Question

A thermometer containing 7.8 g of mercury has broken. If mercury a density of 13.6 g/mL, what volume spilled?

Answer 1

Answer:

Approx.

1

2

⋅

m

L

......

Explanation:

Density,

ρ

=

Mass

Volume

.

And thus,

Volume

=

Mass

ρ

=

7.6

⋅

g

13.6

⋅

g

⋅

m

L

−

1

.

This is dimensionally consistent as

g

g

⋅

m

L

−

1

=

1

m

L

−

1

=

1

1

m

L

=

m

L

, and thus we get an answer with units of volume as required.