document.write( "Question 179468: A graduated cylinder contains 21.0 of water. What is the new water level after 30.0 of silver metal with a density of 10.5 is submerged in the water?
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document.write( "I used the formula d=m/v but my answer comes out to 21.35ml and the program says this is wrong. I am not sure if i am doing it wrong or have the wrong # of sig figs. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #134404 by scott8148(6628)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! guessing that the units are grams and milliliters/cubic centimeters \n" ); document.write( "ml and cm^3 are equivalent\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the density of the metal is 10.5g/cm^3, \n" ); document.write( "then 30.0g has a volume of 30.0/10.5 or 2.86cm^3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this, added to the original 21.0ml, gives 23.9ml \n" ); document.write( " |