A sample of mineral oil has a density of 0.8\text{ g/cm}^3 and a volume of 50\text{ cm}^3.… — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

A sample of mineral oil has a density of $0.8\text{ g/cm}^3$ and a volume of $50\text{ cm}^3$ . What is the mass of the oil sample in grams?

Answer: 40 g

40 g

The mass of a substance is determined by multiplying its density by its volume:

\text{Mass} = \text{Density} \times \text{Volume} = 0.8\text{ g/cm}^3 \times 50\text{ cm}^3 = 40\text{ g}

State the formula for calculating mass from density and volume

\text{Mass} = \text{Density} \times \text{Volume}

Density represents mass per unit volume (

\text{Density} = \frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}

); rearranging this relationship isolates mass.

Substitute the given values into the equation and compute the result

\text{Mass} = 0.8\text{ g/cm}^3 \times 50\text{ cm}^3 = 40\text{ g}

Multiplying the density (

0.8\text{ g/cm}^3

) by the total volume (

50\text{ cm}^3

) yields the total mass in grams.

The relationship between mass, volume, and density as physical properties of matter

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