Chapter 1 – Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Assignment 5
Q.1. Express the following up to three significant places:
(a) the height of a man, 5 feet 9 inches in centimetres (1 inch = 2.54 cm)
(b) one millionth of one
(c) four thousand
(d) decimal equivalent of 
Q.2. Calculate to proper significant figures:
(a) 12.6 × 11.2
(b) 108 / 7.2
Q.3. How many significant figures should be present in the answer of the following calculations ?
(i) 
(ii) 5 × 5.364
(iii) 0.0125 + 0.7864 + 0.0215
Q.4. Express the results of the following calculations to the appropriate number of significant figures:
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 0.582 + 324.65
(iv) 2.64 × 103 + 3.27 × 102
(v) 943 × 0.00345 + 101.
Q.5. The mass of a piece of paper is 0.02 g and the mass of a solid substance and the piece of paper is 20.036 g. If the volume of the solid is 2.16 cm3, calculate the density of the substance up to proper number of significant digits.
Q.6. Express the result of following expressions to proper number of significant figures:
(i) 144.3 m2 + (2.54 m × 8.4 m)
(ii) (4.05 × 102 mL) – (0.0225 × 102 mL)
(iii) (3.50 × 102 cm) (4.00 × 106 cm)
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