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A droplet of pure mercury has a density of 13.6 g/cm3. What is the density of a sample of pure mercury that is 10 times as large as the droplet?

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13.6g/cm³ is the correct answer

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The density will be the same. Since the two materials are identical, there will be an equal density in both drops.


In the first drop, lets say there is 1 cm3 of pure mercury, weighing 13.6 g. The density is 13.6g/1 cm3, or 13.6g/cm3.

In the second sample, 10 times larger, it is 10cm3 of pure mercury, but it also has 10 times larger mass, at 136g. This is 136g/10cm3, which simplifies to the same 13.6g/cm3.

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