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Chem 214 Homework #2 Due February 22, 2021 by 11:59 PM On Moodle

This document outlines the homework assignments for Chem 214. It includes 6 questions involving calculating statistics like means, standard deviations, and confidence intervals. The questions involve analyzing experimental data from studies on copper content, magnesium content, alcohol content in wine, sodium carbonate content, and heroin content as analyzed in different labs and with different methods.

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Chem 214 Homework #2 Due February 22, 2021 by 11:59 PM On Moodle

This document outlines the homework assignments for Chem 214. It includes 6 questions involving calculating statistics like means, standard deviations, and confidence intervals. The questions involve analyzing experimental data from studies on copper content, magnesium content, alcohol content in wine, sodium carbonate content, and heroin content as analyzed in different labs and with different methods.

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Chem 214 Homework #2

Due February 22, 2021 by 11:59 pm on Moodle.

1. (5 points) For the set of numbers: 2.35, 2.37, 2.44, 2.26, 2.34, 2.41, 2.39
a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation.
b) Calculate the standard deviation of the mean.
c) Calculate the 90% and 99% confidence intervals.

2. (10 points) An atomic absorption method for the determination of Cu in fuels yielded
a pooled standard deviation from many replicate analyses of s →  = 0.32 g Cu/mL
(this is the population standard deviation, or the standard deviation with infinite
degrees of freedom). The analysis of the oil from a reciprocating aircraft engine
using this method showed a Cu content of 8.53 g/mL. Calculate the 95% and 99%
confidence interval if the result was based on:
a) a single analysis
b) the mean of 4 analyses
c) the mean of 16 analyses

3. (10 points) Many careful measurements from multiple laboratories have determined
that a certain material contains 0.137% Mg. Your new procedure gives values of
0.129, 0.133, 0.130, 0.130, 0.128, and 0.131% when measuring the same material.
Do your values differ from the expected values at the 95% confidence level?

4. (10 points) An enzymatic method for determining alcohol content in wine is


evaluated by comparison with a gas chromatography method. The same sample is
analyzed several times by both methods with the following averaged results (%
ethanol). Does the enzymatic method give the same value as the GC method at the
95% confidence level?

Enzymatic method: 13.1, 12.7, 12.6, 13.3, 13.3


GC method: 13.5, 13.3, 13.0, 12.9

5. (10 points) One method for determining the weight percent of Na2CO3 in soda ash is
to use an acid-base titration. When two analysts analyze the same sample of soda ash
they obtain the results below. Do the results from the two analysts agree at the 95%
confidence level?

Analyst A: 86.82, 87.04, 86.93, 87.01, 86.20, 87.00


Analyst B: 81.01, 86.15, 81.73, 83.19, 80.27, 83.93
6. (10 points) Nine different samples of illicit heroin preparations were analyzed using
gas chromatography in two different labs. The following data were obtained:

Sample % heroin Lab 1 % heroin Lab 2


1 2.24 2.27
2 8.4 8.7
3 7.6 7.5
4 11.9 12.6
5 4.3 4.2
6 1.07 1.02
7 14.4 14.8
8 21.9 21.1
9 8.8 8.4

Are the results obtained from this analysis consistent or significantly different (at the
95% confidence level) using the two gas chromatographs? (Show all calculated
values.)

Suggested problems: 4-1, 4-4, 4-9, 4-12, 4-19, 4-22, 4-23, 4-29, 4-35

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