Dimensional Analysis
SI Units
• Universally applied standards of measure
– meter (m) – Length – gram (g) – Mass
– Mole (mol) – Amount of a Substance – Kelvin (K) – Temperature
SI Unit Prefixes
• There are the ones I need you to know!!
– Base (meter, liter, gram, second) – Kilo – 1000
– Centi – 1/100th
SI Unit Comparison
• Liter (L) vs. Milliliter (mL)Equalities
• Equalities take on the following form: 4 quarters = 1 dollar
Conversion Factors
• These equalities can be then written as conversion factors.
4 quarters = 1 dollar
Conversion Factors
• Try Some!!
– Write the equality between liters and milliliters. – Write the TWO conversion factors that you can
derive from the equality above.
Unit Conversions
• Now that we understand what a conversion
factor is, we can convert between units easily using a conversion bridge!!
• The best way to understand this is to JUMP
Unit Conversions
• These are the GOLDEN RULES of Conversion!!
– UNDERLINE all given information! – BOX the units that are needed!
– Set up the conversion bridge so that the GIVEN
information is in the upper left hand side of the conversion bridge and the UNITS FOR WHAT YOU NEED are in the upper right hand corner!
– Insert UNITS so that the UNWANTED UNITS CANCEL
LET’s JUMP IN!
• The best way to learn to solve these
conversions is to simply TRY IT!!
LET’s JUMP IN!
• UNDERLINE WHAT IS GIVEN!
LET’s JUMP IN!
• BOX THE UNITS OF WHAT IS NEEDED!
LET’s JUMP IN!
• Set up the conversion bridge so that the GIVEN information is in
the upper left hand side of the conversion bridge and the UNITS FOR WHAT YOU NEED are in the upper right hand corner!
• Convert 130 mm to meters!
LET’s JUMP IN!
• Insert UNITS so that the UNWANTED UNITS CANCEL DAIGONALLY and so
the proper CONVERSION UNITS are inserted in the correct orientation.
•Convert 130 mm to meters!
130 mm 1 meters
LET’s JUMP IN!
• Multiply everything on TOP TOGETHER and DIVIDE by
the FIGURES on the BOTTOM!
• Convert 130 mm to meters!
130 mm 1 meters
1000 mm
LET’s JUMP IN!
• PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SIG FIGs and UNITS!! If
you forget these things, your solution may be marked INCORRECT!! AHHH!
• Convert 130 mm to meters!
0.13 meters
130 mm 1 meters
1000 mm
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• We can convert between ATOMS/MOLECULES
and MOLES or MOLES and ATOMS/MOLECULES by using AVOGADRO’s NUMBER!
• AVOGADROS NUMBER = 6.02 X 1023 particles
• PARTICLES of CHEMISTRY = Atoms and
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
6.02 X 10
23of anything = 1
mol
MOL FUN FACTS!
One mole of paper would make a stack that would reach to the moon more than 80 billion times.
A one liter bottle of water contains 55.5 moles of water
One mole of seconds is about 19
quadrillion years, 4,240,666 times the age of the earth, or 954,150 times the age of the universe itself
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
In Chemistry the important fact is:1 mol = 6.02 X 1023
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• Convert 5.43 X 1023 atoms to moles!ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• UNDERLINE what is GIVEN!ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• BOX THE UNITS of what is NEEDED!ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• Set up the conversion bridge so that the GIVEN
information is in the upper left hand side of the conversion bridge and the UNITS FOR WHAT YOU NEED are in the upper right hand corner!
•Convert 5.43 X 1023 atoms to moles!
5.43 X 1023 atoms
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
– Insert UNITS so that the UNWANTED UNITS CANCEL
DAIGONALLY and so the proper CONVERSION UNITS are inserted in the correct orientation.
•Convert 5.43 X 1023 atoms to moles!
5.43 X 1023 atoms
moles
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• Multiply everything on TOP TOGETHER andDIVIDE by the FIGURES on the BOTTOM!
• Convert 5.43 X 1023 atoms to moles!
5.43 X 1023 atoms
moles
ATOMS/MOLECULES to MOLES
• PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SIG FIGs andUNITS!! If you forget these things, your
solution may be marked INCORRECT!! AHHH!
• Convert 5.43 X 1023 atoms to moles!
5.43 X 1023 atoms
moles
6.02 X 1023 atoms 1
Try THESE!!
• Pay close attention! Conversion factors can be
flipped to suit the question being asked!! DO YOU NEED TO FLIP YOUR CONVERSION
FACTORS!?
• Convert 3.442 X 1024 atoms to moles.
Mass to Moles
• We can find a conversion factor that allows us to covert from Mass (GRAMS) to Moles using out periodic table!
• This conversion factor is known as the MOLAR MASS!
• It has the UNITS grams/mol!
• You all already know how to find the MOLAR
Mass to Moles
• The ONLY difference between the
ATOMIC/MOLECULAR MASS and the MOLAR MASS is the UNITS!!
• Change AMU to g/mol!
• This way…we can just write our conversion
Moles to Mass
• Let’s TRY!• Convert 3.4 grams of Iron (Fe) to moles.
• Again…UNDERLINE WHAT WE are GIVEN and
Moles to Mass
• Set up the conversion bridge so that the GIVEN
information is in the upper left hand side of the conversion bridge and the UNITS FOR WHAT YOU NEED are in the upper right hand corner!
• Convert 3.4 grams of Iron (Fe) to moles.
Moles to Mass
• Insert UNITS so that the UNWANTED UNITS CANCEL
DAIGONALLY and so the proper CONVERSION UNITS are inserted in the correct orientation.
•Convert 3.4 grams of Iron (Fe) to moles.
3.4 grams Fe 1 Mol Fe
Moles to Mass
• Multiply everything on TOP TOGETHER and DIVIDE by the FIGURES on the BOTTOM!
• Convert 3.4 grams of Iron (Fe) to moles.
3.4 grams Fe 1 Mol Fe
Moles to Mass
• PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SIG FIGs and UNITS!! If you forget these things, your
solution may be marked INCORRECT!! AHHH!
• Convert 3.4 grams of Iron (Fe) to moles.
3.4 grams Fe 1 Mol Fe
55.85 grams Fe
Try THESE!!
• How many grams are there in 4.4 moles of
Gold?
NOW…3 STEPS!
• Identify 3 step requirements when there are:
– Conversions from GRAMS to MOLECULES/ATOMS – Conversions from MOLECULES/ATOMS to GRAMS
– Be sure you know how to identify when to use
NOW…3 STEPS!
• Convert 3.2 X 1024 atoms Lithium to grams.
• The rules are the same!! • The steps are the same!!
• I’m just going to need a larger BRIDGE!
3.2 X 1023 atoms Fe grams Fe
1 mol Fe
1 mol Fe 6.94
NOW…3 STEPS!
• Convert 3.2 X 1024 atoms Lithium to grams.
• Cancel the proper units!!
• Multiply and Divide properly!! • There you go!
3.2 X 1023 atoms Fe grams Fe
1 mol Fe
1 mol Fe 6.94
6.02 X 1023 atoms Fe
Try THESE!
• Convert 4.5 grams of CaCl2 to molecules.
• How much will 6.2 X 1024 molecules of CO
Things to Remember!
• Conversion Factors can flip as needed!• Remember
– 6.02 X 1023 will ALWAYS go next to
ATOMS/MOLECULES.
– The MOLAR MASS will ALWAYS be written next to
the grams (g) units.
– For this unit…ALWAYS write 1 next to the Mol