3. An atom of oxygen has a mass of 16 u (atomic mass unit), and an atom of hydrogen has a mass of 1 u. a) What is the mass of a molecule of water (H2 O) in kg? b) The mass of water in the Earth's oceans is about 1.2x102' kg. How many molecules of water make up this mass?

3. An atom of oxygen has a mass of 16 u (atomic mass unit), and an atom of hydrogen has a mass of 1 u. a) What is the mass of a molecule of water (H2 O) in kg? b) The mass of water in the Earth's oceans is about 1.2x102' kg. How many molecules of water make up this mass?

College Physics

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168000

Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Publisher:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Chapter1: Introduction: The Nature Of Science And Physics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 26PE: When non-metric units were used in the United Kingdom, a unit of mass called the pound-mass (lbm)...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: one meter is 100 cm. Does it therefore follow that one cubic meter is 100 cubic centimeters? explain…

A: As we know, 1 meter is equivalent to 100 cm, So one cubic meter is equivalent to, 1 m3=100 cm3=106…

Q: 1. One hectare, a unit of measure often used in measuring land areas, is defined to be 10 m2. In an…

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question…

Q: How many seconds are there in 2.00 year ? b) how many nanoseconds are there in 2.00 year? c) what is…

A: Given: Time = 2 years

Q: 4. Fill the Table 2 with the equivalent quantity by conversion the following physical quantities…

A: Given, 1 lbf=4.45 N, 1 ft=0.3048 m, 1 hr=3600 s, 1 psi=6894.76 Pa, 1 mi=1.69 km, and 1 in=2.45 cm.

Q: 6. Convert the following measurements a. 68 mg-um kg.m to ms? hr2 b. 49mg/cm³ to ng/mm³

Q: Which of the following sets of data shows the MOST precise measurement if the real mass of an object…

Q: (II) The age of the universe is thought to be about 14 billion years. Assuming two significant…

Q: One cubic centimeter (10 cm3) of water has a mass of 1.0 x 10-3 kg. (a) Determine the mass of 1.0 m3…

A: Given that:For Volume V=1 cm3 or 10-6 m3, mass of water m=1.0×10-3 kgBiological substances are 98%…

Q: 1. What is 14.0 kilogram per liter in kilogram per cubic meter? A. 14,000 B. 14,000.0 C. 1.40 x 10…

A: Given : V = 14.0 kilogram per liter

Q: The micrometer (1 µm) is often called the micron. (a) How many microns make up 4.0 km? | um (b) What…

A: Given 1μm=10-6 m

Q: (II) American football uses a field that is 100.0 yd long, whereas a soccer field is 100.0 m long.…

Q: Represent each of the following quantities in the correct SI form using an appropriate prefix: (a)…

Q: 2. The density of pure solid copper is 8.93 grams per milliliter. What volume does 7 kilograms of…

Q: A circle has a diameter of 3.102 × 10-2 m. What is the area of the circle in cm2 (A = πr2, where "r"…

A: d=3.102*10-2 m=3.102 cm r=d/2=1.551 cm

Q: 9. Grains of California beach sand are approximately spheres with a radius of, on average, 50 µm.…

A: 9. Let the given grain’s radius be denoted by R and let the given cube’s side length be denoted by…

Q: Explain this statement clearly : “To call a dimensional quantity ‘large’ or ‘small’ is meaningless…

A: Hello. Since your question has multiple sub-parts, we will solve the first three sub-parts for you.…

Q: 25 0 cm-tall fish tank has a length and width of 40 0 cm x 20 0 cm respectively If 1000 cm3 of water…

Q: 8. Using the rules for significant figures, what is the sum of 12+34.5+67.89+1.011? * O 115.401 O…

A: The number of significant figures is the minimum value as in the given in the individual data.

Q: [#142] How many cells are you? How many cells in a human? Assume that cells have a typical size of…

A: Average volume of a human body can be assumed to be V=62000 cm3=6.2*10-2m3 and size of a cell d=10…

Q: 1. Put each of the following numbers into scientific notation. a. 0.00000584 # of s. d? b. 245 000…

A: To convert : given numbers into scientific notation

Q: 2) The mass of a baby's brain increases by an average of approximately 1.6 mg/min. a) How much would…

A: (a)The amount of brain ass increase in 1 week is,

Q: 9. Using the standard (SI) unit of mass, 25 Mg can be written as O 25,000 kg O 25,000,000 kg O…

A: SI unit of mass is Kilogram (Kg) 1 Mg=106 gand1g=10-3kg

Q: . My height is 5'3 inches. What is my height in meters? b. My height is 5'3 inches. What is my…

A: Given data: Height (h) = 5'3 inches Mass (m) = 48 kilograms

Q: 1. Write the answers for the following in scientific notation with three significant digits. a. The…

Q: Earth has a mass of 5.98 × 1024 kg. The average mass of the atoms that make up Earth is 40 u. How…

A: Given,Mass of earth, ME = 5.98X1024 kgAverage mass of atom, M = 40 u1 u = 1.66 X 10-27 kg

Q: The area of a circle is given by ar? where r is the radius. This can be written as area = (ar) x r.…

Q: The moon is receding from earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per year What are the dimensions of…

Q: 1. Five students measure the mass of the same object as 7.998 g. 8.001 g. 8.001 g 8.003 g and 7.997…

A: When there are n different masses M1 , M2 , M3 , ..............M n , then the average of the average…

Q: 11. The unit of mass in the USCS of units is the slug. To calculate mass in slugs we use: weight…

Q: One cubic centimeter (1.0 cm3) of water has a mass of 1.0 ✕ 10−3 kg. (a) Determine the mass of 1 m3…

A: V=1cm3 = 1*10-6m3, m=1*10-3kg ρ=m/v = 1*10-3 / 1*10-6 = 1*103 Kg/m3 -i) (a) Now v=1m3 Mass(m)= ρ*v…

Q: Earth has a mass of 5.98*1024 kg.The average mass of the atoms that make up Earth is 40 u. How many…

A: Given : mass of the Earth, ME = 5.98*1024 kg Average mass of atoms, m = 40 u

Q: 1. How many pounds does 2.00 kg of cheese 2. How many mL are in 0.50 quarts? 3. How many inches are…

A: Therefore 2 kg is 4.40925 pound 0.50 quarts is 473.176 mL

Q: 19. A common speed limit in British Columbia is 80 km/hr. What is this speed in m/s? 20. Considering…

Q: a) Km? b) mm? c) inches? fuel mileage of a certain car is 28 mpg (mi/gal). What is it in units of…

A: The fuel mileage of the car in km/L can be calculated in following steps.

Q: The earth formed 4.57 x 109 years ago. What is this time in seconds?A. 1.67 x 1012 s B.…

Q: 1. A box has the following dimensions: 24 inches x 15 cm x 500 mm. Calculate the volume of the box…

A: The given box is a cuboid in shape and volume of an cuboid is given by the expression V = l * b * h…

Q: What's mu? If p has a unit of [kg/m³], v has a unit of [m/s], D has a unit of [m], and R is…

A: Given : Unit of :ρ = kg/m3v= m/sD= mR = unitlessEquation :R = vDρμ

Q: 1. Find the percent uncertainty of 300±5 cm. How will you write the value of the measurement? 2

A: As per guidelines only first question is answered here , as all questions are not a subpart of a…

Q: 12. A plot of land is 1800 ft by 2420 ft. A) If 1 acre = 43,560 ft², how many acres is this? B) How…

A: REcall 1ft=0.3048meter 1000 m=1km 1mile=1.61 km

Q: The ________ of substance is the number of times it is denser than water a) mass b) specific gravity…

A: According to the guidelines, only one question will be answered. Please submit the other parts…

Q: 2. Determine the number of significant figures in the following numbers. c. 10082.3 d. 0.0001190

Q: 8. There is no SI base unit for area because: An area has no thickness; hence no physical standard…

A: There is no SI base unit for the area because area can be expressed in terms of square meters. There…

Question

Please solve 3 and 5

3. An atom of oxygen has a mass of 16 u (atomic mass unit), and an atom of hydrogen has a mass of 1 u.
a) What is the mass of a molecule of water (H2 O) in kg?
b) The mass of water in the Earth's oceans is about 1.2x102' kg. How many molecules of water make up this
mass?

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 4 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions

CASE STUDY On planet Betatron, mass is measured in bloobits and length in bots. You are the Earth representative on the interplanetary commission for unit conversions and find that 1 kg = 0.23 bloobits and 1 m = 1.41 bots. Express the density of a raisin (2 103 kg/m3) in Betatron units.
A house is advertised as having 1 420 square feet under its roof. What is area in square meters? (a) 4 660 m2(b) 132 m2 (c) 158m2 (d) 132 m2 (e) 10.2m1
Assume it takes 7.00 min to fill a 30.0-gal gasoline tank, (a) (Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in gallons per second. (b) (Calculate the rate at which the tank is filled in cubic meters per second. (c) Determine the time interval, in hours, required to fill a 1.00-m3 volume at the same rate. (1 U.S. gal = 231 in.3)
How many cubic centimeters (cm3) are in one cubic meter (m3)?
The Hoover Dam Bridge connecting Arizona and Nevada opened in October 2010 ( Fig. 1.18). It is the highest and longest arched concrete bridge in the Western Hemisphere, rising 890 ft above the Colorado River and extending 1900 ft in length. What are these dimensions in meters? Figure 1.18 High and Wide An aerial view of the new four-lane Hoover Dam Bridge between Arizona and Nevada with the Colorado River beneath (as seen from behind the dam). See Exercise 16.
If you live in the United States, you probably know your height in feet and inches. In other countries, metric units are commonly used for measuring such quantities. First, find your height in inches. Then determine your height in a. centimetens and b. meters
The price of gasoline at a particular station is 1.5 euros per liter. An American student can use 33 euros to buy gasoline. Knowing that 4 quarts make a gallon and that 1 liter is close to 1 quart, she quickly reasons that she can buy how many gallons of gasoline? (a) less than 1 gallon (b) about 5 gallons (c) about 8 gallons (d) more than 10 gallons
A map suggests that Atlanta is 730. miles in a direction 5.00 north of east from Dallas. The same map shows that Chicago is 560. miles in a direction 21.0 west of north from Atlanta. Figure P1.68 shows the location of these three cities. Modeling the Earth as flat, use this information to find the displacement from Dallas to Chicago. Figure P1.68
A sidewalk is to be constructed around a swimming pool that measures (10.0 0.1) m by (17.0 0.1) m. If the sidewalk is to measure (1.00 0.01) m wide by (9.0 0.1) cm thick, what volume of concrete is needed and what is the approximate uncertainty of this volume?
The Scope and Scale of Physics Find the order of magnitude of the following physical quantities. (a) The mass of Earth’s atmosphere: 5.11018kg : (b) The mass of the Moon’s atmosphere: 25,000kg ; (c) The mass of Earth’s hydrosphere: 1.41021kg : (d) The mass of Earth: 5.971024kg : (e) The mass of the Moon: 7.341022kg : (f) The Earth-Moon distance (semimajor axis): 3.84108m : (g) The mean Earth-Sun distance: 1.51011m : (h) The equatorial radius of Earth: 6.38106m : (i) The mass of an electron: 9.111031kg : (j) The mass of a proton: 1.671027kg : (k) The mass of the Sun: 1.991030kg .
(a) If your speedometer has an uncertainty of 2.0 km/h at a speed of 90 km/h, what is the percent uncertainty? (b) If it has the same percent uncertainty when it reads 60 km/h, what is the range of speeds you could be going?
A large chunk of metal has a mass of 393 kg, and its volume is measured to be 0.05 m3. (a) Find the metal's mass density and weight density in SI units, (b) what kind of metal is it?