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MEASUREMENT
CHAPTER 1
CHM 131
DR.
DR. NUR
NUR ROYHAILA
ROYHAILA MOHAMAD
MOHAMAD
UiTM
UiTM Perak
Perak Kampus
Kampus
Tapah
Tapah
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Objectives:
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SI Units
International System of Units
Length Meter m
Mass Kilogram Kg
Time Second S
Temperature Kelvin K
Amount of substance Mole mol
Electric current Ampere A
Luminous intensity Candela cd
SI DERIVED
UNITS
Measure of Unit Symbol
Area square meter m2
Volume cubic meter m3
Velocity meter per second m/s
Acceleration meter per second squared m/s2
Density kilogram per cubic meter kg/m3
Current density ampere per square meter A/m2
Specific volume cubic meter per kilogram m3/kg
SI PREFIXES
Selected Prefixes Used in the Metric
A prefix used in
System Exponential
the International
Prefix Symbol Numerical
System to
Tera T 1,000,000,000,000 1012
indicate a power
Giga G 1,000,000,000 109 of 10.
Mega M 1,000,000 106
Kilo k 1,000 103
Hecto h 100 102 Example:
Deca da 10 101
No prefix means: 1 100 Gigahertz
Deci d 0.1 10-1 (GHz)
Centi c 0.01 10-2
Kilogram
Milli m 0.001 10-3
Micro μ 0.000001 10-6 (kg)
Nano n 0.000000001 10-9
Pico p 0.000000000001 10-12
A prefix name attaches directly to the name of a unit, and a
prefix symbol attaches directly to the symbol for a unit.
Example:
• One kilometer = 1 km = one thousand meters =1000 m or 103m.
Length Density
Volume Mass
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LENGT
H for most laboratory purpose.
Meter (m), is too large
Centimeter (cm) and the millimeter (mm) are more
convenient to use.
1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm
1 cm = 10 mm
EXAMPLE 1
(CONVERSION 1pm = 1 x 10-12 m
)
Convert 100 m to pm.
100 m ?
pm
= 100 m X p m
(10-12) m
= 1 x 1014 pm
EXAMPLE 2
(CONVERSION 1nm = 1 x 10-9 m
) 1mm = 1 X 10-3 m
Convert 210 nm to mm
• 210 nm ?
mm
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AREA (M2)
• The most basic area formula is the formula for
the area of a rectangle
• That is, the area of the rectangle is the length multiplied
by the width.
• As a special case, as l = w in the case of a square,
the area of a square with side length s is given by
the formula: A = s2 (square)
EXAMPLE :
CONVERSION
Convert 212 dm2 to km2
VOLUM
E
Volume is a derived unit with
dimensions of (length)3.
SI unit for volume is the
cubic meter, m3.
Volume units typically use the
Liters base
Very convenient for measuring
the volume of irregularly shaped
containers
Some volume equivalents:
• 1 m3 = 1000 dm3
• I dm3 = 1000 cm3 = 1 L = 1000 mL
• 1 cm3 = 1000 mm3 = 1 mL = 1000
µL
• 1 mm3= 1 µL
EXAMPLE:
CONVERSION
Convert 121 mm3 to nm3
MAS
S
In the SI, the base unit for mass is the kilogram (kg).
1 kg = 1000 g
EXAMPLE:
CONVERSION
Convert 414 pg to cg
414 pg ? cg
DENSIT
The density of anYobject is its mass per
unit volume,
m
dV
where d is the density, m is the mass, and V is
the volume.
The SI unit of density is kilogram per cubic meter
(kg/m3).
Typically, density is in units of g/L (g/dm3) or g/mL
(g/cm3).
PROBLEM
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A sample of the mineral galena (lead sulfide)
weighs 12.4g and has a volume of 1.64
cm3. What is the density of galena?
Density = mass
volume
12.4 g
=
1.64 cm3
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EXAMPLE: CONVERSION
K = °C + 273.15
°F = (1.8 x °C) + 32
EXAMPLE:
CONVERSION
Convert 100 °C to °F
°F = (1.8 x °C) + 32
= (1.8 x 100) + 32
= 212 °F
Example:
Conversion
Convert 38 °F to °C
°F = (1.8 x °C) + 32
200 °F to K…………..?????
Answer: 366.45 K
SIGNIFICAN
T
FIGURES
SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES
(S.F)
All digits in a number that are known with
certainty plus the first uncertain digit
The more significant digits obtained, the better
the precision of a measurement
The concept of SF applies only to
measurements.
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An exact number is a number that arises
when you count items or when you define a
unit.
Example:
You have nine coins in a bottle, you
mean exactly nine.
There are 1 2 inches in a foot, you
mean exactly 12.
1.827 m × 0.762 m = ?
NOTE -
Be cautious of
round-off errors in
multi-step problems.
Wait until calculating
the final answer
before rounding.
EXERCISE
5sf
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SCIENTIFI
C
NOTATION
PURPOSE OF SCIENTIFIC
NOTATION
Solve the
problem of
writing very
large and small
numbers
Maintain
correct number
of significant
figures
CONVERTING NUMBERS TO
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Numbers written in scientific notation have two parts:
a stem and a power of 10.
The power of ten has two parts. There is a base
and there is an exponent.
2.205 x 10 -5 Exponent = -5
Base
always be 10
If decimal point had to be moved to the left:
exponent is positive.
If decimal point had to bemoved to the right:
exponent is negative.
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION:
Example:
Example:
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