Question

Acetone has a density of 0.7857 g/cm^3. What is the volume in mL of 5.52 g of acetone?

Answer 1

Let's see that the formula to find the volume using density and mass is:

`V=(m)/(d)\begin{cases}V=\text{volume} \\ m=\text{mass} \\ d=\text{density}\end{cases},`

In this case, the problem is asking about the volume in mL but remember that mL is the same that cm^3, so using the formula we're going to obtain:

`V=\frac{5.52\text{ g}}{0.7857\text{ }(g)/(mL)}=7.02\text{ mL.}`

The volume of 5.52 g of acetone is 7.02 mL.