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Hey chemistry student needs 35.0 mL of chloroform for an experiment. I consulting the CRC handbook of chemistry and physics, the student discovers that the density of chloroform is 1.48 g/cm ^-3. Calculate the mass of the chloroform the student should way out. Be sure you answer it has the correct number of significant digits

Hey chemistry student needs 35.0 mL of chloroform for an experiment. I consulting-example-1
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We have the density of chloroform which is 1.48 g/cm^3 and the volume required which is 35.0 mL.

To find the mass, we apply the following formula:


mass=\text{density}\cdot\text{volume,}

But you should know that cubic centimeters (cm^3) are the same that milliliters (mL).

Doing the calculations, we obtain that:


\text{mass}=1.48\frac{g}{\operatorname{cm}^3}\cdot35.0cm^3=51.80\text{ g.}

The mass of chloroform is 51.8 grams.

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