Question

The density of mercury is 13600 kgm-3. So, the relative density of mercury is A. 13.6 B. 1.36 C. 136

Answer 1

The density of water is,

`d_w=1000kgm^(-3)`

The density of mercury is,

`d_m=13600kgm^(-3)`

The relative density of mercury is the density of mercury concerning the density of water.

Thus, the relative density of mercury is,

`\begin{gathered} (d_m)/(d_w)=(13600)/(1000)_{} \\ (d_m)/(d_w)=13.6 \end{gathered}`

Hence, option A is the correct answer.