Calculate the density of the liquid

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Problem 33GQ: Hexane (C6H14, density = 0.766 g/cm3), perfluoro-hexane (C6F14, density = 1.669 g/cm3), and water...
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Next, the chemist measures the volume of the unknown liquid as 

1.023L

 and the mass of the unknown liquid as 

956.g

.

   
Calculate the density of the liquid. Round your answer to 
3
 significant digits.
g/cm3
   
Given the data above, is it possible to identify the liquid?
 
yes
 
 
no
 
   
If it is possible to identify the liquid, do so.
 
carbon tetrachloride
 
 
tetrahydrofuran
 
 
pentane
 
 
methyl acetate
 
 
diethylamine
 
   
 
 
A chemist working as a safety inspector finds an unmarked bottle in a lab cabinet. A note on the door of the cabinet says the cabinet is used to store bottles of
carbon tetrachloride, tetrahydrofuran, pentane, methyl acetate, and diethylamine.
The chemist plans to try to identify the unknown liquid by measuring the density and comparing to known densities. First, from her collection of Material Safety
Data Sheets (MSDS), the chemist finds the following information:
liquid
density
carbon tetrachloride
1.6
3
cm
tetrahydrofuran
0.89
3
cm
pentane
0.63
cm
methyl acetate
0.93
cm
diethylamine
0.71
cm
Next, the chemist measures the volume of the unknown liquid as 1.023 L and the mass of the unknown liquid as 956. g.
Calculate the density of the liquid. Round
cm
your answer to 3 significant digits.
Given the data above, is it possible to
identify the liquid?
O yes
?
O no
O carbon tetrachloride
O tetrahydrofuran
If it is possible to identify the liquid, do so.
O pentane
O methyl acetate
O diethylamine
Transcribed Image Text:A chemist working as a safety inspector finds an unmarked bottle in a lab cabinet. A note on the door of the cabinet says the cabinet is used to store bottles of carbon tetrachloride, tetrahydrofuran, pentane, methyl acetate, and diethylamine. The chemist plans to try to identify the unknown liquid by measuring the density and comparing to known densities. First, from her collection of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), the chemist finds the following information: liquid density carbon tetrachloride 1.6 3 cm tetrahydrofuran 0.89 3 cm pentane 0.63 cm methyl acetate 0.93 cm diethylamine 0.71 cm Next, the chemist measures the volume of the unknown liquid as 1.023 L and the mass of the unknown liquid as 956. g. Calculate the density of the liquid. Round cm your answer to 3 significant digits. Given the data above, is it possible to identify the liquid? O yes ? O no O carbon tetrachloride O tetrahydrofuran If it is possible to identify the liquid, do so. O pentane O methyl acetate O diethylamine
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