Question

Mercury (a.k.a. quicksilver) is a metallic element and a liquid at room temperature. calculate mercury\'s density if a sample of mercury is found to have a mass of 589.0 g and a volume of 43.86 ml.

Answer 1

The mass per volume measure of the substance is said to be its density.

The formula of density is:

$density = \frac{mass}{volume}$   -(1)

Mass of mercury sample = $589.0 g$ (given)

Volume of mercury sample = $43.86 mL$ (given)

Substituting the values in formula (1)

$density = \frac{589 g}{43.86 mL}$

$density = 13.43 g/mL$

Hence, the density of mercury is $13.43 g/mL$.