Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 2 - Measurement and Problem Solving - Exercises - Problems - Page 53: 99

Answer

Yes the crown could be made of gold.

Work Step by Step

Density of the crown can be calculate by using the formula: $Density = \frac{Mass}{Volume}$. Therefore the density of the crown is $D = \frac{206 g}{10.7 mL} = 19.252 g/mL$. Using the conversion factor of $1 mL = 1 cm^{3}$, the density of the crown is $19.252 g/cm^{3}$ which is close to the density of gold $(19.3 g/cm^{3})$ and thus the crown could be made out of gold.
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