Questions: Calculating mass density
metnyracetate: 0.93 mL/m
pentane: 0.63 g/mL
glycerol: 1.3 g/mL
Next, the chemist measures the volume of the unknown liquid as 1645 cm^3 and the mass of the unknown liquid as 1.30 kg.
Calculate the density of the liquid. Round your answer to 3 significant digits: g / mL
Given the data above, is it possible to identify the liquid?
- yes
- no
If it is possible to identify the liquid, do so:
- ethanolamine
- dimethyl sulfoxide
- methyl acetate
- pentane
- Glycerol
Transcript text: Calculating mass density
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline metnyracetate & $0.93 \frac{\mathrm{~mL}}{\mathrm{~m}}$ \\
\hline pentane & $0.63 \frac{\mathrm{~g}}{\mathrm{~mL}}$ \\
\hline glycerol & $1.3 \frac{\mathrm{~g}}{\mathrm{~mL}}$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Next, the chemist measures the volume of the unknown liquid as $1645 . \mathrm{cm}^{3}$ and the mass of the unknown liquid as 1.30 kg .
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline Calculate the density of the liquid. Round your answer to 3 significant digits. & $\square \mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mL}$ \\
\hline Given the data above, is it possible to identify the liquid? & \begin{tabular}{l}
O yes \\
0 no
\end{tabular} \\
\hline If it is possible to identify the liquid, do so. & ethanolamine
dimethyl sulfoxide
methyl acetate
pentane
Glycerol \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Calculate the density of the unknown liquid
To find the density of the unknown liquid, we use the formula:
\[
\text{Density} = \frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}
\]
Given: