Name:Serevo, Reyden Jan A.

Score: ___________
Laboratory Schedule:

IV – Work/Practice exercise:

Part A

A.1 Accuracy and Precision

Instruction. Answer the following problems and show all the solutions in separate sheet.

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1. Sammy applied for a job last summer in the quality control laboratory of the United

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Laboratory (UNILAB) Company. The job was to determine the amount of aspirin in
aspirin tablets whose standard value is 325 milligrams aspirin per tablet. He was given

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2 325 mg 400 mg 280 mg

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3 325 mg 350 mg 400 mg 350 mg

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5 mg 316.67 mg 3 mg
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Percent error
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0 4.08 0 7.53
Standard deviation

Results and Data

Note: Use percent error to evaluate the accuracy and standard deviation for the precision.
 Which Brand had results that was
1. precise and accurate? BRAND A

2. precise but not accurate? BRAND C

3. not precise but accurate? BRAND B

4. neither precise nor accurate? BRAND D

2. Figure 1 presents a magnified mercury thermometer in degrees centigrade (0C) and the
shaded part is the mercury. Read the thermometer and answer the question that follows:

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degree divisions. In the system of significant figures used here, estimation between the
smallest divisions to the nearest + or – (3) ___________ of a degree.
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be (4) ___________. This measurement contains (5) ____________ numbers that are certain
and (6) ____________ that has been estimated. The total number of significant numbers in
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the measurement is (7) ____________.

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1. Determine the number of significant figures in each measurement.

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8. 0.00021 g = 2

9. 5300 g = 2
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10. 48.00 in = 4
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11. 0.00120 cm = 3

12. 5.87 mm = 3

13. 5.064 m = 4

14. 520.0 mL = 4

15. 3600 m = 2
 A.3 Rounding Off

2. Perform the following mathematical operations and round off the answer to the correct
number of significant figure. Note: do not use calculator. Use additional sheet for your
solution if necessary.

16. (2.11 m) + (0.43 m) + (23.0 m) = _______________

= _______________

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3. Express the following measurements in the scientific notation form. The underlined
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number in each problem is the last significant figure.

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22. 54300000000 m = 5.43 x 10¹⁰ m

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23. 0.000000507 kg = 5.07 x 10 kg
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24. 0.00003672 lb = 3.672 x 10 lb
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= 30,770,000 mol

17. (483.3 m) – (4.57 m)

18. 30.3607 g
6.43 mL

19. 43.6 qt
1.07qt/L
A.4 Scientific Notation

21. 241865 mL

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25. 3077 x 10 mol
26. 0.00350 x 10-3 ft = 3.5 x 10-6 ft.
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27. 1580 x 10-4 yd = .00001580 x 10 yd

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4. Perform the mathematical operations and express the answer to the proper number of
significant figure. Note. Do not use calculator. Use additional sheet for your solution if
necessary.

28. 2.85 x 106 dm

+ 4.5 x 105 dm = 3.3 x 106 dm

29. 5.68 x 106 cm

- 3.56 x 106 cm = 2.12 x 106 cm
30. 7.597 x 10-5 g
- 3.88 x 10-6 g = 7.985 x 10-5 g

31. (6.29 x 103 in) (2.8 x 102 in) = 1.7612 x 106 m

Direction. Solve the following problems and express your answer to the correct significant
figure. Use additional sheet for your solution if necessary.
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1. The length of the marathon

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race is 36.5 miles. What is

the distance in kilometers?
58.741
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kilometers
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What is the speed in
386.243 kilometers
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kilometer per hour?

per hour
3. The average height of an adult
man is 5 feet 4.0 inches
(5’4”) and his weight is 150
lbs. What is his height in
1.626 m
meter (m) and his weight in
kilogram (kg). 68.039 kg
32. 6.13 x 10-4 -1
kg = 2.55417 x 10 kg/l
2.40 x 10-3 L

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C. Conversion of Units

354.882ml
4. A 12.0 oz bottle of coca-cola
has a volume of _____ ml.
What is this equivalent to liter?
0.355 liter
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6. A lumber stick has a
dimension of 2.0 in x 2.0 in x

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12 feet. What is the volume of
the lumber stick in board feet

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7. How many seconds are in 3.55
minutes? 213 seconds
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8. At sea level, the air pressure

is 1.0 atmosphere. What is
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the pressure in Torr? in mm

760 torrs
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Hg?

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9. Who is taller: a man 1.62 m

tall or a woman who is 5
feet 6.0 inches tall?
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Part B

1. Get hold of a meter stick (if not view it in any internet site) and a ruler; inspect for the
standard scaling found in each of the instruments. Answer the following questions:
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For inches scale Meter stick Ruler
What does the big scale division represent in inches? in. in
What does the small scale division represent in in in
Inches?

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For centimeter scale B.
What
a. -does the big
Shaped scale
Solid division represent in
Regular cm cm
Centimeter?
Find the volume of the regularly Width(w) Height(h) Volume(V)
What does
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object small scale
used division represent in
in the cm cm
Centimeter?
above activity. Length (l)

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object in your surroundings.
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Measure the length in centimeter

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in 3 trials.
a. irregular- shaped Solid
What is meant by precision? Is it
possiblevolume
Initial of pebble (Vto
for measurements 1)
be
precise but in accurate? Explain.

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Why are repeated trials of the same
measurement desirable?
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Final volume (V2)

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method in determining the

volume of a marble, assuming
that the marble would fit the
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graduated cylinder? Justify your

answer.
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b.

Liquid using graduated cylinder

What is the proper way of taking
the volume reading of a colorless
liquid? Colored liquid?

Estimating a volume of liquid using uncalibrated test tube.

What is the estimated volume of
liquid.?
What is the actual volume of the
liquid?
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Measuring Volume
Compute for the Percent Error %Trial 1 Trial2 Trial3 average
(refer to your manual for the 238.0 g 236.8 g
formula)
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d. Calibration of a medicine dropper.
How many drops are there in 1
ml?
Are the water level in the three
test tubes equal?
If not why?
If you are frequently instructed to
add one, two, or five ml of liquid
to another substance, is it

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necessary to actually measure the
liquid? Support your answer.
Given weight of the
object; find the
C. Measuring Mass
Draw and label the parts of a platform
balance.
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average
How do we know if
an instrument such
as a balance is
displaying the
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proper value of the

mass of an object?

Temperature of Water Sample Temperature Reading

water. Find the 0 0
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K. Hot water 750C
tap water 200C
How will you
measure the
temperature of a
substance correctly?

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D. Measuring Temperature:
E. Measuring Density and Specific Gravity:
Solve the following problems:
1. The specific gravity of an organic liquid is 1. 3.. Calculate the number of liters in 84 g of the
liquid.
2. Calculate the density in grams per milliliter of a piece of metal that has a mass of 12 g and
occupies a volume of 1.6 ml.
3. If 2.0 x 104 mg of a substance occupy a volume of 15 ml, calculate the specific gravity of the
substance.
4. A cube of lead measures 3.0 cm on each edge and has a mass of 308 g. Calculate the density
in g/cm3.

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