Question

The density of mercury is 13.51 g/mL. If you have 2.50 kg of liquid mercury, what volume would it occupy?

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Answer on Question #46903 - Chemistry – Inorganic Chemistry

Question

The density of mercury is $13.51\ \mathrm{g/mL}$. If you have $2.50\ \mathrm{kg}$ of liquid mercury, what volume would it occupy?

Answer:

The density equals:

$$\rho = \frac{m}{V}$$

m – the Mass of mercury, $m = 2.50\ \mathrm{kg} = 2500\ \mathrm{g}$

V – the Volume of liquid mercury

Therefore volume occupied of $2.50\ \mathrm{kg}$ of liquid mercury is:

$$V = \frac{m}{\rho} = \frac{2500\ \mathrm{g}}{13.51\ \mathrm{g/mL}} = 185.05\ \mathrm{mL}$$

Answer: 185.05 mL