CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS FOR NURSE
ANESTHESIA 3RD EDITION SHUBERT TEST
BANK FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is algebra? Answer: Solving equations for an unknown quantity
⩥ What is scientific notation Answer: uses exponents for handling really
large or really small numbers
⩥ What is a mantissa? Answer: whole number and decimal part of a
value not including place holders and exponents
⩥ What kind of exponent does a number >1 have? Answer: Postive
exponent
⩥ What kind of exponent does a number <1 have? Answer: Negative
exponent
⩥ What is a significant figure? Answer: digits in a measured value that
have physical meaning and can be reproduced
,⩥ Why do we use significant figures? Answer: We use significant
figures so scientists don't say that they're measurements are more precise
than they really are.
⩥ What are exact numbers? Answer: numbers not obtained through
measurements-- easily countable and hold value
⩥ What are the rules of significant figures? Answer: 1. All nonzero
numbers are significant.
2. All zeros that are in between nonzero numbers are significant.
3. All trailing zeros that come after the last nonzero digit are significant
as long as there is a decimal in the number.
4. All leading zeros are not significant. Leading zeros are zeros that
come before the first nonzero number.
⩥ How many significant figures are in 37,000 Answer: Possibly 2 or 5..
depends if they meant to place a decimal
⩥ How many significant figures are in 705.001? Answer: 6
⩥ How many significant figures are in the measurement 811.40 grams?
Answer: 4 significant figures
,⩥ What is accuracy? Answer: how close a measurement is to the true
value
An agreement between experimental data and "true value"
⩥ How do you assess accuracy? Answer: With percent error
⩥ How do you calculate precent error? Answer: ((measured value- true
value)/true value) X100
⩥ What is precision? Answer: agreement between replicable
measurements
⩥ How do we improve precision? Answer: by careful lab technique
⩥ If a measurement is repeated, does this mean it is precise? Answer:
No, it just means that it is reproducable-- getting closer to being precise.
⩥ How do we quantify precision? Answer: By looking at standard
deviation
the smaller the ratio of SD, the better the precision
⩥ What is the metric system sometimes called? Answer: MKS system
(meter, kilogram, second)
, ⩥ What is the base unit for length? Answer: meter
⩥ What is the base unit for weight? Answer: kilogram
⩥ What is the base unit for time? Answer: second
⩥ what is the base unit for temperature? Answer: kelvin
⩥ what is the base unit for an amount of a material?> Answer: mol
⩥ What is the base unit for volume? Answer: liter
⩥ What is giga? Answer: 1x10^9
⩥ What is mega? Answer: 1x10^6
⩥ What is kilo? Answer: 1X10^3
⩥ What is deci? Answer: 1x10^-1
⩥ What is centi? Answer: 1x10^-2
ANESTHESIA 3RD EDITION SHUBERT TEST
BANK FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ What is algebra? Answer: Solving equations for an unknown quantity
⩥ What is scientific notation Answer: uses exponents for handling really
large or really small numbers
⩥ What is a mantissa? Answer: whole number and decimal part of a
value not including place holders and exponents
⩥ What kind of exponent does a number >1 have? Answer: Postive
exponent
⩥ What kind of exponent does a number <1 have? Answer: Negative
exponent
⩥ What is a significant figure? Answer: digits in a measured value that
have physical meaning and can be reproduced
,⩥ Why do we use significant figures? Answer: We use significant
figures so scientists don't say that they're measurements are more precise
than they really are.
⩥ What are exact numbers? Answer: numbers not obtained through
measurements-- easily countable and hold value
⩥ What are the rules of significant figures? Answer: 1. All nonzero
numbers are significant.
2. All zeros that are in between nonzero numbers are significant.
3. All trailing zeros that come after the last nonzero digit are significant
as long as there is a decimal in the number.
4. All leading zeros are not significant. Leading zeros are zeros that
come before the first nonzero number.
⩥ How many significant figures are in 37,000 Answer: Possibly 2 or 5..
depends if they meant to place a decimal
⩥ How many significant figures are in 705.001? Answer: 6
⩥ How many significant figures are in the measurement 811.40 grams?
Answer: 4 significant figures
,⩥ What is accuracy? Answer: how close a measurement is to the true
value
An agreement between experimental data and "true value"
⩥ How do you assess accuracy? Answer: With percent error
⩥ How do you calculate precent error? Answer: ((measured value- true
value)/true value) X100
⩥ What is precision? Answer: agreement between replicable
measurements
⩥ How do we improve precision? Answer: by careful lab technique
⩥ If a measurement is repeated, does this mean it is precise? Answer:
No, it just means that it is reproducable-- getting closer to being precise.
⩥ How do we quantify precision? Answer: By looking at standard
deviation
the smaller the ratio of SD, the better the precision
⩥ What is the metric system sometimes called? Answer: MKS system
(meter, kilogram, second)
, ⩥ What is the base unit for length? Answer: meter
⩥ What is the base unit for weight? Answer: kilogram
⩥ What is the base unit for time? Answer: second
⩥ what is the base unit for temperature? Answer: kelvin
⩥ what is the base unit for an amount of a material?> Answer: mol
⩥ What is the base unit for volume? Answer: liter
⩥ What is giga? Answer: 1x10^9
⩥ What is mega? Answer: 1x10^6
⩥ What is kilo? Answer: 1X10^3
⩥ What is deci? Answer: 1x10^-1
⩥ What is centi? Answer: 1x10^-2
