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Subject: chemistry
Category: Science
Asked by: shelbyarps-ga
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Posted: 15 Sep 2002 15:28 PDT
Expires: 15 Oct 2002 15:28 PDT
Question ID: 65364
If salt had a density of 2.639g/cm3, what is the volume (cm6) of 1.00 lb. of salt?
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Subject: Re: chemistry
Answered By: livioflores-ga on 15 Sep 2002 18:56 PDT
 
Hi!!
Remember that if density is given V = M/D (always working with the
same set of units).
So here you must to convert lb to grams:
1.0lb = 453.6g
Now you must do a simple operation: 
V [cm3] = 453.6 [g] / 2.639 [g/cm3] = 171.88 [cm3]

The key of this question is the unit conversion, you have several
online tools to do this, I will give you one that shows how the
conversion was do, so you can learn to do it by yourself:
Unit Conversions
http://webphysics.ph.msstate.edu/units/index.html

(If you enter an integer like 100 add decimals -enter 100.00- in order
to obtain a more exact result, i.e. more significant digits will be
used, two zeros to use two significant digits in the conversion, etc).

Hope this helps you.
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Subject: Re: chemistry
From: cogpsych-ga on 15 Sep 2002 15:36 PDT
 
Your second question makes it clear that this is a homework problem.
To answer it, like your previous one, you have to understand the
relationship between mass, volume, and density. There is a very simple
formula relating these three factors, which you should be able to
figure out from my comment to your first question.

Hint for this question: convert lbs to g of salt.
Subject: Re: chemistry
From: shelbyarps-ga on 15 Sep 2002 15:46 PDT
 
I don't understand your comment. could you explain further?
Subject: Re: chemistry
From: tehuti-ga on 15 Sep 2002 16:18 PDT
 
Hello shelbyarps

I'm unclear why you are asking for an answer in cm6.  Volume is
measured in cm3 = cc= cubic centimetres.

The question is telling you how many grams of salt are present in 1
cc.  Convert this into a fraction of a pound, and then multiply by the
relevant number to calculate how many cc of salt go into 1 lb weight.

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