CHEM1701

Isaac Elshamiy
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October 14, 2018

1.5
List the base units, symbols and prefixes of the metric system and perform metric unit
conversions
The base units and symbols of the metric system are grams (g), liters (L), and meters (m). The
prefixes for the base units of the metric system are kilo-, hecto-, deka-, deci-, centi-, and milli.
For example, 370dm= 0.37 hm. Always remember the pneumonic: King Henry’s dad buys
underwear drinking chocolate milk and always make sure that you don’t mix up decameter with
decimeter, otherwise you’ll lose marks for doing the wrong conversions and that your answers
will be wrong because you made the wrong conversions using the wrong base unit.

1.6
Express numbers in scientific notation and convert numbers between standard notation and
scientific notation.
Ex. 1 × 10-3 = 0.001 0.000 000 000 97= 9.7 × 10-10 1 × 1019 = 1 × 1019. Always remember to
count the number of time you have to move the decimal place either to the left or right, then
place the decimal place in between the two whole numbers, then write the decimal multiplied by
ten to power of the amount of times you had to move the decimal place to go from standard
notation to scientific notation and always make sure that when you’re doing your calculations on
your calculator, always use the Exp or EE button and not the ^ button, otherwise you’ll mess up
on your calculations and you will lose marks.
1.7
Identify the number of significant digits in a given value or measurement.
Ex. 1000 = 1 sd 5.706 = 4 sd 10.7 = 3 sd 7.0 = 2 sd. Always make sure that you’re putting
the correct amount of significant digits in your answers after you have finished doing your
calculations and always look out for bolded words otherwise you will lose marks for putting in
the wrong number of significant digits on tests or labs because the teacher will check to make
sure that your calculations and the amount of significant digits are correct and that you read the
questions correctly and looked for any bolded words or hints.

1.8
Apply the significant digit rules when performing calculations and rounding final answers.
When performing calculations and rounding all of your final answers, make sure that you always
follow the two rules:
1. Zeroes that are in the middle of a number are counted as significant digits
2. Zeroes still count as significant digits if they are after both a digit and a decimal

Trailing zeroes and placeholder zeroes do not count as significant digits, so be extra
cautious when doing your calculations and rounding your final answers, otherwise you
will lose marks for including placeholder zeroes and trailing zeroes as significant digits
even though placeholder zeroes and trailing zeroes are never considered as significant
digits.

1.9
Given the density formula, perform calculations that relate to density, mass, and volume.
When you’re calculating for density, mass, or volume, remember to choose the correct formula
to solve for the missing variable. To calculate for density, mass, or volume, just remember these
three formulas: M=D × V, D=M÷V, and V=M÷D, or you can just look at the mass, volume and
density triangle and cover up the missing variable and then enter the correct formula and then
solve for either mass, volume or density, otherwise you might accidentally enter the wrong
information that was given on the question into the wrong variables and lose marks for messing
up your calculations and getting a wrong answer for that specific question.