A piece of PVC plumbing pipe displaces 60 mL when placed into a container of water. If the pipe has a mass of 78g, what is the density of PVC?
use the equation d=m/v
your mass or "m" is 78 g
your volume or "v" is 60mL
if you plug those values into the equation it will look like this:
d=78/60
d=1.3g/mL should be what you come up with
Answer : The density of PVC pipe is 1.3 g/mL
Explanation :
Density : It is defined as the mass contained per unit volume.
Formula used for density :
\(Density=\frac{Mass}{Volume}\)
Given :
Mass of PVC pipe = 78 grams
Volume of PVC pipe = 60 mL
Now put all the given values in the above formula, we get the density of PVC pipe.
\(Density=\frac{78g}{60mL}\)
\(Density=1.3g/mL\)
Therefore, the density of PVC pipe is 1.3 g/mL