Chapter 01 – Chemistry: The Study of Change
170.
An archeologist finds a huge monolith in the desert. In order to estimate the weight of this object; he estimates the
dimensions of the monolith and removes some chips from the rock with
his hammer, collecting the following data:
dimensions of the monolith = 1.5 m 5.2 m 13 m
mass of rock chips = 41.73 g
volume of rock chips = 15.2 cm3
Determine the mass of the monolith in pounds, assuming it is of uniform composition. (1 lb = 453.6 g)
171.
An excavator is preparing to dig a basement for a new house. Part of his contract reads that he must dispose of all the dirt he
removes while digging the basement in an EPA approved landfill. He will dig a hole that is 40 feet wide by 50 feet long and
7.5 feet deep. He first uses his shovel and scoops up 1.00 kg of dirt, and then determines that the dirt as a volume of 600 cm3.
The excavator knows that his dump truck can only carry 8,000 kg of dirt. How many dump-truck loads will it take to haul the
dirt away?