Question

Butter has a specific gravity of 0.86. What is the mass of 2.15 L of butter?

Answer 1

Answer:

The mass of butter is 1849 g.

Explanation:

Given data:

Specific gravity of butter = 0.86

Volume = 2.15 L

Mass = ?

Solution:

Specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of density of substance divided by the density of water.

Thus the density of butter is 0.86 g/mL

Formula:

Conversion from L to mL

2.15 /1000 = 2150 mL

d = m/v

0.86 g/mL = m/2150 mL

m =  1849 g

Thus the mass of butter is 1849 g.