Chem1 StudyGuide2.2 Rubiano, Abigael
Chem1 StudyGuide2.2 Rubiano, Abigael
Chem1 StudyGuide2.2 Rubiano, Abigael
LABORATORY
ORIENTATION 2
CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS
EXPERIMENT NO.
TITLE OF EXPERIMENT
I. INTRODUCTION
• State the objectives of the exercise
• Briefly discuss necessary concepts
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
• List the materials used and methods performed in paragraph form (in past tense)
III. RESULTS & DISCUSSION
• Include tables generated during the experiment
• Interpret the data generated in the tables in paragraph form
• Include answers to questions in paragraph form
IV. SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
• Summarize the important points in relation to the objectives of the experiment
V. REFERENCES
• Cite the literature used
• Use APA format
• Dimensional Analysis
✓ also known as Factor-Label Method or Unit Factor Method
✓ conversion of a given unit to a desired unit using conversion factor/s
✓ Conversion Factor- a ratio that can be used to convert one unit to another without
1 ℎ𝑟
changing the quantity (e.g. 1hr=60mins or 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑠)
✓ The table of Prefixes of SI Unit can be used as conversion factor by following this format:
1 (𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑥)(𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡) = (𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑟)(𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡)
NOTE:
3
1 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 10 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
• In dimensional analysis,
the conversion factor
follows the format:
✓ Dimensional analysis can be used by following this format:
𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕
𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑥
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
➢ If a unit is present in both numerator and denominator, that unit can be cancelled:
𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑥 = 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
10−9 𝑠
1.5 𝑛𝑠 𝑥
1 𝑛𝑠
56.3 𝑘𝑔 𝑙𝑏𝑠
2. Sample Problem: Convert to 𝑚𝑖𝑛.
𝑠
✓ NOTE: In this problem, both the numerator and denominator have different units.
✓ Focus first on converting the numerator from kg to lbs:
a. Use the conversion factor:
2.2 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 (𝑙𝑏𝑠) = 1𝑘𝑔
𝟐.𝟐 𝒍𝒃𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝒍𝒃𝒔)
or in ratio form =
𝟏 𝒌𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝒌𝒈)
minute (min):
a. Use the conversion factor: NOTE:
60 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠 (𝑠) = 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 (𝑚𝑖𝑛) • In this case notice
that the format of the
𝟔𝟎 𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝒔)
or in ratio form 𝟏 𝒎𝒊𝒏 = conversion factor changed:
𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕 (𝒎𝒊𝒏) 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
from: 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
b. Use dimensional analysis: to: 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 • This is done when you need
𝑥 to change the given unit
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡
located at the denominator.
123.86 𝑙𝑏𝑠 60 𝑠
𝑥
𝑠 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛
c. We now notice that s appear both on the denominator and numerator, thus
𝑙𝑏𝑠
we can cancel them and the desired unit 𝑚𝑖𝑛 is left:
123.86 𝑙𝑏𝑠 60 𝑠 𝑙𝑏𝑠 𝑙𝑏𝑠
𝑥 = 7,431.6 = 7.43𝑥103
𝑠 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛
References
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (2019). The International System of Units.
Retrieved from https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-330/sp-330-section-2
Texas A&M University. (n.d.). Dimensional Analysis. Retrieved from
https://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-da.html