Question

the mass of a mineral is 9.6g the mineral is placed in a graduated cylinder containing 8.o mL of water. the water level rises to 16.0 mL. what is the mineral's density?

Answer 1

The volume of the mineral = increase in volume of the water whuich is 16 - 8 = 8mls.

Therefore the  mineral's density = 9.6 / 8

= 1.2 g/ ml   answer

Answer 2

Answer:

The density of mineral is:

                        1.2 g/mL

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

when a mineral with mass 9.6 g is placed in a cylinder with 8.0 mL of water then the water level rises to:  16.0 mL

This means that:

    The volume of mineral is:

Volume of the water level after the mineral-Original volume of water in cylinder.

=   16-8

= 8 mL

Now, we know that the density of a substance is the ratio of mass to volume .

i.e.

$\text{Density}=\dfrac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}$

Hence, the density of substance will be:

$\text{Density}=\dfrac{9.6}{8}g/mL$

i.e.

$\text{Density}=1.2g/mL$