Mercury metal is poured into a graduated cylinder that holds exactly $22.5 m l$ . The mercury used to fill the cylinder weighs $306.0 g$ . From this information, calculate the density of mercury.

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Solution

Step 1: Given data:
The volume of mercury (V) = $22.5 m l$ .
Mass of the mercury = $306.0 g$ .
Step 2: Calculating the Density:
$D e n s i t y = \frac{M a s s}{V o l u m e}$
$D e n s i t y = \frac{306}{22.5} = 13.6 g / m l .$
Hence, the density of the mercury is $13.6 g / m l .$

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