What's the Volume of a 100g Substance with a Density of 2.40 g/mL?

[Cute-Bunny]

A substance is found to have a density of 2.40 g mL-1 and weighs 100g. What is its volume in mL?

 

[chemisttree]

How would you start to answer this question?

 

[Cute-Bunny]

How would you start to answer this question?

100/2.4= 0.024 mL ! i don't know if its right :(

 

[chemisttree]

It's set up correctly but how do get that small of a number by dividing 100 by less than three?

 

[Cute-Bunny]

It's set up correctly but how do get that small of a number by dividing 100 by less than three?

i don't know, could you please explain it to me more!

 

[chemisttree]

Oh, I don't know. 100/3=33.33333 and 100/2=50. Seems like 100/2.4 should be something between 33 and 50...

 

[Cute-Bunny]

Oh, I don't know. 100/3=33.33333 and 100/2=50. Seems like 100/2.4 should be something between 33 and 50...

oops yeah right sorry for wrong answer :D 100/2.4= 41.67 mL

 

[Cute-Bunny]

100/2.4 = 41.67 mL

 

[I like Serena]

100/2.4 = 41.67 mL

Yep. That's it!