Question

Nitric acid (specific gravity 1.42) costs $51.95 per liter. A student spills 5.112 kg of nitric acid in the laboratory, what is the cost of the nitric acid wasted?

Answer 1

Answer:

The cost of wasted nitric acid is $187.02

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it is given that specific gravity of Nitric Acid is 1.42 Thus the density of nitric acid is

$\rho _{acid}=S.G\times \rho _{water}\\\\\\\rho_{acid}=1.42\times 1\frac{g}{cm^3}\\\\\rho_{acid}=1.42g/cm^3$

Now from the basic relation of mass volume and density we have

$\rho =\frac{Mass}{Volume}\\\\\therefore Volume=\frac{Mass}{\rho }$

Since the mass of the nitric acid is given to be 5.112 kg = 5112 grams

Thus the volume of nitric acid is

$Volume=\frac{5112}{1.42}=3600cm^3$

Now we know that 1000 cubic centimeters euals 1 litrer

Thus the calculated volume in liters is

$V_{liters}=\frac{3600}{1000}=3.6Liters$

Thus the cost of acid spilled  equals

$Cost=3.6\times 51.95=187.02$