The mass of a beaker is 5.333g. After 5.00 mL of a concentrated hydrochloric acid solution is pipetted into the beaker, the combined mass of the beaker and the hydrochloric acid sample is 11.229 g. From the data, what is the measured density of the hydrochloric solution?
these are my steps:
11.229g-5.333g= 5.896g
density HCl= Mass HCl/ Volume HCl
1.792= 5.896g/5
where am i going wrong?
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Either your calculator is giving you a false answer or you aren't reading it right. When I divide 5.896/5 I get 1.1792. You're missing another 1 between 1 and 7. You can always prove what the right answer is by long hand division. Note that your are working the problem correctly.
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