Question

The density of hydrogen is 0.0000899 g/cm^3

Which of the following would be a reasonable estimate of the density of hydrogen?

A. 8 x 10^-4 g/cm^3
B. 9 x 10^-5 g/cm^3
C. 8 x 10^-5 g/cm^3
D. 9 x 10 ^-4 g/cm^3

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To estimate the density of hydrogen, which is given as 0.0000899 g/cm³, we can write this number in scientific notation:

0.0000899 g/cm³ = 8.99 x 10^-5 g/cm³

Now we can compare this with the provided options:

A. 8 x 10^-4 g/cm³ (which is 0.0008 g/cm³, much too high)
B. 9 x 10^-5 g/cm³ (which is 0.00009 g/cm³, reasonably close)
C. 8 x 10^-5 g/cm³ (which is 0.00008 g/cm³, also reasonably close)
D. 9 x 10^-4 g/cm³ (which is 0.0009 g/cm³, also much too high)

Among the options, B (9 x 10^-5 g/cm³) and C (8 x 10^-5 g/cm³) are reasonable estimates of the density of hydrogen. However, the option that is the closest to the given density of 0.0000899 g/cm³ is:

**B. 9 x 10^-5 g/cm³**

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