A
sample of the toxic liquid metal mercury has a volume of 0.140 dm3.
Calculate
the volume of the container and
conclude whether the container will
or will not be expected
You
need a container that will hold all of the toxic metal.
You find a container that might be suitable for the purpose and measure the container’s inside dimensions to be 5.0
cm x 2 cm x 1.433 x 101 cm.
1 L = 1 dm3 (cubic
decimeter)
1 mL = 1
cm3 (cubic centimeter)
to hold
the mercury sample.