Answer to Question #237572 in General Chemistry for james

Question

some one wants to sell you a piece of gold and says it's nearly pure. before buying the piece, you measure its mass to be 52.3 grams and find that it displaces 4.16ml of water. calculate its density and consult table 2.1 to assess it's purity. chemistry

Answer 1

Density = mass/volume

= 52.3/4.16 = 12.572g/ml