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A beaker holding an unknown sample weighs 143.3502 g. The beaker weighs 132.2753 g. The unknown sample has a density of 2.18 g/mL. What is its volume?

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Answer:

5.08mL is the volume the sample occupies

Step-by-step explanation:

Volume is defined as the mass of a substance in grams per mililiter that the substance occupies.

Subtracting the mass of the beaker + the sample - the mass of the sample we can obtain the mass of the sample:

143.3502g - 132.2753g = 11.0749g of the sample.

As its density is 2.18g/mL, the volume that the sample occupies is:

11.0749g * (1mL / 2.18g) =

5.08mL is the volume the sample occupies

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