The density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m³. Determine the mass of 10.0 cm³ of mercury.

The mass of mercury = 0.136 kg

Explanation:

Density: This is defined as the ratio of mass of a body and the volume of that body. The S. I unit of density is kg/m³. It can be represented mathematically as

D = m/v

m = D * v ... Equation 1

Where D = density of the mercury, m = mass of the mercury, v = volume of the mercury.

Given: D = 13600 kg/m², v = 10 cm³ = (10*1/1000000) = 0.00001 m³

Substituting these values into equation 1,

m = 13600*0.00001

m = 0.136 kg.

Therefore the mass of mercury = 0.136 kg