Answer:
$1.862
Explanation:
given,
76 pound flask of mercury costs $ 141.50
density of mercury = 13.534 g/cm³
cost of 1 pound of mercury = [tex]\dfrac{141.5}{76}[/tex]
= $ 1.862
1 pound = 453.59 g
price of 1 gm of mercury = $ 1.862 / 453.50 = 0.0041
price of 1 cm³ of mercury = $ 0.0041
1 in³ = 16.39 cm³
price of 16.39 cm³of mercury = $ 0.0041 × 16.39
= $0.061
hence, the price of 1 in³ of mercury = $0.061
hence, the cost of 1 pound of the mercury comes out to be equal to $1.862
