Chemistry
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Author: Tro, Nivaldo J./
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Chapter 1, Problem 53E

The coldest temperature ever measured in the United States is 80 ° F, on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. Convert that temperature to ° C and K (assume that 80 ° F is precise to two significant figures).

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The coldest temperature ever measured in the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 54ECh. 1 - Use the prefix multipliers to express each...Ch. 1 - 56. Use the prefix multiplier to express each...Ch. 1 - 57. Use scientific notation to express each...Ch. 1 - 58. Use scientific notation to express each...Ch. 1 - 59. Complete the table. a. 1245 kg 1.245 × 106...Ch. 1 - 60. Complete the table. a. 355...Ch. 1 - 61. Express the quantity 254,998 m in each...Ch. 1 - 62. Express the quantity in each unit. a. ms b....Ch. 1 - Prob. 63ECh. 1 - 64. How many 1 cm cubes would it take to construct...Ch. 1 - 65. A new penny has a mass of 2.49 g and a volume...Ch. 1 - 66. A titanium bicycle frame displaces 0.314 L of...Ch. 1 - 67. Glycerol is a syrupy liquid often used in...Ch. 1 - A supposedly gold nugget is tested to determine...Ch. 1 - 69. Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) has a density of...Ch. 1 - Acetone (nail polish remover) has a density of...Ch. 1 - 71. A small airplane takes on 245 L of fuel. If...Ch. 1 - 72. Human fat has a density of . How much volume ...Ch. 1 - Prob. 73ECh. 1 - 74. Read each measurement to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - 75. For each number, underline the zeros that are...Ch. 1 - 76. For each number, underline the zeros that are...Ch. 1 - 77. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - 78. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - Prob. 79ECh. 1 - 80. Indicate the number of significant figures in...Ch. 1 - 81. Round each number to four significant...Ch. 1 - Prob. 82ECh. 1 - 83. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 84. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 85. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 86. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 87. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - 88. Calculate to the correct number of significant...Ch. 1 - Prob. 89ECh. 1 - 92. Perform each unit conversion. a. 28.9 nm to...Ch. 1 - Prob. 91ECh. 1 - Prob. 92ECh. 1 - 95. A runner wants to run 10.0 km. Her running...Ch. 1 - 96. A cyclist rides at an average speed of 18 mi...Ch. 1 - 97. A certain European automobile has a gas...Ch. 1 - 98. A gas can holds 5.0 gal of gasoline. Express...Ch. 1 - 99. A house has an area of . What is its area in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 98ECh. 1 - 101. The average U.S. farm occupies 435 acres. How...Ch. 1 - Prob. 100ECh. 1 - 103. An acetaminophen suspension for infants...Ch. 1 - Prob. 102ECh. 1 - Prob. 103ECh. 1 - 106. Determine the number of picoseconds in 2.0...Ch. 1 - 107. Classify each property as intensive or...Ch. 1 - 108. At what temperature are the readings on the...Ch. 1 - 109. Suppose you design a new thermometer called...Ch. 1 - 110. On a new Jekyll temperature scale, water...Ch. 1 - 111. Force is defined as mass times acceleration....Ch. 1 - Prob. 110ECh. 1 - 113. Do each calculation without your calculator...Ch. 1 - Prob. 112ECh. 1 - 115. A thief uses a can of sand to replace a solid...Ch. 1 - 116. The proton has a radius of approximately and...Ch. 1 - 117. The density of titanium is . What is the...Ch. 1 - 118. The density of iron is . What is its density...Ch. 1 - Prob. 117ECh. 1 - 120. A solid aluminum sphere has a mass of 85 g....Ch. 1 - 121. A backyard swimming pool holds 185 cubic...Ch. 1 - 122. An iceberg has a volume of . What is the mass...Ch. 1 - 123. The Toyota Prius, a hybrid electric vehicle,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 122ECh. 1 - Prob. 123ECh. 1 - 126. A sample of gaseous neon atoms at atmospheric...Ch. 1 - Prob. 125ECh. 1 - Prob. 126ECh. 1 - 129. Table salt contains 39.33 g of sodium per 100...Ch. 1 - Prob. 128ECh. 1 - 131. A length of 8 copper wire (radius = 1.63 mm)...Ch. 1 - 132. Rolls of aluminum foil are 304 mm wide and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 131ECh. 1 - 134. Mercury is often used in thermometers. The...Ch. 1 - 135. A force of is applied to a diver’s face mask...Ch. 1 - Prob. 134ECh. 1 - Prob. 135ECh. 1 - Prob. 136ECh. 1 - Prob. 137ECh. 1 - 140. 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