Question

50 mL graduated cylinder contains 25.0 mL of water. A 142.5040 g piece of osmium is placed in the graduated cylinder and the water level rises to 31.3 mL. What is the density of the piece of osmium?

Answer 1

Answer:

22.6g/mL

Explanation:

density = mass / volume

given mass of object : 142.5040

volume of object : not given however we are told that when placed inside of a cylinder with 25 mL of water the water level rises to 31.3 mL

31.3 - 25 = 6.3

So the water level rose by 6.3 mL meaning that the object has a volume of 6.3 mL

Now to find the density.

Recall that density = mass / volume

mass = 142.5040 g and volume = 6.3 mL

so density = 142.5040g / 6.3 mL = 22.6 g / ml