3. 10.8 correct
and will receive an unexcused absence for the
missed laboratory with all the implications 4. 11
that come with it.
5. 10.7926
1. 30 minutes correct Explanation:
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In division, use the smallest number of sig.
figs.; i.e. 2. The last position retained from
the division is the tenths position. The last
digit retained in the sum and difference will be
the tenths position which is the first doubtful
digit. Therefore, the final answer, 10.7926,
needs to be rounded to 3 sig. figs., 10.8.
016 10.0 points
Standard deviation is a measure of the scatter
in the data. Does a small value for stan-
dard deviation indicate high precision or low
precision?
1. Both 1 and 2.
2. Cannot determine from the information
given.
3. high precision correct
4. low precision
Explanation:
017 10.0 points
What is the answer with the proper significant
figures for the following equation?
(7.6 + 8.401) × 4.2 × 0.688 =
1. 44.2365
2. 46.237
3. 46.24
4. 46.2
5. 46 correct
Explanation:
First determine the number of significant
figures there should be in the solution to the
addition problem. The last position retained
should be in the tenths:
7.6 + 8.401 = 16.0
16.0 × 4.2 × 0.688 = 46.2
4
The least number of significant figures in
any number is 2, so the answer should contain
only two significant figures; i.e., 46.
018 10.0 points
The mass of a solution is determined by sum-
ming the mass of the solute and the mass of
the solvent. The solute in the question below
is the total mass of the solid compounds. The
solvent in the question below is the mass of
the water.
A solution is prepared by adding 1.77 grams
of sodium nitrate, 2.4 grams of potassium
chloride, and 0.973 gram of ammonium nitrite
to 255 grams of water. Calculate the total
mass of the solution and express the sum in
the proper number of significant figures.
1. 2.60143 × 102 g
2. 2.6014 × 102 g
3. 2.601 × 102 g
4. 2.60 × 102 g correct
5. 2.6 × 102 g
Explanation:
019 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Part 1 and 2 of this question does not follow
the rules of significant figures. Calculate your
answer to part 1 to six significant figures. For
part 2, enter the answer as given on your
calculator.
A chemist determined in a set of four ex-
periments that the density of a metal was
1.69 g/cm3 , 1.65 g/cm3 , 1.69 g/cm3 , and
1.73 g/cm3 . The accepted value for its density
is 1.76 g/cm3 . What is the standard deviation
(precision) of this data?
Correct answer: 0.0326599 g/cm3 .
Explanation:
The average of the four density determina-
tions is
1.69 + 1.65 + 1.69 + 1.73
d= g/cm3
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= 1.69 g/cm3 .
Since
(1.69 − 1.69)2 + (1.65 − 1.69)2
+ (1.69 − 1.69)2 + (1.73 − 1.69)2
= 0.0032 g2 /cm6 ,
the standard deviation is
r thing
0.0032 g2 /cm6
SD =
3
= 0.0326599 g/cm3 ,
the precision (reproducibility) of the data.
020 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the accuracy (the difference be-
tween the average value and the accepted
value)?
Correct answer: 0.07 g/cm3 .
Explanation:
The accuracy of the data is within
1.76 g/cm3 − 1.69 g/cm3 = 0.07 g/cm3 .
021 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
Can a measurement be precise but inaccu-
rate?
1. No, if the data is precise it must also be
accurate
2. Yes; accuracy is a tradeoff for precision
3. Yes, if the values are close together but
not near the true value correct
4. No, precision and accuracy are the same
thing
Explanation:
022 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Can a measurement be accurate but impre-
cise?
1. Yes; precision is a tradeoff for accuracy
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2. No, if the data is accurate it must also be
precise
3. Yes, if the values are scattered, but aver-
age to the true value correct
4. No, precision and accuracy are the same
Explanation:
023 10.0 points
If you turn in a report after the due time in
lab but before the end of the day, you will still
be penalized 10 points.
1. True correct
2. False
Explanation:
All lab assignments are due during the first
5 minutes of lab. The penalty for a late lab
report is assessed daily; therefore, for every 24
hours that you wait to turn in your report the
more points you will lose on that report. The
10 point penalty for a late report is assessed
immediately after the first 5 minutes of lab,
even if you turn in the report later that day.
When another 24 hour period has elapsed,
you will be assessed another 10 point penalty.
024 10.0 points
Consider the following properties:
I) Objects made of silver become tar-
nished.
II) The red color of rubies is due to the
presence of chromium ions.
III) The boiling point of ethanol is 78◦ C.
Which is/are physical?
1. None of these
2. I and III only
3. III only
4. I and II only
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5. II only

6. I, II and III

7. II and III only correct

8. I only
Explanation:
Change of state is a physical change and
color is a physical property.
Tarnishing is a chemical change.

025 10.0 points

Which of the following is an extensive physical
property?

1. reactivity

2. color

3. density

4. mass correct
Explanation:
Extensive properties are those which de-
pend on the amount of substance present.
Mass depends and is directly proportional to
the amount of matter present.