Question

If a piece of pure silver that has a mass of 5.25 g is added to a graduated cylinder of water how much should the water level in the cylinder ris

Answer 1

density = mass / volume

you're looking for the volume

find the density of silver and divide it's by it. hence V =m/d

Answer 2

right the density of silver is 10.5... so 5.25/10.5=0.5

Answer 3

yep remember your units though

Answer 4

yeah but my teacher told me the answer is 11.7 mL

Answer 5

so how did i get 0.5

Answer 6

your teacher is wrong lol .. or maybe there was water already in the beaker?

Answer 7

yeah there was because the 5.25g is aded to a graduated cylinder of water

Answer 8

*added

Answer 9

well there would've had to be 11.2 mL of water in the beaker in order for that answer, 11.7 mL, to be correct

Answer 10

think about 5 grams of silver is like a grain of silver

Answer 11

yeah but if i add 11.2+0.5 i get 11.7 but how do i get 11.2 with the numbers i have?

Answer 12

you would have to be told in the question you have that much water already, otherwise theres no way to figure that out

Answer 13

yeah and it doesnt tell me in the problem

Answer 14

well if i add 10.5+0.5 i get 11

Answer 15

lol exactly, theres no way to figure that out, so coming up with a total height of 11.7 mL on the graduated cylinder is impossible. from the question you can only deduct that the net rise is 0.5 mL

Answer 16

lol where'd you get 10.5 from?

Answer 17

thats the density of silver

Answer 18

that has nothing to do with the water though. density is a measure of how much volume mass occupies

Answer 19

oh okay then thanks :))

Answer 20

no prob !