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
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To find the mass of the magnesium cylinder, we first need to calculate its volume using the formula for the volume of a cylinder:

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

where:

  • \(V\) is the volume,
  • \(r\) is the radius,
  • \(h\) is the height.

Given:

  • The height \(h = 8\) cm,
  • The diameter is \(2\) cm, so the radius \(r = \frac{2}{2} = 1\) cm.

Now, substituting the values into the formula:

\[ V = \pi (1)^2 (8) = \pi (1)(8) = 8\pi \]

Using \(\pi \approx 3.14\):

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

Next, we can find the mass using the density formula:

\[ \text{mass} = \text{density} \times \text{volume} \]

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

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

Calculating the mass:

\[ \text{mass} \approx 1.78 \times 25.12 \approx 44.7496 , \text{g} \]

Rounding to the nearest hundredth:

\[ \text{mass} \approx 44.75 , \text{g} \]

Thus, the mass of the magnesium cylinder sample is approximately 44.75 g.