If the density of a material is #0.88gmL^-1#, what is the material?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-03T17:27:31

In effect you propose to identify a chemical based solely on its density.....?

Well we can work out the density.....

#rho="Mass"/"Volume"=(8.184*g)/(10.5*mL-1.2*mL)=0.88*g*mL^-1#.

This could literally be anything.........

If the density of a material is #0.88*g*mL^-1#, what is the material?