A 9.35g sample of a solid was placed in a 15.00mL flask. The remaining volume was filled with Benzene in which the solid is insoluble. The solid and Benzene together weigh 17.33 g. The density of Benzene is 0.876 g/mL. What is the density of the solid?
Please explain how to get to this answer.

Question

A 9.35g sample of a solid was placed in a 15.00mL flask. The remaining volume was filled with Benzene in which the solid is insoluble. The solid and Benzene together weigh 17.33 g. The density of Benzene is 0.876 g/mL. What is the density of the solid? 
Please explain how to get to this answer.

abb0t · Answer

Firstly, do you know what the units of density are?
It is mass per volume, or in units you may be more familir with are grams per mL (or kg per L\)