Question

A liter of water has a mass of 1000 g. What is the density of water?

Answer 1

Well, `rho_"density"="mass"/"volume"`

Explanation:

And so we take the quotient...

`rho_(H_2O)=(1000*g)/(1000*mL)=1.0*g*mL^-1`

Note that a chemist would typically report a density in `g*mL^-1` or `g*cm^-3` and NOT in `kg*m^3`...

`rho_"water"=(1000*g)/(1000*mL)=1000*kg*m^-3`...