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"A freighter carrying a cargo of uranium hexafluoride sank in the English Channel in late August 1984. The cargo of uranium hexafluoride weighed 2.25 x10^8 kg and was contained in 30 drums, each having a volume of 1.62 x 10^6 L. What is the density (g/mL) of uranium hexafluoride?"

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Answer:

4.63 g/mL is the density of uranium hexafluoride.

Explanation:

Mass of an uranium hexafluoride , m= [tex]2.25\times 10^8 kg=2.25\times 10^8\times 1000 g=2.25\times 10^{11} g[/tex]

1 kg = 1000 g

Volume of drum in which uranium hexafluoride was stored = [tex]1.62\times 10^6 L=1.62\times 10^9 mL[/tex]

1 L = 1000 mL

Volume of uranium hexafluoride stored in 30 drums = V

[tex]V=30\times 1.62\times 10^9 mL[/tex]

Density of an uranium hexafluoride =d

[tex]d=\frac{m}{V}=\frac{2.25\times 10^{11} g}{30\times 1.62\times 10^9 mL}[/tex]

[tex]d=4.63 g/mL[/tex]

4.63 g/mL is the density of uranium hexafluoride.

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