What volume of gold would be equal in mass to a piece of copper with a volume of 141 ml? the density of gold is 19.3 g/ml; the density of copper is 8.96 g/ml?

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Gustavo

Chemistry

31 January, 01:26

What volume of gold would be equal in mass to a piece of copper with a volume of 141 ml? the density of gold is 19.3 g/ml; the density of copper is 8.96 g/ml?

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Johnny Wang · Answer 1

We are tasked to solve for the volume of Gold given that the mass of Gold is equivalent to that of a copper.

Details:

Density of Copper = 8.96 g/ml

Volume of Copper=141 ml

mass of Gold = mass of Copper

Density of Gold=19.3 g/ml

In order to solve for the mass of copper, we need to use the density formula

Density = mass/volume

Since we are to solve for the mass of copper

mass of copper = Density of Copper * Volume of Copper

mass of copper = 8.96 g/ml * 141 ml = 1263.36 g

Thus,

mass of gold=mass of copper=1263.36 g

Hence,

Using still the density formula to solve for the volume of gold,

Volume of gold=mass of gold / Density of gold

Volume of gold=1263.36 g / 19.3 g/ml = 65.46 mL

Therefore, the volume of the gold must be 65.46 mL in order to have the same mass of a copper