Question

Mercury has a specific gravity of 13.6. how many milliliters of mercury have a mass of 0.35 kg

Answer 1

The formula for specific gravity is:

$Specific gravity = \frac{\rho _{substance}}{\rho _{water}}$

where $\rho _{substance}$ is the density of the substance and $\rho _{water}$ is the density of water.

The density of water, $\rho _{water}$ = $1 g/mL$

Substituting the values in above formula we get,

$13.6 = \frac{\rho _{substance}}{1}$

$\rho _{substance} = 13.6 g/mL$

The formula of density is:

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

The density of mercury is $13.6 g/mL$

The mass of mercury is $0.35 kg = 0.35 kg \times 1000 \frac{g}{kg} = 350 g$

Substituting the values in density formula:

$13.6 g/mL = \frac{350 g}{volume}$

$volume = \frac{350 g}{13.6 g/mL} = 25.73 mL$