Bridge Notation
Density Lab
Sig Fig Arena
Phys/Chem Clues
Precision & Error
Heat & Temperature
100

Convert 0.0450 km to m.

45.0 m

100

Mass = 41.4 g and volume = 18.0 mL. Find the density.

2.30 g/mL

100

How many significant figures are in 0.09080?

4 sig figs: 

9, 0, 8, and the final 0

100

Copper wire is bent into a coil. Classify and defend it.

Physical: the copper remains the same substance

100

Accepted value = 50.0. Trials: 49.9, 50.1, 50.0. Describe the results.

Both accurate and precise

100

Convert 18 degrees C to K.

291 K

200

Convert 1.85 g to mg.

1.85 x 103 mg

200

Density = 8.40 g/mL and volume = 6.50 mL. Find mass.

54.6 g

200

Which digits are significant in 0.02030?

2 significant digits: 

The sandwiched 0, 3, and the final 0

200

Silver becomes tarnished after reacting with sulfur compounds. Classify and defend it.

Chemical: tarnish is new material on the surface

200

Accepted value = 100. Trials: 92.1, 92.0, 92.2. Describe the results.

High precision, low accuracy

200

Convert 95 degrees F to degrees C.

35 degrees C

300

Convert 14.5 in to cm.

36.8 cm

300

Mass = 72.0 g and density = 6.00 g/mL. Find volume.

12.0 mL

300

Round 7.36 + 0.8 + 12.005 correctly.

20.2

300

A liquid is flammable. What kind of property is this?

Chemical property: it describes combustion reactivity

300

Experimental = 23.4 and accepted = 24.0. Percent error?

2.5%

300

Convert 295 K to degrees C.

22 degrees C

400

Convert 7.25 ft to m.

2.21 m

400

Water rises from 18.5 mL to 27.3 mL. The solid mass is 70.4 g. Find density.

8.0 g/mL

400

Round (6.40 x 2.25) / 3.0 correctly.

4.8

400

Sugar dissolves in water, then crystals are recovered after evaporation. What kind of change?

Physical: the sugar identity is retained and recoverable

400

Experimental = 47.2 and accepted = 45.0. Percent error?

4.89%

400

Object A is 80 degrees C, and object B is 20 degrees C. Which way does heat transfer?

From A to B until thermal equilibrium

500

Convert 1.80 gal to mL.

6.81 x 103 mL

500

A 0.125 kg sample has a volume of 50.0 mL. Find the density in g/mL.

2.50 g/mL

500

A student reports 7.5 / 3.0 = 2.500

What should it be, and why?

2.5, because the answer needs 2 significant figures

500

Two solutions form a solid, and the cup gets warmer. What evidence matters?

Solid formation plus temperature change indicate a reaction

500

Trials are 5, 10, and 15, while the accepted = 10. What is the accuracy/precision issue?

The average is accurate, but the trials are not precise

500

Convert 50 degrees C to degrees F.

122 degrees F