Thermodynamics, Specific Volume and Density

[bmed90]

Homework Statement

A 1m^3 container is filled with the following

-).12 m^3 of Diamonds
-).15 m^3 of sand
-).2 m^3 of petroleum at 20 deg celsius
-).53 m^3 of air 2 20 deg celsius and 1 atm pressure

Find overall specific volume and density of container

Homework Equations

density (p)= mass/ unit volume

specific volume= volume/unit mass or 1/density

The Attempt at a Solution

Do I need to look up the density for sand, diamonds, petroleum, and air for given conditions and find specific volume from there for each individual substance then add up all the specific volumes? Nothing is mentioned about the mass of each substance they just give volume so I don't know if I need to somehow find the mass of each substance

 

[bmed90]

I guess no one can help me out on this

 

[256bits]

Yes, you need to find out the mass of each substance in the container, and then find the overall mass in the container. Then convert that an overall density and specific volume.