Question

A chemistry student needs 70.0 g of acetone for an experiment. By consulting the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, the student discovers that the density of acetone is 0.790 g/cm³. Calculate the volume of acetone the student should pour out.

a) 88.61 cm³
b) 90.00 cm³
c) 83.54 cm³
d) 75.32 cm³

Answer 1

The volume of acetone that the student should pour out is 88.61 cm³.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the volume of acetone, we can use the formula:

Volume = Mass / Density

Given that the mass of acetone is 70.0 g and the density is 0.790 g/cm³, we can substitute the values into the formula to find the volume:

Volume = 70.0 g / 0.790 g/cm³ = 88.61 cm³

Therefore, the student should pour out 88.61 cm³ of acetone.