Chapter 2: Q.2.56 (page 45)
Perform each of the following conversions using metric conversion factors:
a. L to picoliters
b. dm to kilometers
c. kg to micrograms
d. localid="1651727903680" ps to seconds
Short Answer
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Chapter 2: Q.2.56 (page 45)
Perform each of the following conversions using metric conversion factors:
a. L to picoliters
b. dm to kilometers
c. kg to micrograms
d. localid="1651727903680" ps to seconds
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Solve each of the following problems:
a. A urine sample has a density of 1.030 g/mL. What is the specific gravity of the sample?
b. A 20.0-ml sample of a glucose IV solution has a mass of 20.6 g. What is the density of the glucose solution?
c. The specific gravity of vegetable oil is 0.92. What is the mass, in grams, of 750 mL of vegetable oil?
d. A bottle containing 325 g of cleaning solution is used to clean hospital equipment. If the cleaning solution has a specific gravity of 0.850, what volume, in milliliters, of solution was used?
Use metric conversion factors to solve each of the following problems:
a. The Daily Value (DV) for phosphorus is 800 mg. How many grams of phosphorus are recommended?
b. A glass of orange juice contains 3.2 dL of juice. How many milliliters of orange juice are in the glass?
c. A package of chocolate instant pudding contains 2840 mg of sodium. How many grams of sodium are in the pudding?
d. A jar contains 0.29 kg of olives. How many grams of olives are in the jar?
Perform each of the following calculations, and give an answer with the correct number of decimal places:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Why can two conversion factors be written for an equality such as ?
Write each of the following in scientific notation with two significant figures :
a. b.
c. d.
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