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The density of silicon is 2.33 g/cm 3 . What is the volume of a piece of silicon that has a mass of 83.8 g ?

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Density is found by dividing mass over volume:
d=M/V. In this problem, we know the density, and the mass. Solve the general equation for volume, then enter the values from the problem and evaluate:
d=m/v [multiply v to both sides, then divide d from both sides]

v=m/d
v=83.8g/(2.33g/cm³)
v=35.965 cm³
v=36.0 cm³ to three significant figures (since your given information only has 3 sig figs)
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