CHM135H TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS FOR TUTORIAL 1

You should be able to do all of the following questions from the course textbook, Silberberg and

Amateis, 9th Edition. You may not need to do all of the questions! Do as many or as few as you

feel is necessary to achieve an understanding of the course material to date. You are the best

judge of your own learning! The solutions to these problems (available on the CHM 135 TUT

Quercus shell) are best used to check your final answers rather than to provide you with step-

by-step instructions to answer that question.

Remember that the questions are designed to help you practice using concepts rather than

memorizing the mechanics of that specific question. In other words, you must be able to work

through the problems and achieve the final answer by yourself (active learning) rather than

using the solutions manual to tell you how the problem could be solved (passive learning).

Learning to solve problems in science comes through active learning!

Reading the following sections will help give you the needed background if necessary:

Units and Significant Figures (useful for labs as well): 1.3—1.4

Basic Atomic Structure: 2.1, 2.5

The Mole: 3.1

Compounds: 3.2

Stoichiometry: 3.3—3.4

Molarity and Dilution: 4.1

Appendix A also has a review of Mathematical Operations that you might find helpful.

CHM 135H Tutorial 1 - practice

Chemistry Physical Principles (CHM135)