Question

question 17 mercury has a density of 14.58 g/ml. the specific gravity of 135 g of the mercury is equal to blank 1. add your answer

Explanation:

Step1: Recall specific - gravity formula

Specific gravity = $\frac{\text{Density of substance}}{\text{Density of reference substance}}$. For liquids, the reference substance is usually water with a density of 1 g/ml. Given the density of mercury is 14.58 g/ml. Specific gravity is independent of the mass of the sample. So, the specific gravity of mercury is just the ratio of its density to the density of water.

Step2: Calculate specific - gravity

Specific gravity of mercury=$\frac{14.58\ g/ml}{1\ g/ml}=14.58$

Answer:

14.58