A chemistry student needs 50.0 g of methyl acetate for an experiment. By consulting the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, the student discovers that the density of methyl acetate is 0.934 g.cm . Calculate the volume of methyl acetate the student should pour out. Round your answer to 3 significant digits. x s ?

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Explanation:

As density is defined as the mass of a substance divided by its volume.

Mathematically,         Density = [tex]\frac{mass}{volume}[/tex]

It is given that mass is 50 g and density is 0.934 [tex]g/cm^{3}[/tex].

Hence, calculate the volume of methyl acetate as follows.

                     Density = [tex]\frac{mass}{volume}[/tex]

             0.934 [tex]g/cm^{3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{50 g}{volume}[/tex]

                       Volume = [tex]53.53 cm^{3}[/tex]

or,                                  = [tex]53.53 ml[/tex]                (as 1 [tex]cm^{3}[/tex] = 1 mL)

Thus, we can conclude that the volume of methyl acetate the student should pour out is [tex]53.53 ml[/tex].

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