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Ch.1 - Chemical Tools: Experimentation & Measurement
Chapter 1, Problem 104a

Which is larger in each pair, and by approximately how much? (a) A liter or a quart

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Volume Units

Volume is a measure of the three-dimensional space an object occupies. Common units for measuring volume include liters and quarts. Understanding the relationship between these units is essential for comparing their sizes.
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Liter vs. Quart

A liter is a metric unit of volume equivalent to 1,000 cubic centimeters, while a quart is an imperial unit equal to approximately 0.946 liters. This means that a liter is slightly larger than a quart, specifically by about 0.054 liters or 54 milliliters.
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Unit Conversion

Unit conversion involves changing a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit. It is crucial for accurately comparing different measurement systems, such as metric and imperial. Familiarity with conversion factors allows for precise calculations and comparisons.
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Concentrations of substances dissolved in solution are often expressed as mass per unit volume. For example, normal human blood has a cholesterol concentration of about 200 mg/100 mL. Express this concentration in the following units. (e) How much total blood cholesterol in grams does a per-son have if the normal blood volume in the body is 5 L?

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Administration of digitalis, a drug used to control atrial fibrilla-tion in heart patients, must be carefully controlled because even a modest overdose can be fatal. To take differences between patients into account, drug dosages are prescribed in terms of mg/kg body weight. Thus, a child and an adult differ greatly in weight, but both receive the same dosage per kilogram of body weight. At a dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight, how many mil-ligrams of digitalis should a 160 lb patient receive?
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Among many alternative units that might be considered as a measure of time is the shake rather than the second. Based on the expression 'faster than a shake of a lamb's tail,' we'll define 1 shake as equal to 2.5 * 10-4 s. If a car is traveling at 55 mi/h, what is its speed in cm/shake
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Which is larger in each pair, and by approximately how much? (b) A mile or a kilometer

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Which is larger in each pair, and by approximately how much? (c) A gram or an ounce

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Which is larger in each pair, and by approximately how much? (d) A centimeter or an inch

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