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Conversion Factor Problem Set

Chem B11

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Remember to set up the conversion factors so that the units cancel out and watch Sig Figs.

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Bakersfield College Wade Ellis

1. Convert 15.5 miles to inches.

2. Convert 1540. µm to km.

3. Convert 305 mg to dg.

4. Convert 1.5 km to inches.

5. Convert 78.0 kg to oz.

6. Convert 15 m/s to miles/hr.

7. Convert 10 gal to mL.

8. A bottle of children’s Tylenol contains 550.0 g of solution. If the bottle is 12% Tylenol, how many grams of Tylenol are in the bottle?

9. A doctor has ordered that a patient be given 2.00 g of medication each day. You find tablets that contain 80. mg of medication per tablet. How many tablets should be given each day to the patient?

10. A 45 lb child needs a 75.0 mg dose of medication. The medication has a concentration of 13.5 mg/mL. How many dL should be administered to the child?

11. The distance from the earth to the moon is 239000 miles.

a. How many kilometers are in 239000 miles?

b. If light travels at 2.99 x 108 meters per second, how many minutes does it take for light to travel to the moon?

c. If a spaceship flies at a speed of 11080 meters per second, how many minutes will it take it to get to the moon assuming it flies straight there?