A graduated cylinder has 33.5 mL of water. A piece of metal is added to the water and the new volume is now 46.2 mL. If the metal has a mass of 16.25 g, what is its density

Answer :

Answer: The density of metal is 1.28g/ml

Explanation:

To calculate the density, we use the equation:

[tex]\text{Density of substance}=\frac{\text{Mass of substance}}{\text{Volume of substance}}[/tex]

Density of metal = ?

Mass of metal = 16.25 g

Volume of metal = volume of water displaced = (46.2 - 33.5 )ml  = 12.7 ml

Putting values in above equation, we get:

[tex]Density=\frac{16.25g}{12.7ml}=1.28g/ml[/tex]

The density of metal is 1.28g/ml

The density of the metal should be 1.28g/ml.

Calculation of the density of the metal:

Since

Mass of metal = 16.25 g

Volume of metal = volume of water displaced i.e.

= (46.2 - 33.5 )ml

= 12.7 ml

So, here the density should be

= mass / volume

= 16.25g / 12.7 ml

= 1.28 g/mL

hence, The density of the metal should be 1.28g/ml.

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