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Chapter 1 Chemistry and Measurements 1 1. 3 Units of Measurement Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Units of Measurement 2 Scientists use the metric system of measurement and have adopted a modification of the metric system called the International System of Units as a worldwide standard. International System of Units (SI) is an official system of measurement used throughout the world for units in length, volume, mass, temperature, and time. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Units of Measurement, Metric and SI 3 Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Length, Meter (m) and Centimeter (cm) 4 1 m = 100 cm 1 m = 39. 4 in. 1 m = 1. 09 yd 2. 54 cm = 1 in. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Volume, Liter (L) and Milliliter (m. L) 5 1 L = 1000 m. L 1 L = 1. 06 qt 946 m. L = 1 qt We use graduated cylinders to measure small volumes. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Mass, Gram (g) and Kilogram (kg) 6 1 kg = 1000 g 1 kg = 2. 20 lb 454 g = 1 lb The mass of a nickel is 5. 01 g on an electronic scale. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Temperature, Celsius (o. C) and Kelvin (K) 7 Water freezes: 32 o. F 0 o. C The Kelvin scale for temperature begins at the lowest possible temperature, 0 K. A thermometer is used to measure temperature. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Time, Second (s) 8 The second is the correct metric and SI unit for time. The standard measure for 1 s is an atomic clock. A stopwatch is used to measure the time of a race. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Learning Check 9 What are the SI units for the following? A. volume B. mass C. length D. temperature Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Solution 10 What are the SI units for the following? A. The SI unit for volume is the cubic meter, m 3. B. The SI unit for mass is the kilogram, kg. C. The SI unit for length is the meter, m. D. The SI unit for temperature is Kelvin, K. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Eleventh Edition Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc.