Question

A sample of an unknown liquid has a volume of 12.0 mL and a mass of 6 g. What is its density? Show your work or explain how you determined this value.

Answer 1

Density = Mass divided by Volume, or d = m/v.

So, replace the m and v with the amounts given:

d = 0.5.

Density = Mass / Volume

Answer 2

Answer: The density of the unknown liquid is 0.5 g/mL

Explanation:

Density of a substance is defined as the ratio of its mass and volume. The equation used to calculate density of a substance is:

$\text{Density of a substance}=\frac{\text{Mass of a substance}}{\text{Volume of a substance}}$

We are given:

Mass of unknown liquid = 6 g

Volume of unknown liquid = 12.0 mL

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Density of unknown liquid}=\frac{6g}{12mL}=0.5g/mL$

Hence, the density of the unknown liquid is 0.5 g/mL