A piece of magnesium has a cylindrical shape with a height of 8 centimeters and a diameter of 2 centimeters. If the magnesium has a density of 1.78 g/cm3 , what is the mass of the cylinder sample? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Use π≈3.14 .

1 answer

To find the mass of the magnesium cylinder, we first need to calculate its volume and then use the density to find the mass.

Step 1: Calculate the volume of the cylinder

The formula for the volume \( V \) of a cylinder is:

\[ V = \pi r^2 h \]

Where:

  • \( r \) is the radius of the base of the cylinder
  • \( h \) is the height of the cylinder

Given:

  • The diameter of the cylinder is 2 cm, so the radius \( r \) is half of that:

\[ r = \frac{2 , \text{cm}}{2} = 1 , \text{cm} \]

  • The height \( h \) is 8 cm.

Now we can calculate the volume:

\[ V = \pi (1 , \text{cm})^2 (8 , \text{cm}) = \pi (1) (8) = 8\pi , \text{cm}^3 \]

Using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[ V \approx 8 \times 3.14 = 25.12 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Step 2: Calculate the mass using density

The formula for mass \( m \) is:

\[ m = \text{density} \times V \]

Given the density of magnesium is \( 1.78 , \text{g/cm}^3 \):

\[ m = 1.78 , \text{g/cm}^3 \times 25.12 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Calculating the mass:

\[ m \approx 1.78 \times 25.12 \approx 44.71 , \text{g} \]

Final Answer

The mass of the magnesium cylinder sample is approximately 44.71 g when rounded to the nearest hundredth.