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2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System Dr. Fred Omega Garces Chemistry 152 Miramar College 1 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Measurements In our daily lives we deal with making measurement routinely. i.e., How much gasoline is required to fill your gas tank? What time did you wake up this morning? How fast did you drive to school today ? Doctors, nurses, pharmacist- Doctors and nurses make measurement constantly. Measurements like pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, drug dosage. Math - The language of Science Scientist make countless measurement during their experiment to prove or disprove theory. 2 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Numbers without meaning What is your response if I told you that I weigh 64.4 You would either think I was mad or anorexic. In any measurement Magnitude (the number with precision) as well as Unit (meaning) must be stated. Otherwise it is Meaningless 3 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 System of Measurements What units are used? Scientific Community The Rest of the World America English System Metric System 1 ft = 12 in 1 km = 1000 m Le System 1 yd= 3 ft 1 m = 100 cm International d’Unites 1 mi. = 1,760 Yd 1 m = 1•109 nm time g sec 1 mi = 5280 ft length g m mass g kg temperature g Kelvin 4 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Units – gives meaning to the measurement What are Units ? Standards used for quantitative comparison. Rest of the World i.e., Ft, mi, in, cm, mi/hr, km/min, gal, J, cal uses the metric system. The U.S. prefers the English Unit system. 5 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Metric system and the Le Systeme International d'Unites (SI) The Metric system is convenient because it uses only one fundamental unit for each type of measurement, and all of its conversion factors are multiples of 10. The scientific community uses an updated metric plan called the SI units. SI (Le Systeme International d'Unites) There are seven (7) quantities in which all units can be derived, this is the basis of the SI units; all other units are derived from these seven 6 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 SI units There are seven quantities (fundamental) in which all units can be derived; these are the base units and the SI defines these as: Quantity( Unit( Symbol( length( meter( m( mass( kilogram( kg( time( seconds( s( temperature( kelvin( K( amount( mole( mol( electric(current( ampere( A( luminous(intensity( candela( cd( All others units are derived units 7 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Derived SI Units Relationships of the SI base units to SI derived units with special names. Derived Units i.e., Volume (L or mL) = Length x Length x Length cm x cm x cm = cm3 = cc = mL Newton (N) (mass x length) / time2 (kg x m) / s2 = N 8 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Ease of conversion of the SI units Prefix multipliers The SI units employ a series of prefix to indicate decimal fraction or multiple of units. Prefix Symbol exp factor factor Mega M 10 6 1,000,000 kilo k 10 3 1,000 deci d 10 -1 1 / 10 centi c 10 -2 1 / 100 milli m 10 -3 1 / 1,000 - 6 micro m 10 1 /1 ,000,000 nano n 10 -9 1 / 1,000,000,000 pico p 10 -12 1 / 1,000,000,000,000 9 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Metric Prefix Relationship Consider the relationship between each metric prefix. Prefix Fraction Decimal Exponential Conversion Tera 1 000 000 000 000 1 000 000 000 000 1 • e12 1 000 000 000 000 m = 1 Tm Giga 1 000 000 000 1 000 000 000 1 • e9 1 000 000 000 m = 1 Gm Mega 1 000 000 1 000 000 1 • e6 1 000 000 m = 1 Mm kilo 1000 1000 1 • e3 1 000 m = 1km - 1 1 1 1m = 1m deci 1/10 0.1 1 • e-1 1m = 10 dm centi 1 / 100 0.01 1 • e-2 1m = 100 cm milli 1 / 1000 0.001 1 • e-3 1m = 1000 m micro 1/1 000 000 .000 001 1 • e-6 1m = 1 000 000 m nano 1/1 000 000 000 .000 000 001 1 • e-9 1m = 1 000 000 000 m pico 1/1 000 000 000 000 .000 000 000 001 1 • e-12 1m = 1 000 000 000 000 m femto 1/1 000 000 000 000 000 .000 000 000 000 001 1 • e-15 1m = 1 000 000 000 000 000 m In using the metric system conversion factor in dimensional analysis remember to use the conversion ratio that makes sense. For example the conversion between micrograms (µg) and grams (g) is either 1 μg = 1•10-6 g or 1,000,000 µg = 1g. It is easier to use the 1,000,000 µg = 1g conversion since this conversion does not involve negative exponents. 10 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Conversion within English System In the English system, exact conversion factors must be known. i.e., How many inches in a marathon (26 miles 385 yards)? To solve this, must know that there are 63,360 in = 1 mile Mile n Yard n feet n inches To solve this problem the relationship between miles and inches must be known. In fact to convert between miles, yards, feet and inches each relationship (conversion factor) must be known. Length 1 Mi. = 1,760 yd = 5,280 ft = 63,360 in 1 yards = 3 ft = 36 in Therefore in 26 miles, there are : 63,360 in 26 mile ∗ = 1,647,360 = 1.6 million inches 1 mile 11 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Conversion within Metric System. Advantage of the metric system is that converting from one unit to the other is just a matter of multiplying or dividing by 10's. i.e., How many centimeters in a 100 km ? To solve this, you simply need to know that kilo means 1000, therefore there are 1000m = 1 km (conversion factor) and that there are 100 cm = 1 m Kilometers n meters n centimeters This is very useful in science, especially when you have to work numerical problems. Length 1 km = 1000 m, 1 m = 100 cm Therefore 100 km is equal to: 1000&m 100&cm 100#km#∗# ∗# = #1•107 #cm 1&km 1&m 12 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 English and Metric System. In science, measurement is based on the metric system (SI). Life in America is a bit more complicated because we live in a global world that uses the metric system but at home we use the English system. The metric system (or SI) is very useful in science, especially when you have to work numerical problems. When dealing with the metric system the conversion is easy. When dealing with English and metric, the conversion factor between two units must be known: i.e., 1 inch = 2.54 cm In the automotive industry, the U.S. still uses predominately the English system. If you want a wrench for example that is the next size smaller than a 7/16 -inch, it would be logical to use 6/16-inch. The correct next lower size is actually labeled 6/16-inch. It becomes really complicated if you are looking for the next smaller size for 3/4-inch because it is not 2/4 (or 1/2-inch) it is actually 11/16-inch -go figure. 13 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Other Metric relationship (Exact Definitions). Length - distance English Metric English - Metric 1 ft = 12 in 1 km = 1000 m 1 in = 2.54 cm 1 yd= 3 ft 1 m = 100 cm 1 mi. = 1.609 km 1 mi. = 1,760 yd. 1 m = 1•109 nm Volume - space English Metric English - Metric 1 gal = 4 qt 1 L = 1000 ml 1 gal = 3.785 L 1 qt = 2 pt 1 ml = 1 cm3 = 1 cc 1 fl oz = 29.57 ml 1pt = 16 fl oz. Mass - quantity of matter English Metric English - Metric 1 lb. = 16 oz 1 kg = 1000 g 1 lb. = 453.6 g 1 Ton = 2000 lb. 1 g = 1000 mg 1 kg = 2.205 lb. 14 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Some interesting measurements Order of magnitude as expressed via metric measurements 15 2.03 Basic Unit of Measurement and the Metric System 05.2015 Putting it in perspective In class you will be assigned a conversion project. It will be up to you to make the appropriate conversion. Be prepared to make a presentation on this assignment. You can create a poster, a PowerPoint slide show or come up with something creative. Length Volume Mass English - Metric English - Metric English - Metric miles - km gallons - Liters pounds - kg Distance of one light year Volume of space in universe Mass of universe Distance around the world. Volume of the sun Mass of sun, Jupiter, Earth, Moon Distance San Diego to NY City.