Density Problems
A chemist needs 2.00 g of a liquid compound, which has a density of 0.718 g/mL. If the compound costs $5.67 per mL, how much will a 2.0 sample cost?
$15.80
100 grams of a liquid completely fill a 200 mL bottle. What is the density of the liquid?
0.500 g/mL
A student pipets 5.00 mL of ethanol into a flask weighing 15.25 grams. She finds that the mass of the flask plus ethanol equals 19.17 grams. Calculate the density of ethyl alcohol.
0.784 g/mL
A flask that weighs 345.8 g is filled with 225 mL of carbon tetrachloride. The weight of the flask and carbon tetrachloride is found to be 703.55 g. From this information, calculate the density of carbon tetrachloride.
1.59 g/mL
Calculate the density of sulfuric acid if 35.4 mL of the acid weighs 65.14 g.
1.84 g/mL
A piece of silver has a mass of 2800 grams and occupies a volume of 266 cm³. What is the density of silver?
10.5 g/cm³
A block of lead has dimensions of 4.5 cm by 5.2 cm by 6.0 cm. The block weighs 1587 g. From this information, calculate the density of lead.
11.3 g/cm³
The density of mercury is 13.6 g/mL. What is the mass of 8.20 mL of mercury?
112 g
Mercury metal is poured into a graduated cylinder that holds exactly 22.5 mL. The mercury used to fill the cylinder weighs 306.0 g. From this information, calculate the density of mercury.
13.6 g/mL
A solution has a density of 1.50 g/mL. How many grams are needed to obtain 10.0 mL of solution?
15.0 g
What is the mass of the ethyl alcohol that exactly fills a 200.0 mL container? The density of ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL.
157.8 g
A block of aluminum occupies a volume of 15.0 mL and weighs 40.5 g. What is its density?
2.7 g/mL
Find the mass of 250.0 mL of benzene. The density of benzene is 0.8765 g/mL.
219.125 g
What volume of silver metal will weigh exactly 2500.0 g? The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm³.
238.1 cm³
Peanut oil has a density of 0.92 g/mL. If a recipe calls for 1/4 cup of peanut oil, what mass of peanut oil is required? (Hint: 1 cup = 237 mL).
54.51 g
28.5 g of iron is added to a graduated cylinder containing 45.50 mL of water. The water level rises to the 49.10 mL mark, from this information, calculate the density of iron.
7.92 g/mL
The density of mercury is 13.6 g/mL. What volume would 120 g of mercury occupy?
8.82 mL
If a block of copper measures 2.00 cm x 4.00 cm x 5.00 cm and weighs 356 grams, what is its density?
8.90 g/cm³
A rectangular block of copper metal weighs 1896 g. The dimensions of the block are 8.4 cm by 5.5 cm by 4.6 cm. From this data, what is the density of copper?
8.92 g/cm³
A bottle has a capacity of 1.2 liters. If the density of ether is 0.74 g/mL, what mass of ether can the bottle hold?
888 g