Question

a piece of metal weighing 266.0 g is placed in an graduated cylinder containing 209.8 ml of water. The volume of water now reads 240.0mL. What is the density of the metal?

Answer 1

1.108g/mol

Step-by-step explanation:

Here's how you solve it:

1. Find the change in volume: 240.0 mL - 209.8 mL = 30.2 mL

2. Calculate the mass of the displaced water: 30.2 mL * 1 g/mL (density of water) = 30.2 g

3. Calculate the volume of the metal: (240.0 mL - 209.8 mL) + 209.8 mL = 240.0 mL (the metal displaces all of the water in the graduated cylinder)

5. Calculate the density of the metal: (266.0 g) / (240.0 mL) = 1.108 g/mL

So there you go! The density of the metal is 1.108 g/mL.