Chapter 1, Problem 1.85E

1.89 Imagine that you place a cork measuring 1.30cm4.50cm3.00cm in a pan of water. On top of this cork, you place a small cube of lead measuring 1.15 cm on a side. Describe how you would determine if the combination of the cork and lead cube will still float in the water. Note any information you would need to look up to answer the question.

A sample of a bright blue mineral was weighed in air, then weighed again while suspended in water. An object is buoyed up by the mass of the fluid displaced by the object. In air, the mineral weighed 7.35 g; in water, it weighed 5.40 g. The densities of air and water are 1.205 g/L and 0.9982 g/cm3, respectively. What is the density of the mineral?

The density of a solution of sulfuric acid is 1.285 g/cm3, and it is 38.08% acid by mass. Calculate the volume of the acid solution (in mL) you need to supply 125 g of sulfuric acid.

The boiling point of a liquid is calculated to be 454 K. What is this temperature on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?

The label on a bale of mulch indicates a volume of 1.45 ft3. The label also states that the mulch in the bale will cover an area of a garden 6 ft 6 ft to a depth of 1 in. Account for the discrepancy in the given volumes.

You can analyze for a copper compound in water using an instrument called a spectrophotometer. [A spectrophotometer is a scientific instrument that measures the amount of light (of a given wavelength) that is absorbed by the solution] The amount of light absorbed at a given wavelength of light (A) depends directly on the mass of compound per liter of solution. To calibrate the spectrophotometer, you collect the following data: Plot the absorbance (A) against the mass of copper compound per liter (g/L), and find the slope (m) and intercept (b) (assuming that A is y and the amount in solution is x in the equation for a straight line, y = mx + b). What is the mass of copper compound in the solution in g/L and mg/mL when the absorbance is 0.635?

Kilo buck is a slang expression for a sum of money. How many dollars are in a kilo buck? How about a mega buck see Table 3-1?

What is the volume of liquid in the buret in the illustration? Note that the volumes on a buret, expressed in milliliters, are sequenced in the opposite direction of a graduated cylinder.

An aluminum alloy used in the construction of aircraft wings has a density of 2.70 g/cm3. Express this density in SI units (kg/m3).