A mass of #13.4g# was confined to a volume of #186mL#. What is the density of this material?

Question

1830 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2017-05-15T15:44:30

#rho~=0.07*g*mL^-1#

By definition, #rho_"density"="Mass"/"Volume"#. We were given a mass and a volume, and thus we just have to work out the quotient:

#rho="Mass"/"Volume"=(13.4*g)/(186*mL)=??*g*mL^-1#

Is this material likely to be a gas, a liquid, or a solid? Why so?

A mass of #13.4*g# was confined to a volume of #186*mL#. What is the density of this material?