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An empty Erlenmeyer flask weighs 219.5 g. When filled with water (d = 1.00 g/cm^3), the flask and its


contents weigh 648.5 g.


(a) What is the volume of water in the flask? Enter your answer in scientific notation.


_____x 10___cm^3


(b) How much does the flask weigh when filled with the same volume of chloroform (d = 1.48 g/cm^3)? ___g

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Final answer:

The volume of the water in the flask is 429 x 10^0 cm^3. The weight of the flask when filled with the same volume of chloroform is 854.42 g.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are dealing with the concept of density and weight in Chemistry. Let's tackle the first query:

To find the volume (V) of the water in the flask, we need to know that the weight of the water filled in the flask is the total weight minus the weight of the empty flask, which is 648.5 - 219.5 = 429 g. Since the density (d) of water is 1.00g/cm^3, the volume of water can be calculated using the formula d = m/V, therefore V = m/d. Substituting the given values, the volume of the water in the flask is then 429g / 1.00g/cm^3 = 429 x 10^0 cm^3.

For the second part of the question, if the same volume of chloroform (V = 429 cm^3) were to be placed in the flask, the weight can be calculated with the formula m = d x V, where the density of chloroform is 1.48g/cm^3. Therefore, the weight of the flask when filled with chloroform would be 429 cm^3 x 1.48 g/cm^3 = 634.92g. If we add the weight of the empty flask (219.5g), the total weight of the flask filled with chloroform would be 634.92g + 219.5g = 854.42 g.

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