A
sample of the toxic liquid metal
mercury has a
volume of 0.140 dm3 (140.
cm3).
Calculate
the volume of the container
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.
with certainty,
to hold
the mercury sample.
and
conclude whether the container will
or will not be expected,
implied precision
± 0.1 cm
± 1 cm
± 0.01 cm
5.2 cm
2 cm
1.433 x 101 or 14.33 cm
V
=
~73 cm3
~ 228 cm3