Question

An irregularly shaped piece of magnesium with a mass of 11.81 g was dropped into a graduated cylinder partially filled with water. The magnesium displaced 6.80 mL of water. What is the density of magnesium in g/ml?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is

1.74 g/mL

Explanation:

The density of a substance can be found by using the formula

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

From the question

mass of magnesium = 11.81 g

volume = 6.80 mL

The density of the metal is

$density = \frac{11.81}{6.80} \\ = 1.73676470...$

We have the final answer as

1.74 g/mL

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