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1. Measurement 2. Measurement 3. Try to know yourself
Rank the following five quantities in An ice cube measures 1.5 cm on one
order from the largest to the smallest. side. After 2 sec the ice cube measures Throcky is applying for a job some
If two of the items are equal, give them 1.2 cm on one side. Determine the personal data were ask such as weight
equal rank in your list. volume loss due to melting. in kg and his height in cm. He is 120 lbs
a) 0.032 kg and 5 ft, 7 inches. Can you help him ?
b) 15 g Solution:
c) 2.7 x 10 5 picomicrogram Find the volume of the cube Solution:
d) 4.1 x 10-8 Giga gram V1 = (1.5 cm)3 Convert lbs to kg and inches to cm
e) e)2.7 x 108 microgram V1 = 3.375 cm3 Weight = 120 lbs → (x0.45359237) →
V2 = (1.2 cm)3 54.43 kg
Solution: V2 = 1.728 cm3 Height = 5 ft, 7 inches
Convert all items to grams [standard] Volume loss = V1 - V2 Convert feet to inches
a.) 0.032 kg → (x1000) → 32 g Volume loss = 3.375 - 1.728 5 ft (x12) → 60 + 7 inches → 67 inches
b.) 15 g → 15 g Volume loss = 1.647 cm3 Convert inches to centimeter
c.) 2.7 x 105 pmg → (x10-12) → 2.7 x 10- Final Answer: 67 inches → (x2.54) → 170.18 cm
7pg → (x10-6) → 2.7 x 10-13 g / The ice cube lost 1.647 cm3 of its Final Answer:
0.00000000000027 g volume due to melting. Throcky’s weight is 54.43 kg and his
d.) 4.1 x 10-8 Gg → (x109) → 41 g height is 170.18 cm for his personal
e.) 2.7 x 108 µg → (x10-6) → 270 g data.
Final Answer:
e.) 2.7 x 108 microgram
d.) 4.1 x 10-8 Giga gram
a.) 0.032 kg
b.) 15 g
c.) 2.7 x 10 5 picomicrogram
4. Measurement 5. Approximation & 6. Try to know yourself
What is the sum of the measured values Estimates One (1) year to seconds express your
21. 43 millisec +15 sec + 17.17 sec + Simplify: (3.0 x 108) ( 3.16 x 108) / 5.36 answer in exponential form.
4.0035 sec. Express your answer up to x 108
the 4th decimal digit. Solution:
Solution: 1 year = 365 days
Solution: (3.0𝑥108 )(3.16𝑥108 ) 1 day = 24 hours
=
Convert milliseconds to seconds 5.36𝑥108 1 hour = 60 minutes
9.48𝑥1016
21.43 milliseconds → (÷1000) → = 5.36𝑥108 1 minute = 60 seconds
0.02143 seconds = 176,865,671.641791 = 365 x 24 x 60 x 60
Add the other seconds altogether Final Answer: = 31,536,000 seconds
0.02143 + 15 + 17.17 + 4.0035 = When simplified, the scientific notation Final answer:
36.19493 is 1.77 x 108. Expressed in exponential form, there
Final Answer: are 3.15 x 107 seconds in 1 year.
The sum is 36.19 seconds.
7. Temperature 8. Approximation & 9. Try to know yourself
Convert 104oF to oC to oK. Estimates The pulse rate of an infant is measured
Express the value of 22/7 up to the 8 th to be 130+- 5 beats per minute. What is
Solution: decimal point. the percent uncertainty in this
Convert fahrenheit to celsius measurement?
104oF - 32 = 72 Solution:
5 22 Solution:
72 x = 40oC 7
= 3.14285714286
9 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑚
Convert celsius to kelvin Final Answer: x 100 =
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
40oC + 273.15 = 313.15oK The value for 22/7 is 3.14285714. This 5
x 100 = 3.846153846
130
Final Answer: is also the value for pi, as this formula
Final Answer:
Fahrenheit = 104oF is often used to calculate the
The percent uncertainty in this
Celcius = 40oC approximation closest to a pi value.
o
measurement is 3.85%.
Kelvin = 313.15 K
10. Volume Determination 11. Area 12. Density
An IV bottle contains 1000.5 ml of saline What is the area of a circle 3.105 cm in Convert 845 lbs/ ft3 to kg/m3
solution. How much is left if 498 ml are diameter?
removed? Solution:
Solution: 845 lbs/ ft3 → (x16.01846) →
Solution: Find radius from diameter formula 13,535.5987 kg/m3
1000.5 mL - 498 mL d = 2r Final Answer:
= 502.5 mL 3.105 = 2r 845 pound per cubic foot is 13,535.6 in
Final Answer: 3.105 kilogram per cubic meter.
r=
2
The IV bottle will contain 502.5 mL after r = 1.5525
removing 498 mL. Calculate area from formula: A = πr2
A = π(1.5525)2
A = 7.57204332
Final Answer:
The area of the circle is approximately
7.57 cm2
13. Volume Determination 14. Density 15. Volume Determination
A 6 -inches right cylindrical drinking What is the density of a regular Determine the mass of a pork cube
glass was used to measure the fluid rectangular solid measuring 1cm x2cm whose one side measures 0.7 mm.
intake of a patient. Determine the a) x3cm if it weighs 5 g?
radius of the glass; b. Volume of the Solution:
glass. Solution: m = ρv
𝑚
d= Density of fresh pork = 1.0997 g/cc
𝑣
Solution: 5𝑔 = 1.0997 g/cc (0.7mm)3
=
b.) Volume of the glass 1 𝑐𝑚 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑚 𝑥 3 𝑐𝑚 = 1.0997 g/cc (0.343 mm3)
5𝑔
Find the capacity of a glass of water. = Convert cubic millimeters to cubic cubic
6 𝑐𝑚3
8 ounces or 240 milliliters = 0.83 g/cm3 centimeters
a.) radius of the glass Final Answer: 0.343 mm3 → (/1000) → 0.000343 cc
V = 240 mL The density of the regular rectangular = 1.0997 g/cc (0.000343 cc)
H = 6 inches solid is 0.83 g/cm3. = 0.00037719 g
r=? Final Answer:
Convert height to cm The mass of the pork cube is
6 inches → (x 2.54) → 15.24 cm approximately 0.0004 g.
𝑉
r= √𝜋𝐻
240 𝑚𝐿
r=√
𝜋 15.24 𝑐𝑚
r = √5.01275411
r = 2.23891806 cm
Final Answer:
a.) The radius of glass is approximately
2.24 cm
b.) The volume of the glass is 8oz or 240
mL.
16. Apothecary 17. Concentration of 18. Formula Writing
Measurement Solutions Determine the molecular weight of
Calculate the no. of drops of a teaspoon 10g Sodium Hypochlorite (NaOCl) is Hydrogen Peroxide.
of olive oil. mixed with 100 ml of water calculate
the percent concentration of the Solution:
Solution: solution. H202
1 tsp = 4.929 mL Find the atomic weight of each element,
1 mL → (x 20) → 20 drops Solution: multiply each by its number of atoms,
4.929 mL x 20 drops = 98.58 drops Percent concentration = and add altogether.
Or simply convert tsp to drops 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 H2 → 1.008 x 2 = 2.016
x 100
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 + 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒
1 tsp → (x 98.5784) → 98.5784 drops 10 𝑔 02 → 15.9994 x 2 = 31.9988
Final Answer: = x 100 2.016 + 31.9988 = 34.0148
100 𝑚𝐿 + 10 𝑔
The no. of drops of a teaspoon of olive 10 𝑔 Final Answer:
= x 100
110 𝑔
oil is 99 drops. The molecular weight of Hydrogen
1 Peroxide is 34.015 g/mol.
= x 100 = 9.0999 // 9.1
11
Final Answer:
The percent concentration of the
solution is 9.1%.
19. Density 20. Area 21. Temperature
A patient needs 500ml of whole blood Calculate the total surface area of the A patient in London has a body
for transfusion. The density of the alveoli in the lungs assuming that there temperature of 40oF. Will you worry
whole blood is 1.05 g/ml. Calculate the are 600 million alveoli, each being a about the patient? Why?
mass of the blood. 200um diameter sphere.
Solution:
Solution: Solution: Convert Fahrenheit to celsius
m = dv Surface area of sphere = 4𝜋r2 40oF - 32 = 8
= 1.05 g/ml (500ml) 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 200𝑢𝑚 5 40
r= = = 100um 8 x = // 4.44oC
2 2 9 9
= 525 g
r = 100 um → (x10-6) → 0.0001 m Final Answer:
Final Answer:
SA of one alveoli = 4𝜋(0.0001m)2 A body temperature that reaches 4.44
The mass of the blood is 525 g.
SA of one alveoli = 0.00000012 m2 degrees Celsius is considered dead
Total SA = SA of one alveoli x from Hypothermia. Additionally, an
600,000,000 average body temperature is 37
Total SA = 0.00000012 m2 x 600,000,000 degrees Celsius, and a 32.56 drop,
Total Surface Area = 75.40 m2 often interpreted as a bone-chilling
Final Answer: body temperature, should be alarming.
The total surface area of the alveoli in Therefore, I am worried that the
the lungs is 75 m2 patient’s life was lost and was not
rescued in time.
Tic Tac Toe Scoring: 3 points each.
Measurement 1 2 4 3 ❖
density 12 14 19 3 ❖
Approximation 5 8 16 3 ❖
Try to know 3 6 9 3 ❖
yourself
Vol. 10 13 15 3 ❖
Determination
Temperature 7 21 - 2
Conc. Of 17 - 1
Solutions
Formula Writing 18 - 1
Area 11 20 - 2
Total: 21
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Required: 9 x 3= 27 + 3= 30
Total Score for all problems: 21 x 3= 63
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