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The radius of the Earth is approximately 6370 km. If one could dig down straight towards the center of the Earth, one would find that the outermost 2890 km (the crust and the mantle) has an average density of about 4.5 g/cm3. Farther down is the core. If the average density of the Earth is 5.5 g/cm3, what is the average density of the Earth's core? (Recall that the volume of a sphere is given by V = (4/3) π\pi r3.)


A) 11.g/cm3
B) 57.g/cm3
C) 6.2 g/cm3
D) 1.9 g/cm3
E) not enough data is provided

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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A US barrel is 4.21 cubic feet. Express this volume in liters.


A) 3.99 * 10-5 L
B) 1.99 * 10-2 L
C) 19.9 L
D) 105 L
E) 119 L

F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

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What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of a brick that is 4.0 in * 2.7 in * 8.0 in?


A) 5.3 cm3
B) 53 cm3
C) 87 cm3
D) 4.8 * 102 cm3
E) 1.4 * 103 cm3

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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An aluminum beverage can contains 12.0 fluid ounces of liquid. Express this volume in liters. (1 fl oz = 29.6 mL)


A) 4.07 * 10-2 L
B) 0.355 L
C) 0.407 L
D) 2.46 L
E) 3.55 * 102 L

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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What are the common names for the three states of the compound water?

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All of the following are properties of sodium. Which one is a physical property of sodium?


A) It is surface turns black when first exposed to air.
B) It is a solid at 25 \circ C and changes to a liquid when heated to 98 \circ C.
C) When placed in water it sizzles and a gas is formed.
D) When placed in contact with chlorine it forms a compound that melts at 801 \circ C.
E) Sodium is never found as the pure metal in nature.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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A nanometer corresponds to:


A) 10-2 meters.
B) 10-3 meters.
C) 10-6 meters.
D) 10-9 meters.
E) 10-12 meters.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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A person weighs 150 lb, and the correct dosage of a drug is given as 1.50 mg per kilogram of body weight.How many milligrams of the drug should be given? (2.20 lb = 1 kg)

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How many significant figures does the difference 218.7201 - 218.63 contain?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
E) 7

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The SI prefixes milli and mega represent, respectively:


A) 106 and 10-6.
B) 10-3 and 106.
C) 103 and 10-6.
D) 10-3 and 109.
E) 10-6 and 10-3.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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How many significant figures does the result of the following operation contain? 8.52010 * 7.9


A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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One of the common intravenous fluids, called physiological saline, is a homogeneous mixture of NaCl in water. In this mixture, 0.89% of the mass is contributed by the NaCl. What mass of NaCl is found in 450.mL of physiological saline? (Given: density of physiological saline = 1.005 g/cm3)


A) 2.0 g
B) 4.0 g
C) 5.1 g
D) 508 g
E) 400 g

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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After carrying out the following operations, how many significant figures are appropriate to show in the result? (13.7 + 0.027) /8.221


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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