Question

The average density of human blood is 1.06 g/mL. What is the mass of blood in an adult with a blood volume of 5.5L? Express your answer in (a) grams & (b) ounces.

Answer 1

5.5L= 5500ml
5500*1.06g/ml=5830g
5803g*0.035274oz/g=205.6oz

Answer 2

Answer : The mass of human blood in grams and ounce are 5830 grams and 205.647 ounce.

Explanation :

Density : It is defined as the mass contained per unit volume.

Formula used for density :

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

Given :

Density of human blood = 1.06 g/mL

Volume of human blood = 5.5 L = 5500 mL

conversion used : 1 L = 1000 mL

Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get the mass of human blood.

$1.06g/mL=\frac{Mass}{5500mL}$

$Mass=5830g$

The mass of human blood in grams = 5830 grams

Conversion used :

$1\text{ ounce}=28.3495g\\\\1g=\frac{1}{28.3495}\text{ ounce}$

As, $1g=\frac{1}{28.3495}\text{ ounce}$

So, $5830g=\frac{5830g}{1g}\times \frac{1}{28.3495}\text{ ounce}=205.647\text{ ounce}$

Therefore, the mass of human blood in grams and ounce are 5830 grams and 205.647 ounce.