Question

2. 27.8 mL of an unknown were added to a 50.0-mL flask that weighs 464.7 g. The total mass of the flask and the liquid is 552.4 g. Calculate the density of the liquid in Lbs/ in3.

Answer 1

Answer:

$d=4.24x10^{-4}\frac{lb}{in^3}$

Explanation:

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In this case, according to the given information, it turns out firstly necessary for us to set the equation for the calculation of density and mass divided by volume:

$d=\frac{m}{V}$

Thus, we can find the mass of the unknown by subtracting the total mass of the liquid to the mass of the flask and the liquid:

$m=552.4g-464.7g=87.7g$

So that we are now able to calculate the density in g/mL first:

$d=\frac{87.7g}{27.8mL}=3.15g/mL$

Now, we proceed to the conversion to lb/in³ by using the following setup:

$d=3.15\frac{g}{mL}*\frac{1lb}{453.6g}*\frac{1in^3}{16.3871mL}\\\\d=4.24x10^{-4}\frac{lb}{in^3}$

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