Question

If a gold bar has a length of 17.78 cm, a width of 9.208 cm, a height of 4.445 cm, and the density of gold is 19.3 g/cm^3, what is the

mass of the gold bar. Answer with the correct number of significant figures. Use the rounding rules.

A. 1.40x10^4 grams
B. 14 040 grams
C. 14 045.142 grams
D. 14 045 grams

Answer 1

17.78×9.208×4.445=727.7275768

D=mass÷volume

mass=density×volume

mass=19.3g/cm3×727,7275768=14045,14223224=14045grams