General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 1 - Chemistry and Measurement - Questions and Problems - Page 40: 1.173

Answer

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We know that $Volume=\frac{mass}{density}=\frac{5.3}{0.789}=6.717cm^3$ We can find the density as $Density=\frac{mass}{volume}=\frac{15.8}{6.17}=2.4\frac{g}{cm^3}$
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