General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 1 - Chemistry and Measurement - Questions and Problems - Page 35: 1.87

Answer

$3.25\times 10^6g$

Work Step by Step

We know that $1 short \space ton=2000lb$ but $1lb=16 oz$ $1 short \space ton=2000\times 16oz$ We also know that $1g=0.03527oz$ $\implies 1 oz=\frac{1}{0.03527}g$ Thus $1 short \space ton=2000\times 16\times \frac{1}{0.03527}g=3.25\times 10^6g$
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