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Using mass density to find mass or VolunteA chemistry student needs 55.0 g of tetrahydrofuran for an experiment. By consulting the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, the student discovers that- 3the density of tetrahydrofuran is 0.889 g.cm Calculate the volume of tetrahydrofuran the student should pour out.Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

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m = 55.0 g

d = 0.889 g/ml.

V = ?


\begin{gathered} d=(m)/(V) \\ V=(m)/(d)=\frac{55g}{0.889\text{ g/ml}} \\ V=61.8672\text{ ml} \end{gathered}

The student need 61.8672 mililiters of tetrahydrofuran

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