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Mercury is 13.6 times more dense than water. If a container can hold 20g of water, how much more massive would an equal volume of mercury be?
13.6 times
To find out how much more massive an equal volume of mercury would be compared to water, you need to use the density ratio given. Here's how you can calculate it:
1. Determine the mass of water that the container can hold:
Since the container can hold 20g of water, that would be the mass of water it can hold. Let's call this massOfWater.
2. Calculate the mass of an equal volume of mercury:
Since mercury is 13.6 times more dense than water, the mass of mercury in the same volume would be 13.6 times greater than massOfWater.
massOfMercury = 13.6 * massOfWater
3. Calculate the mass difference between mercury and water:
To find the amount by which mercury is more massive than water, we need to subtract the massOfWater from massOfMercury.
massDifference = massOfMercury - massOfWater
Now, you can substitute the value of massOfWater (which is 20g) to calculate the massDifference.
massOfMercury = 13.6 * 20g
massDifference = massOfMercury - 20g
By evaluating the above expressions, you can find the answer to how much more massive an equal volume of mercury would be compared to water.