A Piece of Metal (Mass = 17

question 18

Multiple Choice

A piece of metal (mass = 17.676 g) is placed in 11.00 mL of chloroform (d = 1.498 g/mL) in a 25-mL graduated cylinder.The chloroform level increases to 15.46 mL.The best value for density of this metal from these data is

• A) 1.14 g/mL.
• B) 2.65 g/mL.
• C) 3.963 g/mL.
• D) 5.94 g/mL.
• E) 3.96 g/mL.

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