Chemistry 1

Worksheet 5
Density in Chemistry

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1. What two properties of a material comprise density?

2. Which of the following are units of density?

a. g/mL b. g/cm3 c. kg/L d. g/mol

3. Calculate the density of the following. Report your answer in g/mL.

a. 50.0 kg in 25.0 mL b. 85.0 g in 50.0 cm3

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4. Which one of the following has the highest density?

a. 5.0 g in a 100 mL container

b. 120.0 g in a 1,000 mL container
c. 450.0 kg in a 15 L container

5. Chlorobenzene has a density of 1.11 g/mL.

a. How many grams are in 25.0 mL of chlorobenzene?

b. How many mL are in 150.0 g chlorobenzene?

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6. Phenol has a density of 1.07 g/cm3.

a. How many grams are in 545 mL of phenol?

b. How many L are in 258 g of phenol?

7. Hexane has a density of 0.655 g/mL. What mass of hexane occupies a 450.0 mL?

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8. Challenge: The density of ice is 0.9340 g/mL. A particular cube of ice measures 5.0 cm by 2.0
cm by 4.0 cm. What mass of ice is in the cube in mg?

9. If the density of ethyl acetate is 0.902 g/mL, what mass is occupied by 400.0 mL of ethyl
acetate?

10. A 0.50 L flask is half occupied by ethanol, which has a density of 0.789 g/mL. What is the
mass of ethanol in the flask?

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11. Challenge: A 250.0 mL flask of benzene was left out on a lab bench. After a while, only half
the liquid was left. If the density of benzene is 876 kg/m3, what is the mass of benzene
remaining?

12. A flask containing 300.0 mL of water is mixed with 200.0 mL of ethanol. The resulting
mixture has a mass of 510.0 g. What is the density of this mixture?

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 Answer Key
1. What two properties of a material comprise density?

Correct answer: mass and volume

2. Which of the following are units of density?

a. g/mL b. g/cm3 c. kg/L d. g/mol

The only requirement for something to be counted as a density measurement is that it be a

unit of mass divided by a unit of volume.
Correct answer: a, b, and c are all masses divided by volume. Remember: cm3 is a
measurement of volume (1 cm3 = 1 mL).

3. Calculate the density of the following. Report your answer in g/mL.

a. 50.0 kg in 25.0 mL
Since we need to report our answers in g/mL, we need to convert 50 kg to grams.

50.0 kg 1,000 g = 5.00 x 104 g

1 kg

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Density =
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Density =
0).+ !1

Correct answer: 2.00 x 103 g/mL

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 b. 85.0 g in 50.0 cm3
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Density =
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2).+ /
Density =
)+.+ 3!"

Correct answer: 1.70 g/mL (remember 1 cm3 = 1 mL, so no need to convert anything!)

4. Which one of the following has the highest density?

a. 5.0 g in a 100 mL container

b. 120.0 g in a 1,000mL container
c. 450.0 kg in a 15 L container

To solve, we’ll need to convert everything into the same units. Let’s do g/mL.
a. 5.0 g/100 mL = 0.050 g/mL
b. 120.0 g/1,000 mL = 0.120 g/mL
c.
450.0 kg 1,000 g = 450,000 g (4.500 x 105 g)
1 kg

15 L 1,000 mL = 15,000 mL (1.5 x 104 mL)

1L

Density = 4.500 x 105 g/1.5 x 104 mL

Density = 30.00 g/mL
Correct answer: c. 450 kg in a 15 L container has the highest density

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5. Chlorobenzene has a density of 1.11 g/mL.

a. How many grams are in 25.0 mL of chlorobenzene?

Mass = Density x Volume
Mass = 1.11 g/mL x 25.0 mL
Correct answer: 27.8 g

b. How many mL are in 150.0 g chlorobenzene?

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Volume =
5(6#789
.)+.+ /
Volume =
.... //!1

Correct answer: 135 mL

6. Phenol has a density of 1.07 g/cm3.

a. How many grams are in 545 mL of phenol?

Mass = Volume x Density
Mass = 1.07 g/cm3 x 545 mL

Correct answer: 583 g

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 b. How many L are in 258 g of phenol?
4"##
Volume =
5(6#789
0)2 /
Volume =
..+; //3!"

Volume = 241 mL

241 mL 1L = 0.241 L
1,000 mL

Correct answer: 0.241 L

7. Hexane has a density of 0.655 g/mL. What mass of hexane occupies a 450.0 mL?
Mass = 0.655 g/mL x 450.0 mL
Correct answer: 295 g

8. Challenge: The density of ice is 0.9340 g/mL. A particular cube of ice measures 5.0 cm by 2.0
cm by 4.0 cm. What mass of ice is in the cube in mg?
Mass = Density x Volume
We need to first calculate the volume. To do this, we just multiply the three lengths
together (since volume is just l x w x h).
Volume = 5.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 4.0 cm = 40.0 cm3
Mass = 0.9340 g/mL x 40.0 cm3
Mass = 37.4 g
37.4 g 1,000 mg = 37,400 mg (3.74 x 104 mg)
1g

Correct answer: = 37,400 mg (3.74 x 104 mg)

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9. If the density of ethyl acetate is 0.902 g/mL, what mass is in 400.0 mL of ethyl acetate?

Mass = density x volume

Mass = 0.902 g/mL x 400.0 mL
Correct answer: 361 g

10. A 0.50 L flask is half occupied by ethanol, which has a density of 0.789 g/mL. What is the
mass of ethanol in the flask?

0.50 L 1,000 mL = 500 mL

1L

Only half of this is occupied by ethanol, so the volume is 250 mL.

Mass = density x volume
Mass = 0.789 g/mL x 250 mL
Correct answer: 197 g

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11. Challenge: A 250 mL flask of benzene was left out on a lab bench. After a while, only half
the liquid was left. If the density of benzene is 876 kg/m3, what is the mass of benzene
remaining in grams?

We need to convert the m3 into mL. We have a couple of options.

Option #1: Convert m3 to cm3, since we know that 1 cm3 = 1 mL

876 kg (1 m)3 = 0.000876 kg/cm3
m3 (100 cm)3

0.0000876 kg 1,000 g = 0.876 g/cm3

cm3 1 kg

Option #2: Conversion factor: 1 m3 = 1,000 L, so the density becomes 0.876 kg/L.
876 kg 1 m3 = 0.876 kg/L
m3 1,000 L

0.876 kg 1,000 g 1L = 0.876 g/mL

L 1 kg 1,000 mL

Only half the 250 mL remained, so 125 mL is the volume we’ll use.
Mass = Density x Volume
Mass = 0.876 g/mL x 125 mL
Correct answer: 110 g

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12. A flask containing 300.0 mL of water is mixed with 200.0 mL of ethanol. The resulting
mixture has a mass of 510.0 g. What is the density of this mixture?

Volume of mixture = 500.0 mL

Density = Mass/volume
Density = 510.0 g/500.0 mL

Correct answer: 1.020 g/mL

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