Platinum has a density of 21 g/cm3. a platinum ring is placed in a graduated cylinder that contains water. the water level rises from 5.0 ml to 5.3 ml when the ring is added. what is the mass of the ring?
The little lump of platinum that you dropped into the graduated cylinder has
(5.3 - 5.0) = 0.3 mL = 0.3 cm³ of volume.
That's nothing but a metal shaving, a little sliver, maybe like
a 1/4-inch piece cut out of a metal paper-clip. I'm surprised
that you can read the graduated cylinder that precisely.
Its mass is
(0.3 cm³) x (21 gm/cm³) = 6.3 grams = 0.0063 kg .
Answer:
The mass of the ring is 6.3 kg.
Explanation:
It is given that,
Density of platinum, \(d=21\ g/cm^3\)
A platinum ring is placed in a graduated cylinder that contains water. the water level rises from 5.0 ml to 5.3 ml when the ring is added. the volume of the ring is, (5.3 - 5) mL = 0.3 mL
Volume of the ring, \(V=0.3\ cm^3\)
We need to find the mass of the ring. The density of any substance is given by :
\(d=\dfrac{m}{V}\)
\(m=d\times V\)
\(m=21\ g/cm^3\times 0.3\ cm^3\)
m = 6.3 kg
So, the mass of the ring is 6.3 kg. Hence, this is the required solution.