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Assignment 1. This assignment must be uploaded to D2L upon completion.

1. Classify each of the following as an element or a compound:

a. NO

b. Co

c. KH

d. Ba

2. Classify each of the following as mixture or a pure substance:

a. Kool-Aid 

b. ocean water

c. the air we breathe

d. distilled water

3. Classify each of the following as a physical or chemical change:

a. a slice of bread becomes dry and stale when left sitting out in the air

b. mold forming on a block of cheese

c. a chocolate bar left in a hot car becomes a gooey puddle

d. igniting fireworks produces colorful sparks

e. blue-green crystals form at the joints of copper tubing

4. Give the metric unit that would be appropriate for the following:

a. volume of an eye dropper

b. the distance to Phoenix

c. the mass of a person

d. the area of a horse corral


KEEP IN MIND THAT RESULTANT VALUES IN SCIENTIFIC CALCULATIONS MUST BE REPORTED WITH THE
APPROPRIATE PRECISION, WHICH IS DONE BY OBSERVING THE RULES FOR SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. THIS
EXPECTATION APPLIES IN ALL CASES, NOT JUST IN THIS PARTICULAR MODULE.

5. Express the following in the appropriate scientific notation:

a. 0.0000002505

b. 89400000

c. 0.000450

Show your work for problems #6-10:

6. Calculate the density of glucose from the information that 35.4 mL of the liquid has a mass of 55.22 g.

7. Calculate the density of sulfur hexafluoride gas from the information that 8.9 L of the gas has a mass of
54.47 g.

8. a) A block of an elemental metal has dimensions of 4.5 cm by 5.2 cm by 6.0 cm. The block has a mass of
940.7 g. From this information, calculate the density.

b) Could this value be used to identify the element? Why/how? Why not?

9. 12.42 g of metal shot is added to a graduated flask containing 44.5 mL of water. The water level rises to
the 49.1 mL mark. From this information, calculate the density of the metal.
10. Using the steps of the Scientific Method explain how you would “solve” a problem you have
encountered recently.

11. Convert the following. Be sure to show your work.

a. 25 kg to μg
b. 45.6 ml to L
c. 4 m/s to km/hr
d. 7 cm to ft

12. Given the following graph, a) write an equation for the line, b) what is the value of the slope of the
line? (be sure to include units), and c) what does the slope of the line represent?

Mass vs Volume
8
7
6
5
mass (g)

4
3
2
1
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7
volume (ml)

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