EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Tacloban City
College of Engineering

CHEM 114
Chemistry for Engineers
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Quiz No. 1: Conversion and Basic Concepts of Chemistry

1. Carry out the following conversions: (a) 22.6 m to decimeters, (b) 25.4 mg to kilograms.
2. A 6.0-ft person weighs 168 lb. Express this person’s height in meters and weight in kilograms.
3. A cylindrical glass tube 12.7 cm in length is filled with mercury. The mass of mercury needed
to fill the tube is 105.5 g. Calculate the inner diameter of the tube. (The density of mercury =
13.6 g/mL.) Volume of Cylinder is V=πr2h
4. The total volume of seawater is 1.5 x 1021 L. Assume that seawater contains 3.1 percent sodium
chloride by mass and that its density is 1.03 g/mL. Calculate the total mass of sodium chloride
in kilograms and in tons. (1 ton = 2000 lbm).
5. Osmium (Os) is the densest element known (density = 22.57 g/cm3). Calculate the mass in
pounds and in kilograms of an Os sphere 15 cm in diameter. Radius = ½ Diameter
6. A sheet of Aluminum (Al) foil has a total area of 1.000 ft2 and a mass of 3.636 g. What is the
thickness of the foil in millimeters? (Density of Al = 2.699 g/cm3.)
7. Venus, the second closest planet to the sun, has a surface temperature of 7.3 x 102 K. Convert
this temperature to °C, °F, and °R.
8. The density of air at ordinary atmospheric pressure at 25 °C is 1.19 g/L. What is the mass, in
kilograms of the air in the room that measures 12.5 x 15.5 x 8.0 ft?
9. The concentration of carbon monoxide in an urban apartment is 48 μg/m3. What mass of
carbon monoxide in grams is present in a room measuring 8 x 12 x 22 ft? (1 μg =1 x 10-6g)
10. A copper refinery produces a copper ingot weighing 150 lbm. If the copper is drawn into wire
whose diameter is 8.25 mm. How many feet of copper can be obtained from the ingot? The
density of copper is 8.49 g/cm3. Assume the ingot as cylindrical wire.
11. Make the following conversions: (a) 62 °F to °C; (b) 216.7 °C to °R; (c) 233 °C to °F; (d) 315 °R
to K
12. Balance the following Equations:
a. Mg3N2 (s) + HCl (aq) = MgCl2 (aq) + NH4Cl (aq)
b. PCl5 (l) + H2O (l) = H3PO4 (aq) + HCl (aq)
c. C5H10O2 (l) + O2 (g) = CO2 (g) + H2O (l)
d. AgNO3 (aq) + K2SO4 (aq) = Ag2SO4 (s) + KNO3 (aq)
e. Al(OH)3 (s) + H2SO4 (aq) = Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + H2O (l)

13. For 3 points (Complete Name of your Instructor)

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