OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First 2e
1.4: Measurements
Chemistry: Atoms First 2e
1: Essential Ideas
1.4: Measurements
34. Is one liter about an ounce, a pint, a quart, or a gallon?
Solution
a quart
35. Is a meter about an inch, a foot, a yard, or a mile?
Solution
about a yard
36. Indicate the SI base units or derived units that are appropriate for the following
measurements:
(a) the length of a marathon race (26 miles 385 yards)
(b) the mass of an automobile
(c) the volume of a swimming pool
(d) the speed of an airplane
(e) the density of gold
(f) the area of a football field
(g) the maximum temperature at the South Pole on April 1, 1913
Solution
(a) meters; (b) kilograms; (c) cubic meters; (d) meters/second; (e) kilograms/cubic meter; (f)
square meters; (g) kelvin
37. Indicate the SI base units or derived units that are appropriate for the following
measurements:
(a) the mass of the moon
(b) the distance from Dallas to Oklahoma City
(c) the speed of sound
(d) the density of air
(e) the temperature at which alcohol boils
(f) the area of the state of Delaware
(g) the volume of a flu shot or a measles vaccination
Solution
(a) kilograms; (b) meters; (c) meters/second; (d) kilograms/cubic meter; (e) kelvin; (f) square
meters; (g) cubic meters
38. Give the name and symbol of the prefixes used with SI units to indicate multiplication by the
following exact quantities.
(a) 103
(b) 10–2
(c) 0.1
(d) 10–3
(e) 1,000,000
(f) 0.000001
Solution
(a) kilo-, k; (b) centi-, c; (c) deci-, (d) d; milli-, (e) m; mega-, M; (f) micro-, μ
39. Give the name of the prefix and the quantity indicated by the following symbols that are used
with SI base units.
(a) c
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1.4: Measurements
Chemistry: Atoms First 2e
1: Essential Ideas
1.4: Measurements
34. Is one liter about an ounce, a pint, a quart, or a gallon?
Solution
a quart
35. Is a meter about an inch, a foot, a yard, or a mile?
Solution
about a yard
36. Indicate the SI base units or derived units that are appropriate for the following
measurements:
(a) the length of a marathon race (26 miles 385 yards)
(b) the mass of an automobile
(c) the volume of a swimming pool
(d) the speed of an airplane
(e) the density of gold
(f) the area of a football field
(g) the maximum temperature at the South Pole on April 1, 1913
Solution
(a) meters; (b) kilograms; (c) cubic meters; (d) meters/second; (e) kilograms/cubic meter; (f)
square meters; (g) kelvin
37. Indicate the SI base units or derived units that are appropriate for the following
measurements:
(a) the mass of the moon
(b) the distance from Dallas to Oklahoma City
(c) the speed of sound
(d) the density of air
(e) the temperature at which alcohol boils
(f) the area of the state of Delaware
(g) the volume of a flu shot or a measles vaccination
Solution
(a) kilograms; (b) meters; (c) meters/second; (d) kilograms/cubic meter; (e) kelvin; (f) square
meters; (g) cubic meters
38. Give the name and symbol of the prefixes used with SI units to indicate multiplication by the
following exact quantities.
(a) 103
(b) 10–2
(c) 0.1
(d) 10–3
(e) 1,000,000
(f) 0.000001
Solution
(a) kilo-, k; (b) centi-, c; (c) deci-, (d) d; milli-, (e) m; mega-, M; (f) micro-, μ
39. Give the name of the prefix and the quantity indicated by the following symbols that are used
with SI base units.
(a) c
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