Question

As an instructor is preparing for an experiment, he requires 225 phosphoric acid. The only container readily available is a 150-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Is it large enough to contain the acid, whose density is 1.83 g/mL?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes it is large enough to store the acid.

Explanation:

Density is defined as the mass contained per unit volume.

$Density=\frac{mass}{Volume}$

Given : Mass of acid = 225 grams

Density of acid = $1.83g/ml$

Putting in the values we get:

$Volume=\frac{mass}{density}$

$Volume=\frac{225g}{1.83g/ml}=123ml$

Thus volume of the acid is $123ml$ and thus Erlenmeyer flask with volume of 150 ml is enough to contain the acid.