Question

A piece of bismuth with a mass of 22.5 g is submerged in 46.3 cm3 of water in a graduated cylinder. The water level increases to 48.6 cm3. What is the density of indium to the proper number of significant figures

Answer 1

`\rho = 9.78(g)/(cm^3)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello,

In this case, in order to compute the density of bismuth we need to apply the formula:

`\rho =(m_(Bi))/(V_(Bi))`

Nonetheless, the volume is computed by the difference:

`V_(Bi)=48.6-46.3=2.30cm^3`

Therefore:

`\rho = (22.5g)/(2.30cm^300)\\\\\rho = 9.78(g)/(cm^3)`

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