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The density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m³. Determine the mass of 10.0 cm³ of mercury.

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Answer:

The mass of mercury = 0.136 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Density: This is defined as the ratio of mass of a body and the volume of that body. The S.I unit of density is kg/m³. It can be represented mathematically as

D = m/v

m = D× v .......................... Equation 1

Where D = density of the mercury, m = mass of the mercury, v = volume of the mercury.

Given: D = 13600 kg/m², v = 10 cm³ = (10×1/1000000) = 0.00001 m³

Substituting these values into equation 1,

m = 13600×0.00001

m = 0.136 kg.

Therefore the mass of mercury = 0.136 kg

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