Question

A general chemistry student found a chunk of metal in the basement of a friend's house. To figure out what it was, she tried the following experiment. First she measured the mass of the metal to be 385.8 grams. Then she dropped the metal into a measuring cup and found that it displaced 17.8 mL of water. Calculate the density of the metal. Density = _______ g/mL Use the table below to decide the identity of the metal. This metal is most likely _________.
substances density g/cm3
water 1.00
aluminium 2.72
chromium 7.25
nickel 8.91
silver 10.50
lead 11.34

Answer 1

Answer:

do you have options for this

Answer 2

1. 21.67g/ml

2. aluminium

Explanation:

1. density = mass/volume

385.8/17.8= 21.67ml

2. 1g/ml=0.1g/cm^3

21.67g/ml = 2.167g/cm^3

..... substance is probably aluminium