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Bronze is made by mixing molten copper and tin. If 200kg of the mixture contains 75% by mass of copper and 25% by mass of tin, calculate the density of bronze given that the density of copper is 8900kg/m³ and the density of tin is 7000kg/m³.

a) 8050kg/m³
b) 8100kg/m³
c) 8150kg/m³
d) 8200kg/m³

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Final answer:

The density of the bronze alloy is calculated using the weighted average of the densities of copper and tin based on their mass percentages in the mixture. With 75% copper and 25% tin, the calculated density of the bronze is 8150kg/m³.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the density of a bronze alloy when given the mass percentages and densities of its constituent metals, we can use the concept of weighted average. Given that we have 200kg of bronze with 75% copper and 25% tin, the masses of copper and tin are 150kg and 50kg respectively.

The density of copper is 8900kg/m³, and for tin, it's 7000kg/m³. We can use the formula for the density of a mixture:

Density of bronze = (Mass of copper × Density of copper + Mass of tin × Density of tin) / Total mass of the mixture

Plugging in the numbers: Density of bronze = (150kg × 8900kg/m³ + 50kg × 7000kg/m³) / 200kg

Calculating the above expression, we get Density of bronze = (1335000kg/m³ + 350000kg/m³) / 200kg = 8150kg/m³

Therefore, the correct answer is (c) 8150kg/m³.

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