Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321971944
Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 3E
A chemist decomposes several samples of carbon monoxide into carbon and oxygen and weighs the resultant elements. The results are shown here:
Sample | Mass of Carbon (g) | Mass of Oxygen (g) |
1 | 6 | 8 |
2 | 12 | 16 |
3 | 18 | 24 |
a. Do you notice a pattern in these results?
Next, the chemist decomposes several samples of hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and oxygen. The results are shown here:
Sample | Mass of Carbon (g) | Mass of Oxygen (g) |
1 | 0.5 | 8 |
2 | 1 | 16 |
3 | 1.5 | 24 |
b. Do you notice a similarity between these results and those for carbon monoxide in part a?
c. Formulate a law from the observations made in a and b.
d. Formulate a hypothesis that might explain the law you formulated in C.
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Substance Pure or...Ch. 1 - 8. Complete the table.
Substance Pure or...Ch. 1 - 9. Determine whether each molecular diagram...Ch. 1 - 10. Determine whether each molecular diagram...Ch. 1 - 11. Several properties of isopropyl alcohol (also...Ch. 1 - 12. Several properties of ozone (a pollutant in...Ch. 1 - 13. Classify each property as physical or chemical...Ch. 1 - 14. Classify each property as physical or...Ch. 1 - 15. Classify each change as physical or...Ch. 1 - 16. Classify each change as physical or chemical....Ch. 1 - 17. Based on the molecular digram, classify each...Ch. 1 - Based on the molecular diagram, classify each...Ch. 1 - 19. Convert each temperature.
a. 32 °F to °C...Ch. 1 - 20. Convert each temperature.
a. 212 °F to °C...Ch. 1 - 21. The coldest temperature ever measured m the...Ch. 1 - 22. The warmest temperature ever measured in the...Ch. 1 - 23. Use the prefix multipliers to express each...Ch. 1 - 24. Use scientific notation to express each...Ch. 1 - Complete the table: a. 1245kg 1.245106 g 1.245109...Ch. 1 - 26. Express the quantity 254,998 m in each unit....Ch. 1 - 27. How many 1 cm squares would it take to...Ch. 1 - 28. How many 1 cm cubes would it take to construct...Ch. 1 - 29. A new penny has a mass of 2.49 g and a volume...Ch. 1 - 30. A titanium bicycle frame displaces 0.314 L of...Ch. 1 - 31. Glycerol is a syrupy liquid often used in...Ch. 1 - 32. A supposedly gold nugget is tested to...Ch. 1 - 33. Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) has a density of...Ch. 1 - 34. Acetone (nail polish remover) Pies a density...Ch. 1 - 35. Read each measurment to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - Read each measurement to the correct number of...Ch. 1 - 37. For each measurement, underline the zeroes...Ch. 1 - 38. For each measurement underline the zeroes that...Ch. 1 - 39. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - 40. How many significant figures are in each...Ch. 1 - 41. Which quantities are exact numbers and...Ch. 1 - 42. Indicate the number of significant figures in...Ch. 1 - 43. Round each number to four significant...Ch. 1 - 44. Round each number to three significant...Ch. 1 - 45. Perform each calculation to the correct number...Ch. 1 - 46. Perform each calculation to the correct number...Ch. 1 - 47. Perform each calculation to the correct number...Ch. 1 - Prob. 48ECh. 1 - 49. Perform each calculation to the correct number...Ch. 1 - Prob. 50ECh. 1 - 51. A flask containing 117 mL of a liquid weighs...Ch. 1 - 51. A flask containing 11.7 mL of a liquid weighs...Ch. 1 - 53. Perform each unit conversion.
a. 27.8 L to cm3...Ch. 1 - 54. Perform each unit conversion.
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60. A gas can holds 5.0 gallons of gasoline....Ch. 1 - 61. A modest-sized house has an area of 195m2....Ch. 1 - 62. A bedroom has a volume of 115 m3. What is its...Ch. 1 - Prob. 63ECh. 1 - Total U.S. farmland occupies 954 million acres....Ch. 1 - Prob. 65ECh. 1 - Prob. 66ECh. 1 - Prob. 67ECh. 1 - Prob. 68ECh. 1 - 69. Classify each property as intensive or...Ch. 1 - 70. At what temperatures are the readings on the...Ch. 1 - 71. Suppose you have designed a new thermometer...Ch. 1 - On a new Jekyll temperature scale water freezes at...Ch. 1 - 73. Do each calculation without using your...Ch. 1 - 74. The value of the euro was recently $l.38 U.S....Ch. 1 - Prob. 75ECh. 1 - 76. The proton has a radius of approximately cm...Ch. 1 - Prob. 77ECh. 1 - Prob. 78ECh. 1 - Prob. 79ECh. 1 - Prob. 80ECh. 1 - Prob. 81ECh. 1 - Prob. 82ECh. 1 - The Toyota Prius, a hybrid electric vehicle, has...Ch. 1 - Prob. 84ECh. 1 - Prob. 85ECh. 1 - Prob. 86ECh. 1 - A length of #8 copper wire (radius = 1.63 mm) has...Ch. 1 - Prob. 88ECh. 1 - Prob. 89ECh. 1 - Prob. 90ECh. 1 - Prob. 91ECh. 1 - Prob. 92ECh. 1 - Nanotechnology, the field of building ultra-small...Ch. 1 - Prob. 94ECh. 1 - A box contains a mixture of small copper spheres...Ch. 1 - Prob. 96ECh. 1 - Prob. 97ECh. 1 - Prob. 98ECh. 1 - A cube has an edge length of 7 cm. If it is...Ch. 1 - Prob. 100ECh. 1 - For each box, examine the blocks attached to the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 102E
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